Our Outward Facing Work

Eton was founded in 1440 as an educational charity, and our outward-facing work is incredibly important to us.

We work with numerous state schools on activities of mutual benefit as part of the ‘Eton Connect’ programme, with a particular focus on our enriching partnerships with Holyport College, the London Academy of Excellence, the Thames Valley Learning Partnership and Star Academies; we have offered free self-study EtonX courses as a response to the Coronavirus pandemic, which have been taken up by over 1,000 state-maintained schools in the UK; we offer over £8,000,000 annually in means-tested fee remission as part of our financial aid projects, with 105 boys currently attending Eton on free places; and we encourage our people – boys and staff – throughout their time at Eton to engage very actively with service to their local communities.