A free school that was set up to help disadvantaged students get into some of the top universities has gotten more students into Oxbridge than Eton.
Students at Harris Westminster Sixth Form received 57 offers from Cambridge and Oxford, whereas pupils at Eton received 51 this year.
The school, which was founded a decade ago, runs classes on Saturdays and is open from 9.30am to 6.30pm during the week.
Last year the free school, which is located in London, achieved the same number of offers than Eton, which was around 48.
Eton College charges students almost £50,000 a year to attend and parents also have to shell out another £400 for the registration fee and an extra £3,200 for the acceptance fee.
Eton College (pictured) charges students almost £50,000 a year to attend
James Handscombe, executive principal of Harris Westminster, said the pupils had received offers to study subjects such as classics, English, history of art, law and chemistry
However £500 of this is refunded when the student leaves the college, ‘subject to settlement of his final bill’.
Its famous alumni include the king in waiting Prince William, Prince Harry, former Prime Ministers David Cameron and Boris Johnson and Dominic West, who played King Charles in The Crown.
The state sixth form was established in partnership with Westminster School, which charges its students day fees of £37,500 a year and boarding fees of almost £50,000.
Nigella Lawson, AA Milne and Sir Peter Ustinov are some of Westminster School’s most notable alma mater.
Westminster School received 96 offers from Oxbridge this year, the highest in a decade.
James Handscombe, executive principal of Harris Westminster, said the pupils had received offers to study subjects such as classics, English, history of art, law, chemistry, architecture and Chinese studies.
He also studied at Oxford and Harvard himself before deciding to train as a teacher and became the founding principle of the free school in 2014.
He told The Times: ‘I think over time the universities have got better at doing this. They’ve seen what you need to look for in order to select students with potential who haven’t had private education throughout their lives.’
Prince William attended Eton College. Pictured: William in 2000 at Highgrove
Students at Harris Westminster Sixth Form received 57 offers from Cambridge and Oxford, whereas pupils at Eton (pictured) received 51 this year
Former Prime Minister David Cameron also attended Eton College
Last summer, one fifth of A-Levels taken at the school, which has around 300 pupils in every year, were graded at A*.
And a quarter of pupils achieved at least A*AA.
This comes amid pressure for Cambridge and Oxford to accept more students from state schools.
State school pupils made up 72.9 per cent of Cambridge’s home student intake in 2022, which is up from the previous year.
However, Oxford’s number has stayed at 68.1 per cent.