Eton College and Star Academies say the three colleges have the 'potential to be transformative'.
The people behind Eton Star Teesside hope it will be "transformative" for the community
Each of the sixth-form colleges will admit 240 students a year, and have 480 students across Year 12 and Year 13 when full. They will be called Eton Star Dudley, Eton Star Oldham and Eton Star Teesside. They will be co-educational, unlike Eton, and the students will not wear the traditional Eton uniform of a black tailcoat, the spokesperson said.
Plans have also been approved for two university technical colleges, one new all-through school for pupils aged four to 16, a primary school, two secondary schools and a further five 16-19 free schools. The focus of the Eton Star colleges will be to admit pupils on free school meals, from disadvantaged postcodes or those who would be the first in their families to go to university.
Eton's head master, Simon Henderson, said: "We believe Eton Star has the potential to be transformative both for the young people who attend and for the wider communities it will serve.Star Academies' chief executive, Sir Hamid Patel, said: "We are confident that the Eton Star sixth forms will produce extraordinary, transformative outcomes, not only for their students but for the wider communities too.
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