Surbiton High School has announced that 11 of its students have received offers from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

A statement from the school read: “The offers are tribute to the students’ hard work over many years through GCSE and into A-level.

“These students have demonstrated a willingness to explore beyond the confines of their A-level studies, as well challenge themselves to stretch their thinking as far as it will go.

“Several students have displayed admirable open-mindedness to pursue new, multidisciplinary subjects such as PPE, land economy and education, policy and international development.

“This year, a brilliant group of enthusiastic and highly able girls have made use of the all the opportunities afforded them – from individual mentoring and guidance, mock testing, trips to Oxford and Cambridge and, of course, great teaching – to produce these fantastic outcomes.”

Oxford offered more undergraduate places to British women than men last year for the first time in its more than 1,000-year history.

Of the total figure, female sixth-formers also outnumbered their male peers.

Principal Rebecca Glover Principal said: “I am absolutely delighted with the achievements of the students.

“This is a culmination of both hard work and excellent support from our dedicated Oxbridge mentoring Team”.