It’s supposedly meritocratic by academic ability and potential, now - about 25% of pupils receive bursaries covering a substantial percentage of the fees, but t

It’s supposedly meritocratic by academic ability and potential, now - about 25% of pupils receive bursaries covering a substantial percentage of the fees, but that means the other 75% require parents capable of spending £45,000 pa on their education. Given the life-long opportunities an Eton education affords someone, and the likely backgrounds of that 75%, you’d be reasonable in suspecting “a system of perpetuated inherited privilege”.