Editing Norrington Table (section)

==Other tables and debate over use of Norrington name==

The Norrington Table has inspired other tables ranking the performance of [[Oxford colleges]], such as the "Vegetarian Norrington Table", which was first published in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.veggienorringtontable.com|title=Vegetarian Norrington Table | publisher=Oxford University Animal Ethics Society|accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref> A play on the original, the Vegetarian Norrington Table ranks the best and worst colleges in Oxford not for their undergraduate examination results, but for the quality of their [[vegetarian]] and [[vegan]] food, using data collected from staff and students of the [[University of Oxford|University]].<ref>{{cite web|first1=Toby|last1=Clyde|url= https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2016/10/05/voting-opens-vegetarian-norrington-table/|title=Voting Opens On A 'Vegetarian Norrington Table' | publisher=[[The Oxford Student]]|accessdate=21 April 2019|date=5 October 2016}}</ref> The table caused some controversy, however, as a number of college [[bursars]] argued that it bore no relation to the original and further questioned its metrics.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Jack|last1=Hunter|url=https://cherwell.org/2016/12/08/mansfield-tops-first-veggie-norrington-table/|title=Mansfield tops first 'Veggie Norrington Table'| publisher=[[Cherwell (newspaper)|The Cherwell]]|accessdate=21 April 2019|date=8 December 2016}}</ref> The current top-ranked college in the Vegetarian Norrington Table is [[Mansfield College, Oxford|Mansfield College]], followed by [[Worcester College]], with [[Kellogg College]] in third.

There have been attempts to rework the original Norrington Table, specifically in light of debates surrounding access and the equality of {{section link|Oxford University#Admission}} process. In 2018, one article used geographical data to rank colleges based on the percentage of undergraduate students from poorer backgrounds. In this same report, the Vice President of the [[Oxford University Student Union]] announced work was underway on an "alternative Norrington Table" which would seek to measure [[social mobility]] as well as academic success in colleges.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Alan|last1= Rusbridger|url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/if-oxford-shrugs-alan-rusbridger-admissions-lmh|title=If Oxford shrugs| publisher=[[Prospect (magazine)|Prospect]]|accessdate=22 April 2019|date=18 September 2018}}</ref>