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Armed Forces: Officers

Asked by Derek TwiggLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 28 January 2025UIN 25983

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of officer cadets entering Sandhurst since 2015 attended a (a) state and (b) private school.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The table below shows the proportion of officer cadets entering Sandhurst in the last 10 years who attended independent and state schools.

This data has been provided from a Single Service source rather than official statistics produced by Defence Statistics as the latter do not collate this information.

Training Year

Independent Schools %

State Schools %

2015-16

40

60

2016-17

42

58

2017-18

43

57

2018-19

48

52

2019-20

43

57

2020-21

44

56

2021-22

43

57

2022-23

41

59

2023-24

39

61

2024-25

39

61

Note:

Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number for presentational purposes.

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