Over forty students have had offers from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge

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Woodhouse College has seen a bumper crop of offers extended to students from Oxford and Cambridge Universities.

Forty three students at the North Finchley sixth form college received offers from prestigious Oxbridge colleges to study for degrees.

The offers were split fairly evenly between the universities and come for a diverse range of subjects including ancient and modern history, biochemistry, mathematics, physics, classics, economics, english language and literature, law, music, asian and middle eastern studies, philosophy and theology, ppe and engineering.

Principal Sugra Alibhai said “It is just so wonderful to see such a jump in the number of Oxbridge offers. 43 of our students have an offer and we couldn’t be more delighted for them. It is a testament to their hard work, intellectual curiosity, and resilience. It is also a reflection of the support offered by teachers, heads of department and our fantastic Oxbridge coordinators at Woodhouse.”

Woodhouse sixth teaches A level courses to around 1500 students aged 16 –18 years, who join from over 180 different schools across North London. From 1st January 2021, following academisation, Woodhouse College became part of Frontier Learning Trust.

Woodhouse physics teacher and Oxbridge coordinator, Razi Hassan said: “My role is to prepare students for Oxbridge applications, by providing information, resources, and guidance every step along the way, to make sure their applications are as strong as possible.

“Why do we have so many offers this year? There’s no simple singular answer to this – it’s a combination of the many aspects of the programme that we’ve been putting into place over the past few years. Having 1-1 guidance at key points in the cycle has been a definite help, along with targeting external help when needed. We work hard to understand the Oxbridge applications process and this expertise is really starting to pay off. It also helps to have amazing students who are hardworking and dedicated and so willing to take advice on board.”

Nenye, 17 from Mill Hill, has an offer from the University of Oxford to study Law and needs to get AAA. She came to Woodhouse from St Mary’s & St John’s C Of E High School. She said: “How do I feel about getting an offer? I was so pleased with myself for taking the chance and applying. Applying to Oxford was very challenging but also an interesting learning opportunity that made me even more passionate about law. I started from early on in year 12, doing a mix of super curriculars – reading law books, watching lectures, and going to law events, from which I got to explore and develop my interest in specific areas of law. I had to juggle my 4 A level subjects with their associated workloads, assignments, and coursework – as well as revise for my November mocks whilst trying to make sure to stay on top of all it, including reading and doing any other super curriculars at the time.”

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