Are Oxford and Cambridge universities fostering 'social apartheid

OXBRIDGE still failing black British pupils'. So reads the front page of today's Guardian. The story is based on data provided by Oxford and Cambridge universities, which reveals that 10 out of 32 Oxford and 6 out of 29 Cambridge undergraduate colleges did not admit a single black A-level pupil in 2015. David Lammy, a Labour MP and former education minister, accused the universities of fostering 'social apartheid'.The figures are shocking. But is it fair to accuse Oxbridge's admissions policies of creating 'social apartheid'' Perhaps not, for as the Guardian's report notes very few black schoolchildren gain the grades required for entry and of those a smaller number apply. Indeed, many would suggest that the figures are a symptom of broader problems with Britain's schools, rather than the fault of its grandest universities.Last year UCAS, the organisation which runs university applications, released some interesting data...Continue reading
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