Eton Emma explains it to you:-)

Eton is one of nine English independent schools, commonly referred to as a "Public School" Following the public school tradition, Eton is a full boarding school, which means all pupils live at the school, and it is one of four such remaining single-sex boys' public schools in the UK.   Eton has educated nineteen British Prime Ministers.  Eton is the 6th most expensive boarding school in the UK.  Many an actor has been to Eton including our own Damian Lewis, Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Dominic West.  Did you know fictional character James Bond 007 was also said to have been educated at Eton too.


When Damian Lewis had an interview when he received his OBE back in November 2014, he spoke about the educational establishment, previously Damian told Esquire magazine "Suddenly these little kingpins arrived from their own schools, your surrounded by the best of the best" he went on to say "Eton is an extraordinary place, and its interesting because unless you are going to Oxford or Cambridge, you feel a bit like you have been to the best university already."

However after receiving the honour, Damian said his time at the school had prepared him well for taking on his role as Henry V111 in the BBC adaptation of Wolf Hall which aired earlier this year on BBC2.