Oxbridge must help pupils from state schools succeed, college head says

Helen Mountfield, principal of Mansfield College, Oxford, hopes to raise 100m to help improve outcomes

Oxbridge colleges need to actively help their state school-educated pupils succeed, rather than hope a magical sorting hat" will uncover their talent, according to the head of an Oxford college who is looking to raise 100m to do just that.

Helen Mountfield, the principal of Mansfield College, Oxford, said her college was able to recruit 93% of its undergraduates from UK state schools and see them flourish because of the extra effort it put in.