The prestigious private school will contribute about £1 million a year per college on top of current funding levels.
One of the most prestigious private schools in the country has been given the green light to open free selective sixth form colleges in disadvantaged areas – including in Dudley.
Students from the state sixth forms will also have a chance to attend a summer school each year at Eton College as part of the partnership. A spokesperson for Eton College and Star Academies said the aim is that most of the students will have the ability to aspire to top universities and “this will be reflected in the GCSE results they will need for admission”.
A northern version of the Brit School, which has nurtured performers such as Adele and Amy Winehouse, is among the free school applications approved. Simon Henderson, headmaster of Eton College, said: “We believe these new colleges have the potential to be transformative both for the young people who attend and for the wider communities they will serve. Now the hard work really starts as we turn our vision into reality.
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