The University of Cambridge 2016-18 Sutton scholars cohort: GCSE outcomes

This research by NFER, for the Sutton Trust, explores whether a cohort of highly-able but socially-disadvantaged students in Years 9 and 10 (aged 13-15), who completed the Sutton Scholars widening participation programme at the University of Cambridge during 2016-18, went on to achieve GCSE grades in 2019 that would place them on a pathway that will allow them to apply for selective universities in the future. It compares the probability of the Sutton Scholars cohort achieving at least 5 grades 5-9 at GCSE compared with a matched comparison group of non-participating students, using GCSE data obtained from the National Pupil Database.