Eton College term. Although the School has often been cited as 'Eton of India' by media outlets such as BBC, Channel 4, "The Guardian", "Financial Times", "The Economist", "The Daily Telegraph" and "Forbes", it strongly eschews the label. In September 2014 Eton College helped establish Holyport College, a state-funded free school with boarding facilities. The school is located in Holyport, Berkshire and Eton College acts as the main educational sponsor of the school. Eton Colleges holds historic relations to Canford School in Dorset due to the school's association with John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster whose legitimate heirs included Henry VI.
Eton College practice across the schools". Eton also runs a number of choral and English language courses during the summer months. In 1995 the National Lottery granted money for a £4.6m sports complex, to add to Eton's existing facilities of two swimming pools, 30 cricket squares, 24 football, rugby and hockey pitches and a gym. The College paid £200,000 and contributed 4.5 hectares of land in return for exclusive use of the facilities during the daytime only. The UK Sports Council defended the deal on the grounds that the whole community would benefit, while the bursar claimed that Windsor, Slough and Eton