Eton College
| Eton College | |
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Aerial view of Eton College from the north | |
| Location | |
Eton, Berkshire, England , SL4 6DW | |
| Coordinates | 51°29′31″N 0°36′29″W / 51.492°N 0.608°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Boys Public school Private boarding school |
| Motto | Latin: Floreat Etona (May Eton Flourish) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1440 |
| Founder | Henry VI |
| Local authority | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Department for Education URN | 110158 Tables |
| Provost | Sir Nicholas Coleridge |
| Head Master | Simon Henderson |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age range | 13–18 |
| Enrolment | 1,341 (2024) |
| Capacity | 1,390 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8:1 |
| Houses | 25 |
| Colour(s) | Eton blue |
| Song | Carmen Etonense |
| Publication | The Chronicle |
| School fees | £ 63,298.80 per year |
| Alumni | Old Etonians |
| Campus | 1,600-acre (6.5 km2) semi-rural campus |
| Affiliations | G30 Schools HMC The Rugby Group |
| Website | Eton College |
| "Eton College, registered charity no. 1139086". Charity Commission for England and Wales. | |
Eton College (/ˈiːtən/ ⓘ EE-tən) is a public school providing boarding education for boys aged 13–18, in the small town of Eton, in Berkshire, in the United Kingdom. It has educated prime ministers, world leaders, Nobel laureates, Academy Award and BAFTA award-winning actors, and generations of the aristocracy, and has been referred to as "the nurse of England's statesmen". The school is the largest boarding school in England, ahead of Millfield and Oundle. Together with Wellington College and Downe House School, it is one of three private schools in Berkshire to be named in the list of the world's best 100 private schools.
Eton charges up to £52,749 per year (£17,583 per term, with three terms per academic year, for 2023/24). It was the sixth most expensive Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference boarding school in the UK in 2013–14.
It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI as Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore, making it the 18th-oldest school in the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). Originally intended as a sister institution to King's College, Cambridge, Eton is known for its history, wealth, and notable alumni, known as Old Etonians.
Eton is one of four public schools, along with Harrow (1572), Radley (1847) and Sherborne, to have retained the boys-only, boarding-only tradition, which means that its boys live at the school seven days a week during term time. The remainder of them, including Charterhouse in 1971, Westminster in 1973, Rugby in 1976, Shrewsbury in 2015, and Winchester in 2022, have since become co-educational.