Students at an Oldham sixth form have received a record number of offers from either Cambridge or Oxford University.

A total of seven students have received offers from the two prestigious universities, including one student who fled Ukraine in 2022.

The offers come after 18 students received interviews for places at the universities  – a record for the sixth form.

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Mykhailo Tolstikhin, who fled Ukraine with his mother and arrived in the UK with limited English, has received an offer from Cambridge’s Churchill College to study Engineering. Mykhailo took GCSE English in his first year at the sixth form.

Joining Mykhailo at the college is former West Hill School pupil Joshua Tindall, who will also be studying Engineering.

Royton and Crompton Academy alumnus Harrison Scoltock has been offered a place to study Medicine at Jesus College, Oxford, and will be following in his elder sister's footsteps by studying at the same university.

Harrison’s sister Megan, who also attended OSFC, is currently in her second year at Corpus Christi College studying Law.

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Zarah Pauley, mother of Harrison and Megan, said: “We are incredibly proud of Harrison receiving an offer and thankful he will be joining his sister Megan at Oxford.

“They have both worked extremely hard to achieve this and, as parents, we could not be happier.

“We would also like to thank all the wonderful staff at Oldham Sixth Form College for their tutelage, guidance, and support.

“The Oxbridge programme at OSFC has been fantastic for our children and they are clearly doing great things for their students.”

Also set to attend Oxford are former Newman RC College pupils Jennah Amin and Robyn Jackson, who will be studying Medicine at Queen’s College and History at Worcester College, respectively.

Alisha Maybury, formerly of The Oldham Academy North, is also celebrating an offer to study Psychology at Christ’s College, Cambridge, while Sadia Akhter, who attended the Radclyffe School, has been offered a place to study Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies at Girton College, Cambridge.

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