Claim: The latest figures show 28% of students who applied to Oxford University from the North East got in. 24% of people from London who applied got in. But only about 700 people applied from the North East, and over 9,000 applied from London.
Fact-check: Where do UK applicants to Oxford University come from? - Full Fact
Verdict: correct, looking at applications from, and offers to, uk-domiciled potential undergraduates between 2015 and 2017.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2018-05-25T00:00:00