Eton Group

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The Eton Group consists of twelve well-known British independent schools, with six in London and the rest in southern England:

It is similar to other groups of independent schools known as the Rugby Group and the Haileybury group.

Many of the most prestigious schools in England are thought to belong to these groups^{[citation needed]}. Noticeably absent are the competing schools Winchester College, Harrow and Charterhouse School.

Heads of the academic departments meet annually in rotation to discuss curriculum matters of common interest. In 2005, the Office of Fair Trading concluded after a two year investigation that the Eton Group had operated as a fee-fixing cartel in breach of competition law. The bursar of Eton College, Andrew Wynn, was quoted as saying: “We do meet and talk about fees to get some idea of what other schools are thinking. We are a co-operative bunch and we are not out to slit each other’s throats.” ^{[citation needed]}