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No fist bumps and 6am starts: How Brampton Manor Academy in deprived area outstripped posh Eton for Oxbridge offers
Updated: 11 Mar 2021, 17:48
NESTLED within one of the nation’s poorest areas, Brampton Manor Academy is a beacon hope for state school pupils dreaming of attending the top universities.
Fifty-five teenagers from the school in East London have been offered Oxbridge places this autumn, while just 48 at £42,000-a-year Eton were chosen.
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Students from Brampton Manor Academy s sixth form celebrate being offered places at Oxford and Cambridge universitiesCredit: Sam Dobin
Oxford and Cambridge have faced accusations in recent years of shunning ethnically diverse talents. ....

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