Eighty-five students at London academy secure Oxbridge places

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Eighty-five students at a London academy are set to embark on university courses at Oxbridge, with one saying his “heart stopped” when he got the news. Brampton Manor Academy in East Ham, in east London, has regularly seen its students secure places at either Cambridge or Oxford, and this year, 85 out of 470 will follow. I am so happy my hard work has paid off.” Azeez Shekoni, who will study medicine, will join his brother Harun – a former Brampton Manor Academy student – at Oxford, with the latter studying the university’s prestigious philosophy, politics and economics degree, which has launched numerous politicians’ careers. They have shown incredible resilience and determination to ensure the disruption experienced over the past couple of years has not halted their path to success Dr Dayo Olukoshi OBE Executive principal, Dr Dayo Olukoshi OBE, said: “We are exceptionally proud of what our students have achieved.