Eton Group
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The Eton Group consists of 12 well known independent schools in the United Kingdom, the most famous of which is Eton College.
With long histories of strong academic achievement, the Eton Group are considered to be amongst the leading independent schools in the United Kingdom, continuously dominating the British independent schools league tables. Many of their alumni go on to leading British universities and have a significant influence and role in British society, leading the country in a number of areas. Eton Group schools remain selective academically with competitive admission processes.
The Eton Group schools often cooperate with each other, organising events and school matches. For example, the Heads of academic departments meet to discuss curriculum matters of common interest. The Headteachers and the Bursars also meet from time to time
In 2005, the UK Office of Fair Trading controversially concluded after a two year investigation that the much wider Sevenoaks 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.”
The 12 Eton Group schools are listed below:
- Bryanston School
- Dulwich College
- Eton College
- Highgate School
- King's College School
- Marlborough College
- Sherborne School
- St Paul's School
- The King's School
- Tonbridge School
- University College School
- Westminster School
The Eton Group has links to the Rugby Group and the Haileybury Group of Independent schools.
