Government approves plans for Eton College to open school in Oldham - and announces two new free schools in Manchester
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe Government has today confirmed plans for Eton College to launch a new sixth form in Oldham - and announced two new free schools will also open in Manchester.
They are among 15 new free schools given the go-ahead in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country. Eton first floated the plans in March last year in a move designed to open up Oxbridge and other elite universities to the town's students.
The £44,000-a-year private school in Berkshire, where Boris Johnson and Princes William and Harry studied, has partnered with Lancashire-based Star Academies for the scheme.
Oldham is one of three Eton-run sixth forms set to open. It's hoped it will begin taking pupils in 2025. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features Eton College headmaster Simon Henderson said: "We are delighted by this decision.
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