Given that there is no teaching in the colleges of Cambridge and Oxford, why do some colleges traditionally perform better than others according to rating systems, such as the Tompkins Table? -
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Special Report: Merton tops 2021 Norrington Table but rankings show link between college wealth and academic performance - Cherwell
Harris Manchester College Library, Oxford - Norrington table results again..11th!! ..brilliant..well done all of you who graduated this year. We are looking forward to seeing the rest of you in October...not long
Lincoln Alumni on X: "Lincoln College has placed 10th in the Norrington Table for 2019-20, with more than half of our 88 finalists achieving a First. Huge congratulations to our finalists who
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Where on the Norrington Tompkins scale do you actually want your Oxford or Cambridge college to sit?
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Special Report: Merton tops 2021 Norrington Table but rankings show link between college wealth and academic performance - Cherwell
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