Eton College

Eton has been educating for the future for nearly 600 years.

Our academic success derives from a longstanding commitment to learning and independent thought and pupils benefit from the intellectual quality and inspiring teaching of Masters who are passionate about their jobs. House Masters and Dames lead small boarding Houses which offer communal identities and this, alongside our broad co-curriculum, supports the positive development of character and attitude. We firmly believe that boys learn as much beyond the classroom as within it, and as much from each other as from their teachers.

Our job is to create the positive climate in which good things happen – but above all to send Etonians into the world positive about engaging with others, believing that they have as much to learn as they have to give.

By the time they leave we want our boys to have that true sense of self-worth which will enable them to stand up for themselves and to stand for a purpose greater than themselves and, in doing so, to make a real contribution to society.

Eton has a proud history and rich heritage and tradition is still important here, up to a point, and continues to shape some of our guiding principles.

However, while this provides a context it does not define us. If Eton chooses only to do what has worked well in the past then this provides no guarantee of sustained success in the future. We are determined that Eton remains a forward-thinking school that enthusiastically embraces innovation and new opportunity when we feel that it will enhance the educational experience of our boys.

Headmaster

Simon Henderson