https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-60707381?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGAEton College is set to open selective sixth form centres in three towns in England which will not charge fees.
Dudley, Middlesbrough and Oldham have been picked by the public school which is working on the scheme with Star Academies.
The partners said they will bid in the forthcoming round of the government's free school programme in the next few months.
The colleges would admit 240 students annually and could open by 2025.
The focus will be to admit large numbers of students on free school meals, from disadvantaged postcodes or who would be the first in their families to go to university, the partners said.
Eton said it would also help pupils with the university application process as well as interview preparation and they will be invited to summer residential programmes at Eton.
The three towns have been picked as areas with the most need for a college to "stretch high-achieving young people", the partnership said.
