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kerplaagh-
That is great - judging by their 'Oxbridge Progression' wooden board they've been making this a focus for a few years now. Not that that is wrong of course, on the contrary: from what I've heard, the problem for a lot of underprivileged pupils is that they go to a school which doesn't provide any proper support for an Oxbridge application. So the thought barely comes up, and if it does, there might not be anyone with direct experience or at least useful knowledge to help them along with it. This school on the other hand puts it up there as an aspirational goal, which I'm sure helps a lot.
SwissChap
Just found this quote from Fiona Hill.
"I applied to Oxford in the '80s and was invited to an interview. It was like a scene from Billy Elliot: people were making fun of me for my accent and the way I was dressed. It was the most embarrassing, awful experience I had ever had in my life."
EDIT: And some more info about English accents and Hill's challenges. https://www.ft.com/content/caf26e06-10a4-11ea-a225-db2f231cfeae