Of course all sectors of school are vulnerable to dodgy practice. What sticks in the craw is that the students 'assisted ' by such practice at Eton are already priveligef and given a massive head start. That because of a range of factors which are based entirely in privilege our country is led, governed and managed by a disproportionate number of its alumni, and within our wretched enduring class system it is still seen to uphold some code of Great British Values.
In private schools it seems to me that everyone is so much more invested in keeping the reputation and results high. Because it is a business, because parents have paid for it, and because the elite privileges it brings rest on that brand and reputation.
State school results depend on the results. No one has heard of or remembers the name of your comp that supported your row of A*s.
Quite offensive really to imply that Eton lives lost in world wars are more of a sacrifice than other lives. Especially given the make up of officer classes etc.
There is a state school near me that was investigated in an exam cheating context, teachers whistleblew, the school was talked about for a long time afterwards and subject to many interim inspections. Will Eton be subjected to the same scrutiny?
Independent inspections (managed by the independent sector itself), a custom-designed exam board...
So little accountability, it seems.