Oxbridge- more likely to get in if live in rough area?

[jennylamb1]

Our son (13) has a passion for history, and is bright with his assessment on entry to school putting him in the top 6% on midyis in general and top 1% for verbal language. He has Asperger's so some social and communication issues but teachers have also said that he has an excellent memory. He attends a private school since the smaller class sizes are more supportive of his autism, it's a mainstream. We have a few years yet, but being aspirational for him I was wondering about Oxbridge. He will go to a non-private 6th form college. We live in quite a deprived area which scores 1 and 2 on the Polar and Acorn measurements. Would this realistically give him much of an advantage?

Very true, I was at Cambridge with two friends, who on paper looked like perfect candidates for widening participation – both from bad schools in very rough areas, one was a refugee, however, if you delved more closely, both had one had a very focused teacher parent and one was from a very academic family indeed. I’m not saying they didn’t deserve their places because they absolutely did but they weren’t changing g C’s culture remotely

...However, they may have inspired others from their schools or local area to give it a go and apply. WP isn't simply about a single candidate, it's aiming for a ripple effect.

True!