Westminster Cathedral Choir School

Westminster Cathedral Choir School
Westminster Cathedral Choir School
Address
	Ambrosden Avenue; London, SW1P 1QH; England
Coordinates	51°29′46″N 0°08′23″W / 51.49617°N 0.13973°W
Information
Type	Private preparatory school; Day and boarding school; Cathedral school
Motto	Laudate Pueri Dominum
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1902; 122 years ago
Local authority	City of Westminster
Department for Education URN	101166 Tables
President	Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster
Head Master	Neil McLaughlan
Gender	Boys
Age	4 to 13
Enrolment	283
Houses	Manning, Wisemen and Vaughan
Colour(s)
Diocese	Westminster
Website	www.choirschool.com

Westminster Cathedral Choir School is a boarding and day preparatory school for about 280 boys in the area of Victoria in the City of Westminster. It is one of two Roman Catholic cathedral schools in the United Kingdom, the other being St John's in Cardiff, Wales.

Curriculum

The school curriculum was rated as Excellent in the 2018 inspection. Many past pupils have gained entrance to some of the country's public schools including Eton College, Harrow School, St Paul's School and Westminster School.^[1]

Besides music, boys are taught English, maths, science, etc. and are required to learn French. In Year 8, pupils are prepared for the Common Entrance Examination.^[2]

Notable former pupils

Colin Mawby (1936-2019) – conductor, organist, composer
Michael Berkeley (b. 1948) – composer, broadcaster^[3]
John Landor – conductor

References

^ 13+ leavers' destination schools
^ Academic
^ Moss, Stephen (23 June 2000). "Public man, private passions". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

External links

Official website
Profile on the ISC website

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[1] 13+ leavers' destination schools

[2] Academic

[3] Moss, Stephen (23 June 2000). "Public man, private passions". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

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