§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many advanced level secondary school pupils applied for and obtained a place at either Oxford or Cambridge university for the 1984–85 academic year; and how these numbers compare with the four previous academic years.
§ Mr. BrookeThe number of United Kingdom candidates applying for and obtaining a place at Oxford and Cambridge universities in each of the last five years was as follows:
Applicants Acceptances 1984–85 14,026 5,484 1983–84 14,359 5,334 1982–83 14,244 5,357 1981–82 13,563 5,464 1980–81 13,580 5,552 The numbers include a small number of students from further education colleges as well as school pupils.
The numbers of acceptances include a few conditional acceptances at Oxford, a small proportion of whom fail to meet the required conditions.