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Figure 3. Social mobility data for judges appointed to the High Court – based on
JUSTICE data collection and analysis

Summary of social mobility figures of judges
appointed to the High Court 2017-2019 (JUSTICE
analysis)

% attending fee-paying school 48%

% attending non fee-paying school 52%

% attending selective school (fee-paying /
grammar) 68%
% attending non-selective school 32%

% attending Oxbridge 76%
% attending non-Oxbridge 24%

2.74. Consistent with the work of the Sutton Trust, JUSTICE’s analysis of the
education background of the most senior judges shows that a disproportionate
number attended a fee-paying school. Further, it shows that the vast majority
attended a selective (fee paying or grammar) school, and that most judges
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attended Oxford or Cambridge.

Analysis of exercises for senior courts – applicants, success
rates and legal exercises

Table 7. Summary of main figures regarding socio-economic background (% of
state school educated amongst applicants, shortlisted and recommended for

120 Please see para 2.78 below, which states that nearly half of half of appointees to the Circuit Bench
and High Court in 2017-2019 attended a fee-paying school, and 76% of those appointed studied at
Oxford or Cambridge.
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