Revealed: The 30 private and state schools managing to get the most students into Oxbridge
Five state schools are better than Eton
After extensive digging through the admissions statistics for the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford, we can reveal the 30 UK schools (both state and private) that are getting the most students into Oxbridge. Loads of loads are actually state schools. Yay for them.
The best UK school at getting students into Oxbridge is Westminster School – and by a long way. This super-fancy London boarding school got a whopping 81 students into Oxford and Cambridge last year. The fees reach a truly eye-watering £65,976 a year.
Plenty of state schools are also getting huge numbers of pupils into Oxbridge. Five state schools actually got just as many, or even more, pupils into Oxford and Cambridge than the famous Eton College did. Although, the most successful state schools for Oxbridge offers tend to be very selective grammar schools in affluent areas of London or the south of England.
These statistics refer to the number of undergraduates who applied during the 2024 admissions cycle and were accepted into Oxford and Cambridge, as that’s the most recent data on offer. Remember, some schools have much larger sixth-forms than others. So, they’re much likelier to get a lot of students into Oxbridge than smaller schools.
So, here are the 30 UK schools (both private and state) that got the most students into Oxbridge last year:
30. The Latymer School – 23 students
State. 13 into Cambridge, 10 into Oxford
=25. Brighton College – 24 students
Brighton College is one of the spenniest boarding schools in the UK
(Credit: Hassocks5489)
Private. 18 into Cambridge, 6 into Oxford
=25. London Academy of Excellence – 24 students
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State. 11 into Cambridge, 13 into Oxford
=25. Manchester Grammar School – 24 students
Private. 12 into Cambridge, 12 into Oxford
=25. Sevenoaks School – 24 students
Private. 9 into Cambridge, 15 into Oxford
=25. St Olave’s and St Saviour’s Grammar School – 24 students
State. 14 into Cambridge, 10 into Oxford
24. Winchester College – 25 students
Many of the buildings and the viewpoints of students at WinColl date back to medieval times
(Credit: Andrew Powers)
Private. 10 into Cambridge, 15 into Oxford
=22. Dame Alice Owen’s School – 26 students
State. 16 into Cambridge, 10 into Oxford
=22. City of London School – 26 students
Private. 15 into Cambridge, 11 into Oxford
=20. King’s College London Mathematics School – 27 students
State. 18 into Cambridge, 9 into Oxford
=20. King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford – 27 students
State. 17 into Cambridge, 10 into Oxford
=18. Royal Grammar School Guildford – 28 students
Despite the name, RGS has been charging fees since the 1600s
(Credit: Phillip Griffith)
Private. 16 into Cambridge, 11 into Oxford
=18. Latymer Upper School – 28 students
Private. 14 into Cambridge, 14 into Oxford
17. Henrietta Barnett School – 29 students
State. 19 into Cambridge, 10 into Oxford
16. Magdalen College School, Oxford – 31 students
Private. 24 into Cambridge, 7 into Oxford
15. Tiffin School – 32 students
State. 17 into Cambridge, 15 into Oxford
14. Woodhouse College, Finchley – 34 students
State. 20 into Cambridge, 14 into Oxford
13. The Perse School – 37 students
Private. 19 into Cambridge, 18 into Oxford
12. King’s College School – 39 students
Private. 20 into Cambridge, 19 into Oxford
11. Pate’s Grammar School – 40 students
State. 21 into Cambridge, 19 into Oxford
10. Harris Westminster Sixth Form – 42 students
State. 20 into Cambridge, 22 into Oxford
9. St Paul’s School, London – 43 students
Private. 18 into Cambridge, 25 into Oxford
8. St Paul’s Girls’ School – 44 students
Private. 16 into Cambridge, 28 into Oxford
=6. Eton College – 46 students
Eton College even looks like an Oxbridge college
Private. 13 into Cambridge, 33 into Oxford
=6. Peter Symonds College – 46 students
State. 26 into Cambridge, 20 into Oxford
5. Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College – 48 students
State. 23 into Cambridge, 25 into Oxford
4. Brampton Manor Academy – 54 students
State. 35 into Cambridge, 19 into Oxford
3. Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet – 53 students
State. 40 into Cambridge, 13 into Oxford
2. Hills Road Sixth Form College – 57
State. 19 into Cambridge, 38 into Oxford
1. Westminster School – 81 students
Private. 24 into Cambridge, 57 into Oxford
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