Top 50 UK Schools by Oxford and Cambridge Offers 2024

Discover the leading UK secondary schools for Oxbridge admissions in 2024. This table features the top 50 schools by number of offers from the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge, sorted by success rate. Data includes school type, gender, local authority, postcode, number of applicants, number of offers, and calculated success rate. Use this guide to compare the most effective Oxbridge feeder schools and understand the landscape of elite university admissions in the UK.

Rank School Type Gender Local Authority Postcode Applied Offers Success Rate
1 Colyton Grammar School Grammar Co-ed Devon EX24 6HN 39 20 51%
2 St Paul's Girls’ School Independent Girls Hammersmith & Fulham W6 7BS 98 46 47%
3 Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet Grammar Boys Barnet EN5 4DQ 108 47 44%
4 Henrietta Barnett School Grammar Girls Barnet NW11 7BN 79 34 43%
5 King's College London Mathematics School Sixth-form college Co-ed Lambeth SE11 4AN 70 30 43%
6 Mossbourne Community Academy State Co-ed Hackney E5 8JY 47 20 43%
7 James Allen's Girls' School Independent Girls Southwark SE22 8TE 49 21 43%
8 Westminster School Independent Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Westminster SW1P 3PF 165 69 42%
9 Winchester College Independent Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Hampshire SO23 9NA 89 37 42%
10 Camden School for Girls State Girls (Co-ed Sixth Form) Camden NW5 1RN 76 31 41%
11 Magdalen College School, Oxford Independent Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Oxfordshire OX4 1DZ 99 41 41%
12 Hereford Sixth Form College Sixth-form college Co-ed Hertfordshire HR1 1LU 58 23 40%
13 Abingdon School Independent Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Oxfordshire OX14 1DE 50 20 40%
14 Dr Challoner's Grammar School Grammar Boys Buckinghamshire HP6 5HA 62 25 40%
15 Tonbridge School Independent Boys Kent TN9 1JP 69 27 39%
16 The Perse School Independent Co-ed Cambridgeshire CB2 8QF 137 52 38%
17 Royal Grammar School Guildford Independent Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Surrey GU1 3BB 63 23 37%
18 The Judd School, Tonbridge Grammar Boys Kent TN9 2PN 72 26 36%
19 Manchester Grammar School Independent Boys Manchester M13 0XT 84 30 36%
20 Alleyn's School, Dulwich Independent Co-ed Southwark SE22 8SU 60 21 35%
21 St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School Grammar Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Bromley BR6 9SH 111 39 35%
22 Highgate School Independent Co-ed Haringey N6 4AY 93 33 35%
23 Pate's Grammar School Grammar Co-ed Gloucestershire GL51 0HG 84 28 33%
24 St Paul's School, London Independent Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Richmond upon Thames SW13 9JT 161 53 33%
25 City of London School Independent Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) City of London EC4V 3AL 80 26 33%
26 Latymer Upper School Independent Co-ed Hammersmith & Fulham W6 9LR 89 25 28%
27 Cheltenham Ladies' College Independent Girls Gloucestershire GL50 3EP 72 23 32%
28 King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford Grammar Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Essex CM1 3SX 82 26 32%
29 Tiffin School Grammar Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Kingston upon Thames KT2 6RL 120 38 32%
30 King's College School Independent Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Merton SW19 4TT 131 42 32%
31 Wycombe Abbey School, High Wycombe Independent Girls Buckinghamshire HP11 1PE 66 21 32%
32 Colchester Royal Grammar School Grammar Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Essex CO3 3ND 84 27 32%
33 The Tiffin Girls' School Grammar Girls Kingston upon Thames KT2 5PL 68 21 31%
34 Reading School Grammar Boys (Co-ed Sixth Form) Reading RG1 5LW 75 23 31%
35 Wilson's School Grammar Boys Sutton SM6 9JW 95 29 31%
36 Harris Westminster Sixth Form Sixth-form college Co-ed Westminster SW1H 9LH 158 49 31%
37 Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College Sixth-form college Co-ed Brighton & Hove BN1 3WA 194 56 29%
38 Eton College Independent Boys Windsor and Maidenhead SL4 6DW 166 48 29%
39 Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Sixth-form college Co-ed Newham E6 6ER 137 40 29%
40 Dame Alice Owen's School Partially-selective Co-ed Hertfordshire EN6 2DU 82 21 26%
41 London Academy of Excellence Sixth-form college Co-ed Newham E15 1AJ 92 23 25%
42 Hills Road Sixth Form College Sixth-form college Co-ed Cambridgeshire CB2 8PE 277 69 25%
43 The Sixth Form College Farnborough Sixth-form college Co-ed Hampshire GU14 8JX 88 21 24%
44 Woodhouse College, Finchley Sixth-form college Co-ed Barnet N12 9EY 110 25 23%
45 Sevenoaks School Independent Co-ed Kent TN13 1HU 100 23 23%
46 Brighton College Independent Co-ed Brighton & Hove BN2 0AL 94 22 23%
47 Winstanley College Sixth-form college Co-ed Wigan WN5 7XF 112 23 21%
48 Greenhead College, Huddersfield Sixth-form college Co-ed Kirklees HD1 4ES 106 22 21%
49 Peter Symonds College Sixth-form college Co-ed Hampshire SO22 6RX 196 42 21%
50 Brampton Manor Academy Sixth-form college Co-ed Newham E6 3SQ 273 50 18%

Key Insights from the Top 50 Oxbridge Schools 2024

Summary

The 2024 Oxbridge admissions data highlights a diverse and competitive landscape among UK secondary schools. Selective grammar schools, independent schools, and high-performing sixth-form colleges all achieve outstanding results, with success rates often above 40%. Notably, state sector schools make up a significant proportion of the top 50, reflecting efforts by Oxford and Cambridge to broaden access and attract talent from all backgrounds. London and the South East remain strongholds, but top schools from the South West, Midlands, and North West also feature prominently. Girls’ schools and co-educational institutions both excel, and several schools send over 20 students to Oxbridge each year. The data demonstrates that while some schools maintain a tradition of Oxbridge preparation, opportunities are expanding, and success is possible from a wide range of educational settings. Families seeking Oxbridge entry should consider both academic results and the proven track record of these top-performing schools.