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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.
Schools in England reopened their doors this week as a first step toward easing lockdown measures. While primary school children have returned as normal, pupils in secondary schools are expected to wear a mask during lessons and take bi-weekly rapid coronavirus tests. These are just a few of several new measures to try and ensure the reopening is done as safely as possible.
Palliative care doctor Dr Rachel Clarke, from Oxford, tweeted her fury after revealing that her son had been forced to self-isolate at home for ten days, saying you couldn t make this up .