Each year, we report on the number of students from the College who have been offered places at Oxbridge. This year 31 students have been celebrating receiving an offer of a place at either the University of Oxford or Cambridge; the two most prestigious, highest ranking, and oldest universities in England.

We are hugely proud of our students, 13 of whom will be enrolling at Cambridge and 18 at Oxford in September 2025. They will be going on to study a variety of degrees, including chemistry, medicine, maths, history and economics.

From the beginning of their first year, we encourage students to engage with activities that take them beyond the curriculum, such as the Maths Challenge, Chemistry Olympiad and the Oxford Big Think. 

From January, we run a weekly programme of sessions to support students with their application - from personal statements, to entrance exams, to interviews. These sessions include time with Farnborough alumni, academics and staff from  Oxford and Cambridge.

Students also had support in preparing for any admissions tests and then for their interview, including a one mock interview with college staff or Oxbridge alumni.

In September 2024, 65.3% of our second year students went onto Higher Education, with 20.2% of our total cohort attending a Russell Group University, a group of 24 leading UK universities dedicated to outstanding teaching, learning and research. These numbers are a tremendous reflection of the high quality of teaching and learning at the College.

The following students have been offered places at Oxford and Cambridge this year:

Cambridge

Emily, Archaeology

Lewin and Lewis, Economics

Jolyon, Engineering

Elliot, Grace, Maya and Oliver, Maths

Emma, Medicine

Liam and William, Music

Christopher and Ollie, Natural Sciences

Oxford

Amy, Biochemistry

Alicia, Isabella and William, Biology

Carys, Lorenzo and Zoe, Chemistry

Naomi and Natalie, Medicine

Aidan, English

Finn, History

Joshua, French and Russian

Alvina and Shruthi, Maths

Charlie, Music

George, Philosophy and Theology

Harry and Louis, PPE

Simon Wood, Head of Chemistry and Oxbridge lead at the College, commented, “I’m really proud of these students for challenging themselves to apply to these highly-competitive universities and succeeding against very strong students from across the country. I am particularly pleased that the students who gained places this year came from a wide variety of our feeder schools, including many which don’t have a history of sending students to the very top universities. 

“We couldn’t support our students so well without the help of our fantastic network of College and Oxbridge alumni who give up their time to support students with advice and mock interviews. We wish everyone the best of luck in September.”