Harrow: Oxford and Cambridge

Every row: What it counts: Leavers taking up destinations How the source defines it: places

1. Published sources differ. Read the source notes before using these figures. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: 2026 leavers (provisional, school web page); 'took up places' = places, not offers · Oxbridge offers implied = 12 (9 + 3 declined) but only 9 places; recorded as places. 14 at Ivy League; 127 in QS top 100; 42 in QS top 10; 115 at Russell Group (count, not %).
2. The publication also reports another figure. Check it counts the same outcome and group before you use either. Published sources differ. Read the source notes before using these figures. Where it’s from: also published: Oxbridge 12 (guide 2026) — the value shown controls Worth knowing: 2025 leavers (school web page '2025 Highlights') · 16 at Ivy League (7 of 8 schools); 124 in QS top 100; 37 in QS top 10; 129 at Russell Group (count). Autumn 2025 newsletter: 'A record 124 pupils took up places at universities ranked in the QS global top 100 ... 37 attending those ranked in the QS global top 10'. · Good Schools Guide, 2025 leavers · GSG's '12 to Oxbridge' differs from the school's '10 boys took up places' + 2 who declined offers; likely counts offers held. Secondary.
3. Where it’s from: Quoted second-hand Worth knowing: 2024 cohort per WhichSchoolAdvisor (secondary) · “US universities” here = US and Canadian institutions.
4. Where it’s from: An original publication and a second-hand source Worth knowing: 2023 leavers ('2023 university cycle') · 15 at Ivy League (record). No Oxbridge count printed by the school. Autumn 2023 newsletter says 'nearly a quarter of boys securing places at institutions ranked in the world's top 20' (vs 'nearly a third' in the August post). · 2023 leavers per Academic Asia (secondary, quoting school wording) · Mixed bases in one paragraph: 12 Oxbridge places; 19 Ivy League offers; 102 US offers. Unverified against a school source.
5. Where it’s from: An original publication and a second-hand source Worth knowing: 2018 leavers (school-written exhibitor text) · Cambridge's 2018-cycle apply-centre table prints 7 acceptances for Harrow - consistent.
6. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: 2017 leavers · 'three quarters of our leavers' at Oxbridge/Ivy League/Russell Group combined (not a Russell-Group-only %). Cambridge's own 2017-cycle apply-centre table prints 10 acceptances for Harrow vs the school's 8 places (Cambridge counts include deferred/other-cycle effects; recorded separately).
7. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: 2016 leavers · Cambridge's own 2016-cycle apply-centre table prints 12 acceptances for Harrow - consistent.

1. Also printed: Cambridge 6 · Oxford 7. The publication also reports another figure. Check it counts the same outcome and group before you use either. It’s unclear which group this figure counts, so it isn’t compared. Some figures here are measured differently from the comparison charts. Where it’s from: also published: US universities 179 (newsletter 2026) — the value shown controls Worth knowing: Upper Sixth 2025-26 application cycle; 'Offers data correct as at 13/4/2026. By this date, UK universities had responded to around 90% of UCAS applications from Harrovians. Similarly, some international offers will not be included' · Offers (not places). “US universities” = 171 North American offers (includes Canada). Oxbridge 13 = 7 Oxford + 6 Cambridge as printed separately. Summer 2026 newsletter: '70 boys applying received 179 offers, including 31 from Ivy League schools' (US/Canada). · US and Canadian applicants, 2025-26 cycle (Summer 2026 newsletter) · Later count than the 13/4/2026 brochure (171). 70 boys applied to US/Canadian universities. How the source defines it: offers
2. It’s unclear which group this figure counts, so it isn’t compared. Some figures here are measured differently from the comparison charts. Where it’s from: Quoted second-hand Worth knowing: 2025 admissions cycle (applicants from Harrow to Oxford and Cambridge combined), per The Tab citing the universities' school-level data · 67 applications, 'no more than 16' offers (Oxford + Cambridge combined, 2025 cycle). Secondary press summary of primary university data; the Cambridge portion for the 2025 cycle is 31 applications / 5 offers (see Cambridge rows). How the source defines it: offers
3. Also printed: Medicine 11. The publication also reports another figure. Check it counts the same outcome and group before you use either. It’s unclear which group this figure counts, so it isn’t compared. Some figures here are measured differently from the comparison charts. Where it’s from: also published: US universities 146 (school brochure 2024) — the value shown controls Worth knowing: Upper Sixth 2024 cycle, offers held at 1 May 2024 ('The university offer season is ongoing') · Offers, not places. “US universities” = 142 North American offers. · Upper Sixth 2024 cycle (brochure 'Achieving Top University Offers', undated; file version Nov 2024) - see note on year attribution · Year attribution: the brochure carries no cycle label; its '77 QS top-ten offers', '14 Oxbridge offers', '16 Ivy League offers' and 'Imperial 19 / UCL 40' match the 1 May 2024 news post for the 2024 cycle, and the file version is Nov 2024, so it is recorded as 2024-cycle offers (later count than the May post: 146 vs 142 North American offers). Medicine: 'all 11 boys who applied for medicine received offers'. How the source defines it: offers
4. Also printed: Cambridge 9 · Oxbridge offer rate (as published) 19% · Oxford 6. It’s unclear which group this figure counts, so it isn’t compared. Some figures here are measured differently from the comparison charts. Where it’s from: An original publication and a second-hand source Worth knowing: Upper Sixth 2023 cycle (Summer 2023 newsletter) · Offers. 74 QS top-ten offers; 18 Ivy League offers. Cambridge's own 2023-cycle table prints 9 offers for Harrow (see Cambridge rows) - consistent. · Oxford + Cambridge combined; The Spectator's annual table as reproduced by Keystone Tutors (cycle not stated on the page; the 15 offers match the school's own 2023-cycle count of 9 Cambridge + 6 Oxford, and Bonas MacFarlane cites the same Spectator table for the 2023 UCAS cycle with Harrow at 19%-23%) · 77 applications, 15 offers, 19% success. Year attribution rests on the match with the school's 2023 figure - flagged. How the source defines it: offers
5. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Upper Sixth 2022 cycle, US offers 'to date' at 31 March 2022 · Offers from US universities only (12 Ivy League offers across seven Ivy schools). How the source defines it: offers
6. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: 2022 leavers ('2022 university cycle') · 7 at Ivy League. No Oxbridge count printed. How the source defines it: places
7. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Upper Sixth 2021 cycle, US early-round acceptances only (as at 20 Jan 2021) · Early-decision/early-action acceptances only; not the full-cycle US offer count. A 19 Mar 2021 post adds: 'over half of the Upper Sixth holding at least three [UCAS offers] and many boys holding offers from all five of their chosen universities including Oxford, Cambridge, UCL and Imperial'. How the source defines it: offers
8. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: 2021 leavers (Autumn 2021 newsletter) · “US universities” = 27 at North American universities. No Oxbridge count printed. How the source defines it: places
9. Published sources differ. Read the source notes before using these figures. Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: 2020 Upper Sixth leavers · “US universities” is a percentage of leavers (15%), not a count. 'over a hundred' at Russell Group (count). Oxbridge count not printed. How the source defines it: places
10. Also printed: of leavers to Oxbridge (as published) 7% · to Russell Group universities (as published) over 60%. Where it’s from: An original publication and a second-hand source Worth knowing: 2018 leavers ('HARROW IN NUMBERS' infographic, Autumn 2019 newsletter) · Raw PDF text lines: 'WENT TO RUSSELL GROUP UNIVERSITIES' / 'TO GLOBAL TOP TEN' / '25%' / 'OVER 60 OF 2018 LEAVERS %' - the '%' is detached in the text layer. Read as: over 60% of 2018 leavers to Russell Group; 25% to global top-ten universities. · 2018 leavers per Tatler Schools Guide 2020 as reported by The Tab · Secondary; Tatler's own page is blocked to the fetch tool. How the source defines it: destinations

1. Applications: 31 Where it’s from: university-published table by applying school; small numbers suppressed by the University Where it’s from: university-published apply-centre table; small numbers suppressed by the University Worth knowing: suppressed as printed (offers, acceptances) · Document footnote (verbatim): "In this table, raw figures less than 5 are reported as 5, with the exception of zeros, which are reported as 0." A printed value of 5 therefore means a raw figure of 1-5 and is treated here as suppressed.
2. Applications: 25 Where it’s from: university-published table by applying school; small numbers suppressed by the University Where it’s from: university-published apply-centre table; small numbers suppressed by the University Worth knowing: suppressed as printed (acceptances) · Document footnote (verbatim): "In this table, raw figures less than 5 are reported as 5, with the exception of zeros, which are reported as 0." A printed value of 5 therefore means a raw figure of 1-5 and is treated here as suppressed.
3. Applications: 45 Where it’s from: The university’s table of applications from each school Worth knowing: Small values are printed as "<3" in the table. No explanatory footnote text was located in the PDF by the fetch tool; "<3" is taken at face value as fewer than 3.
4. Applications: 39 Where it’s from: The university’s table of applications from each school Worth knowing: Small values are printed as "<3" in the table. No explanatory footnote text was located in the PDF by the fetch tool; "<3" is taken at face value as fewer than 3.
5. Applications: 38 Where it’s from: The university’s table of applications from each school Worth knowing: Small values are printed as "<3" in the table. No explanatory footnote text was located in the PDF by the fetch tool; "<3" is taken at face value as fewer than 3.
6. Applications: 24 Where it’s from: The university’s table of applications from each school Worth knowing: Small values are printed as "<3" in the table. No explanatory footnote text was located in the PDF by the fetch tool; "<3" is taken at face value as fewer than 3.
7. Applications: 21 Where it’s from: The university’s table of applications from each school Worth knowing: Small values are printed as "<3" in the table. No explanatory footnote text was located in the PDF by the fetch tool; "<3" is taken at face value as fewer than 3.
8. Applications: 17 Where it’s from: The university’s table of applications from each school Worth knowing: Small values are printed as "<3" in the table. No explanatory footnote text was located in the PDF by the fetch tool; "<3" is taken at face value as fewer than 3.
9. Applications: 22 Where it’s from: The university’s table of applications from each school Worth knowing: Small values are printed as "<3" in the table. No explanatory footnote text was located in the PDF by the fetch tool; "<3" is taken at face value as fewer than 3.
10. Applications: 18 Where it’s from: The university’s table of applications from each school Worth knowing: Small values are printed as "<3" in the table. No explanatory footnote text was located in the PDF by the fetch tool; "<3" is taken at face value as fewer than 3.
11. Applications: 15 Where it’s from: The university’s table of applications from each school Worth knowing: Small values are printed as "<3" in the table. No explanatory footnote text was located in the PDF by the fetch tool; "<3" is taken at face value as fewer than 3.
12. Applications: 25 Where it’s from: The university’s table of applications from each school Worth knowing: Small values are printed as "<3" in the table. No explanatory footnote text was located in the PDF by the fetch tool; "<3" is taken at face value as fewer than 3.
13. Applications: 17 Where it’s from: The university’s table of applications from each school Worth knowing: Small values are printed as "<4" in the table (2009-2012 files). No explanatory footnote text was located in the PDF by the fetch tool; "<4" is taken at face value as fewer than 4.
14. Applications: 19 Where it’s from: The university’s table of applications from each school Worth knowing: Small values are printed as "<4" in the table (2009-2012 files). No explanatory footnote text was located in the PDF by the fetch tool; "<4" is taken at face value as fewer than 4.
15. Applications: 16 Where it’s from: The university’s table of applications from each school Worth knowing: Small values are printed as "<4" in the table (2009-2012 files). No explanatory footnote text was located in the PDF by the fetch tool; "<4" is taken at face value as fewer than 4.

Every row: What it counts: Applications to Oxford from this school Where it’s from: Original university annual dashboard checked on 15 October 2026 Worth knowing: Annual cycle selected in the public university dashboard, then the named school row read visually. The dashboard cells shown in grey are withheld under disclosure control; they are not zeros and no hidden value is inferred. Applications are associated with the UCAS apply centre, not necessarily the school’s current leaver cohort. Offers and acceptances are separate outcomes, not university destinations. How the source defines it: Exact applications and offers from the same annual university source row; any offer rate is calculated from these inputs.

1. Applications: 36
2. Applications: 30

1. What it counts: published school-leaver outcomes Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Named examples and individual stories give neither a total number of university places nor an applicant’s chance of admission. How the source defines it: School-published places being taken up by 2019 leavers; institution names are mentions without institution-wide counts.

1. What it counts: 2015 leavers Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: No pupil-level probability or causal school-quality inference. How the source defines it: Dated school statement says16 boys are off to universities inAmerica; these are destination places, not offers.

Every row: Where it’s from: Quoted second-hand How the source defines it: acceptances · Oxford and Cambridge combined · multi-year total

1. Worth knowing: Three years 2007-2009 combined, Oxford + Cambridge combined; rate = % of HE applicants accepted at Oxbridge
2. Worth knowing: Five years 2002-2006 combined, Oxford + Cambridge combined; 'five year hit rate' = % of applicants admitted

Every row: What it counts: School-published destination table; precise pupil/cohort eligibility not supplied Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Subject categories are retained as printed. These are subjects studied, not university institutions or offers. No pupil count or missing category is inferred. How the source defines it: School-published percentage of 2005 leavers by university subject; no pupil denominator supplied.

1. Where it’s from: Quoted second-hand; its method is unclear

Every row: What it counts: Unallocated multiyear school-published destination counts Where it’s from: Original publication Worth knowing: Period totals must not be subtracted from other publications to manufacture annual counts. Later wider-window tables sometimes contain lower totals, so they are not treated as cumulative revisions with consistent scope. Group rows overlap named institution rows. Source-era abbreviations, subinstitutions and ambiguous names are retained without deduplication or pupil inference. Source grouping: US. How the source defines it: Printed subject-group count for 1999–2004, without an annual allocation or common pupil denominator.