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Oxford for North West

At the University of Oxford, we have a long history of working with schools and students from across the North West. Oxford for North West is a collaborative approach to improve how the University engages with these schools to encourage more students from the North West to make successful applications to Oxford and other top UK universities.

Manchester

This area is currently under redevelopment. Please get in touch directly with the relevant college forming part of your regional consortium if you have any questions about our work in your area.

About us

What is Oxford for North West?

Corpus Christi, Pembroke, the Queen’s and St Peter’s colleges are excited to be combining forces to launch Oxford for North West, our community outreach programme in your area.  This ambitious programme will help us provide better and more bespoke support for students of different ages, their teachers and parents.

The local authorities supported by Oxford for North West are:

  • Blackburn with Darwen
  • Blackpool
  • Bolton
  • Bury
  • Cheshire
  • Cumbria
  • Halton
  • Isle of Man
  • Knowsley
  • Lancashire
  • Liverpool
  • Manchester
  • Oldham
  • Rochdale
  • Salford
  • Sefton
  • St Helens
  • Stockport
  • Tameside
  • Trafford
  • Warrington
  • Wigan
  • Wirral

Aims

Through Oxford for North West, we aim to:

  • Help students in the North West enjoy their learning, to think big and become independent learners
  • Inspire students of all ages and from all backgrounds to have the confidence to be themselves and to be ambitious about their futures
  • Improve the educational opportunities of all students
  • Encourage more students from the North West to aim for top universities and to achieve their goals
  • Increase the number of students at Oxford from currently under-represented groups
  • Ensure Oxford University is a realistic goal for anyone with academic talent and commitment.

For more details on the research underpinning these targets, please read the University of Oxford's Access and Participation Plan.

Working together

We are also developing partnerships with local authorities, multi-academy trusts, community organisations, local universities and social mobility organisations. Our colleges will also continue their outreach work targeting under-represented groups of students who live in London.

Please note that if you or your school do not fall into our access categories, there is still plenty of advice and support available for you here and on the University website. All schools, sixth form and further education colleges have a point of contact within University of Oxford who will be happy to provide information and advice on admissions and outreach.

Impact

We do not expect to make radical changes overnight, but hope to build lasting partnerships across the region which will benefit the whole school community as well as our University. We will evaluate the impact of our outreach across the North West.

Read more about outreach at Oxford.

Get in touch

The three colleges which make up Oxford for North West collaborate in planning and evaluation to ensure a consistent approach across the whole region. To make communication timely and manageable, they each have a direct responsibility for a number of Local Authorities within the region – if you’re a student or teacher from the North West, you should get in touch with your ‘linked’ college below in the first instance.  

Manchester, Oldham, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford

Bolton, Bury, Cheshire, Halton, Rochdale, Warrington, Wigan

Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Cumbria, Lancashire

Isle of Man, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral