Eton College Eton College Eton College () is an English independent boarding school for boys in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor. It educates more than 1,300 pupils, aged 13 to 18 years. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as 'The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor', making it the 18th-oldest Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) school. Eton is one of the original nine public schools as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868. The others were Harrow, Charterhouse, Rugby, Shrewsbury, Westminster, Winchester, Merchant Taylors' and St Paul's. Following the public school tradition, Eton is a full boarding
Eton College which the Eton wall game is played. "The Junior Chronicle" and "The Chronicle" are the official School magazines, the latter having been founded in 1863. Both are edited by boys at the School. Although liable to censorship, the latter has a tradition of satirising and attacking School policies, as well as documenting recent events. "The Oppidan", founded in 1828, was published once a Half; it covered all sport in Eton and some professional events as well, but no longer exists. Other School magazines, including "The Spectrum" (the Academic Yearbook), "The Arts Review", and "The Eton Zeitgeist" have been published, as