Eton College A GSG School
- Eton College
Eton
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 6DW - Head: Mr Simon Henderson
- T 01753 370611
- E admissions@etoncollege.org.uk
- W www.etoncollege.com
- An independent school for boys aged from 13 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Windsor and Maidenhead
- Pupils: 1,320 boys (all boarding); sixth formers: 520
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Boarding £37,062 pa
- Open days: Tours and briefings on 60 afternoons a year.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Every day is structured and active, with boys and beaks constantly on the go. Beaks wear gowns for their three-line whip coffee break – Chambers – when one beak will attract the attention of another by tugging at his gown. Has its own traditional (and ever-evolving) school language: terms are 'halves', weekly tutor sessions are 'private business' and boys who aren’t King’s Scholars are Oppidans - luckily, a helpful glossary on the school website to explain all. The boys we met were a sparky bunch who…
What the school says...
Special Educational Needs are met through individual and small-group tuition rather than in classes.
What the parents say...
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2015 Good Schools Guide Awards
- Best performance by Boys taking Classical Greek at an English Independent School (GCE AS level)
- Best performance by Boys taking Classical Greek at an English Independent School (GCSE)
Curricula
Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.
Sports
Polo
Rowing
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head master
Since September 2015, Mr Simon Henderson MA PGCE (an extremely youthful looking late 30s; possibly Eton's youngest ever head), previously head of Bradfield College. Educated at Winchester College, followed by Brasenose College, Oxford, where he read history. Teaching career started at Windsor Boys’ School, moving to Eton College in 2001, where he was a deputy housemaster and head of history, and on to Sherborne School in 2009 as deputy head (academic). Straight-talking, unpretentious – more technocrat than autocrat, Merkel than Berlusconi, Bill Gates than Donald Trump. Married to Ali (a civil servant) with four children under the age of 5.
Academic matters
First class all round. In 2016, 79 per cent A*/A at A level and nearly 80 per cent D1-3 at Pre-U. Tutor for admissions told us that it’s seen as ‘cool’ to be...
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Special Education Needs
Special Educational Needs are met through individual and small-group tuition rather than in classes. Please consult the Tutor for Admissions about our special needs provision and the allowances made in the selection process. 10-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Aspergers Syndrome [archived] | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders [archived] | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Delicate Medical Problems [archived] | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Epilepsy [archived] | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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