Here Are The Top 10 Areas Of The UK With The Least Oxbridge Students
It’s no surprise that Oxbridge is full of Southerners.
While it’s notoriously difficult to get into Oxford or Cambridge, it’s no surprise that if you visit you’ll probably meet a lot of posh people there. The north/south divide is super noticeable amongst certain universities which is largely due to the existing class structure in the UK whereby a lot of wealthier families who are given more opportunities tend to live in the south.
Of course Oxford and Cambridge have a long history of being elitist, but has that changed over the years?
Data from the Department of Education has revealed how many students from each local authority were admitted to Oxford or Cambridge in 2019-2020 and it’s fairly eye-opening.
Top 10 UK areas which have the least Oxbridge students
This data is based on the number of students from each local authority across the UK who attended Oxford or Cambridge during 2019-2020.
- Hartlepool- 0 students per year
- Salford- 0 students per year
- Knowsley- 0 students per year
- Thurrock- 1 student per year
- Stockton-on-tees- 2 students per year
- Blackburn with Darwen- 2 students per year
- Redcar and Cleveland- 2 students per year
- Portsmouth- 2 students per year
- Southampton- 2 students per year
- Sandwell- 2 students per year
Top 10 UK areas which have the most Oxbridge students
This data is based on the number of students from each local authority across the UK who attended Oxford or Cambridge during 2019-2020.
- Hertfordshire- 137 students per year
- Kent- 136 students per year
- Barnet- 125 students per year
- Hampshire- 117 students per year
- Newham- 113 students per year
- Buckinghamshire- 110 students per year
- Essex- 107 students per year
- Birmingham- 76 students per year
- Gloucestershire- 74 students per year
- Cambridgeshire- 74 students per year
So as expected, affluent areas like Hertfordshire, Kent and Hampshire had high numbers of students accepted to Oxbridge whilst areas in the north including Hartlepool and Salford had none. This proves that Oxbridge is still probably full of people who went to private or grammar schools and it’s a rarity to find a northerner there.
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