Are my GCSE grades good enough to apply to Oxford?

Hello,
I received my GCSE results today and have been interested in applying to Oxford university. However I am unsure if they are good enough.
Drama - 7
History - 9
Maths - 8
RS - 8 (appealing as I was 2 marks off a 9)
Biology - 7 (appealing since I was 2 marks off a 8)
Chemistry - 8
Physics - 7
Spanish - 6
English language - 7
English Literature - 8
I was a little disappointed as some of my grades were lower than expected, but as a whole I’m really happy with my results since I know I worked as hard as I could.

Best of luck with your future.

Hello,
I received my GCSE results today and have been interested in applying to Oxford university. However I am unsure if they are good enough.
Drama - 7
History - 9
Maths - 8
RS - 8 (appealing as I was 2 marks off a 9)
Biology - 7 (appealing since I was 2 marks off a 8)
Chemistry - 8
Physics - 7
Spanish - 6
English language - 7
English Literature - 8
I was a little disappointed as some of my grades were lower than expected, but as a whole I’m really happy with my results since I know I worked as hard as I could.

It depends what you want to apply for. For example, if you want to apply for a Spanish degree, I recommend not applying. However, if you want to apply for a History degree, then you have a chance. Oxford as you would know is extremely competitive but it doesn't mean you should give up. I recommend you apply for a summer school they do called UNIQ if you're from a disadvantaged background. This summer school happens in the summer between yr 12 and yr 13 so look out for the application this December time

It depends what you want to apply for. For example, if you want to apply for a Spanish degree, I recommend not applying. However, if you want to apply for a History degree, then you have a chance. Oxford as you would know is extremely competitive but it doesn't mean you should give up. I recommend you apply for a summer school they do called UNIQ if you're from a disadvantaged background. This summer school happens in the summer between yr 12 and yr 13 so look out for the application this December time

I’ve also heard that Oxford bases your GCSEs on the school you went to. I got to school in the borough of Newham, which one of the poorest boroughs in London, and most people seemed to be getting 4s/3s. Even one of my friends, who I thought would get most if not all G9s, only got 4 in the end. So do you think this could be taken into account?

Oxford does look at your GCSEs in the context they were obtained. This includes your school (where they compare your grades to the average at your school - if your school is indeed poorly performing, then your excellent set of grades will very much count in your favour)

I’m interested in doing History at University, so I’ve taken it for A-level, but I also really love Biology and chemistry so I have also taken them to keep the science route open. Assuming my Biology grade goes up to an 8, will the two 8s in the sciences and the 9 in history give me a good chance for both?

Chemistry at Oxford requires that you take A level maths, so unless you are taking A level maths in addition to biology and history, you have no chance of getting into chemistry at Oxford.
You can however access the Biology and Biochemistry courses at Oxford with Bio/Chem/History taken at A level (but your chances would be reduced without a third STEM subject)

Sorry if my original post was a bit unclear. I’m aware Chemistry at degree level requires maths. I’m not interested in doing straight biology or chemistry at university, but rather degrees that require both subjects and not maths. The main thing I’ve been looking at is biomedical science, and a vast majority of the courses I’m interested only need biology and chemistry, and Oxford’s subject requirements are two from biology, chemistry maths or physics, which I would ofc qualify for with biology and chemistry.