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Eton's new sixth form college in Dudley will be in the town centre

The new sixth form college in Dudley approved this week will be in the town centre but the exact location has not been disclosed.

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Eton headmaster Simon Henderson and Star Academies chief executive Sir Hamid Patel both welcomed the decision of the free sixth form college being approved

Eton College, a boarding school near Windsor in Berkshire, and academy trust Star Academies will set up three state sixth forms in Dudley, Middlesbrough and Oldham after the Department for Education (DfE) approved the plans.

The age 16-19 free schools, which will be called Eton Star Dudley, Eton Star Oldham and Eton Star Teesside, will aim to recruit young people from deprived communities and help them secure places at top universities.