EDUCATION STATS
-Social class / social mobility:
- 2018- 60% of Oxford intake is from state schools.
- Sutton Trust 2018 - 50% of Oxbridge intake is from 8 schools- 6 of which are private.
- 80% of Oxbridge students from 2010-2015 had parents with top professional and managerial jobs.
- London and South East England received 48% of Oxbridge offers from 2010-2015.
- Sutton Trust ‘Parent Power 2018’- 1 in 3 professional parents used ethically dubious strategies to
gain access to a particular school.
-Ethnicity:
- 2018- 52% of Harvard admissions were from ethnic minorities- 23% Asian American, 15% black.
- 2017- only 18% of Oxford admissions were ethnic minorities- national avg. is 25%.
-Gender:
- 2018- 10% more girls achieving 5 or more A*-C grades than boys.
- 2016- 98% of Home Economics students female
- 2018 UCAS data- Girls 35% more likely to apply for university than boys, and in disadvantaged
backgrounds this rises to 58%.
-Policies affecting education:
- 1944 Butler Education Act- tripartite system, 11-plus exams
- 1965- comprehensivisaton of schools begins
- 1972- school leaving age raised to 16
- 1988 Education Reform Act- open enrolment, OFSTED, league tables, national curriculum, SATS,
vocational education, modern apprenticeships
- 1997- specialist schools introduced, SureStart centres, EMA, EAZ’s
- 2010- Pupil Premium, free school meals, free nursery places for 2 year olds, academies, free schools
- 2017- proposed return to grammar schools, tuition fees no longer waived
-Social class / social mobility:
- 2018- 60% of Oxford intake is from state schools.
- Sutton Trust 2018 - 50% of Oxbridge intake is from 8 schools- 6 of which are private.
- 80% of Oxbridge students from 2010-2015 had parents with top professional and managerial jobs.
- London and South East England received 48% of Oxbridge offers from 2010-2015.
- Sutton Trust ‘Parent Power 2018’- 1 in 3 professional parents used ethically dubious strategies to
gain access to a particular school.
-Ethnicity:
- 2018- 52% of Harvard admissions were from ethnic minorities- 23% Asian American, 15% black.
- 2017- only 18% of Oxford admissions were ethnic minorities- national avg. is 25%.
-Gender:
- 2018- 10% more girls achieving 5 or more A*-C grades than boys.
- 2016- 98% of Home Economics students female
- 2018 UCAS data- Girls 35% more likely to apply for university than boys, and in disadvantaged
backgrounds this rises to 58%.
-Policies affecting education:
- 1944 Butler Education Act- tripartite system, 11-plus exams
- 1965- comprehensivisaton of schools begins
- 1972- school leaving age raised to 16
- 1988 Education Reform Act- open enrolment, OFSTED, league tables, national curriculum, SATS,
vocational education, modern apprenticeships
- 1997- specialist schools introduced, SureStart centres, EMA, EAZ’s
- 2010- Pupil Premium, free school meals, free nursery places for 2 year olds, academies, free schools
- 2017- proposed return to grammar schools, tuition fees no longer waived
