Is the minority still the majority?
"Since the proportion of state school students at Oxford has risen, so has the number of screaming headlines in the national press"
Oriel College the last in Oxford to end Scholars’ Privilege in room ballot
After years of discussion, Oriel College’s Governing Body has agreed with the JCR to abolish Scholars’ Privilege in the room ballot. It is the...
Writing on the Filing Cabinets: A State School Student’s Response to Emma Duncan
"The implication that our [state school students'] presence is a threat to upholding the average IQ here is unbelievably condescending."
What’s in a name? The social inequality attached to where we go to school
"If you go to a school with a widely known ‘name’ then, whether you want it or not, people perceive it to be one of your characteristics."
70% of 2022 offers made to state-educated students
The University has announced that for the 2022 incoming class of students more than 69% of offers to UK applicants were made to students educated in the state sector.
Hanging in the (im)balance: the state-private school disparity in Oxford
"It is now time for private school students, committed to building a better future for all young people, to use their privilege and voice to pressure these institutions."
Fionn McFadden investigates potential solutions to Oxford's state-private school disparity.
Investigation: Prelims Favour Private School Students
An investigation into the attainment of ex-state school students, which includes both state comprehensive and state grammar, and ex-independent school students at Oxford has...
Admissions 2020: How has each college responded?
Update 18/08/2020: Following the government's announcement that A-Level results will be based on teacher's Centre Assessed Grades, the University has announced it will honour...
Oxford University releases 2020 Admissions Report
Oxford University has released its Annual Admissions Statistical Report, showing progress in the numbers of students from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, from state schools, and...
Working-class, Oxford educated
Getting used to uni is hard enough. But things get complicated when you feel like you don’t fit in Oxford may be celebrating a...
Mansfield principal calls for 90% state-educated intake
The principal of Mansfield College, Helen Mountfield QC, called for Oxford University to take up to 90% of its students from state schools, in...
DEBATE: Should private schools be taxed?
Jeremy Corbyn recently called for private schools to lose their charitable status, and therefore become taxed. Is this the right thing to do?
Breakdown: Oxford’s 2019 access report in full
White applicants over 40% more likely to received an offer than BME applicants
Time to emulate Eton?
Abolish:
Education secretary Damien Hinds has said he wishes to call time on the phrase ‘public school confidence’, mainly by introducing a programme of ‘five...
