Discover Britain's leading independent schools

Choir Schools

Choir Schools are usually linked to a cathedral and offer choristers the opportunity to sing and benefit from a musical tradition dating back hundreds of years.

A number of independent schools offer places for choristers and have a long tradition of association with choral music.

Scroll right to see all the details about the schools below, including size and type.

Cathedral School Llandaff
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • 700 to 1,000 pupils

    Chetham's School of Music
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 200 to 400 pupils

    Christ Church Cathedral School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Boys
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 100 to 200 pupils

    Dean Close School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 700 to 1,000 pupils

    Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 400 to 700 pupils

    Exeter Cathedral School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 200 to 400 pupils

    Hereford Cathedral School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 700 to 1,000 pupils

    King's College School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 200 to 400 pupils

    King's Ely
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 700 to 1,000 pupils

    King's Rochester
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 400 to 700 pupils

    King's Worcester
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • 700 to 1,000 pupils

    Lichfield Cathedral School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • 400 to 700 pupils

    Magdalen College School
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • 700 to 1,000 pupils

    New College School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Boys
  • Day
  • 100 to 200 pupils

    Norwich School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Over 1,000 pupils

    Old Palace School of John Whitgift
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Girls
  • Day
  • 400 to 700 pupils

    Pilgrims' School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Boys
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 200 to 400 pupils

    Prebendal School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 100 to 200 pupils

    Reigate St. Mary's Preparatory School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Coed
  • Day
  • 200 to 400 pupils

    RGS Prep
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Boys
  • Day
  • 200 to 400 pupils

    Salisbury Cathedral School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 200 to 400 pupils

    St Cedd's School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Coed
  • Day
  • 200 to 400 pupils

    St Edmund's School Canterbury
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 400 to 700 pupils

    St George's School Windsor Castle
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 200 to 400 pupils

    St John's College Cardiff
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • 400 to 700 pupils

    St John's College School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 400 to 700 pupils

    St Paul's Cathedral School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 200 to 400 pupils

    St Peter's School York
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • Over 1,000 pupils

    The King's School Gloucester
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • 700 to 1,000 pupils

    The Portsmouth Grammar School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Over 1,000 pupils

    Truro School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • Over 1,000 pupils

    Wells Cathedral School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Senior
  • Coed
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 700 to 1,000 pupils

    Westminster Abbey Choir School
  • Prep
  • Boys
  • Boarding
  • Less than 100 pupils

    Westminster Cathedral Choir School
  • Pre-Prep
  • Prep
  • Boys
  • Day
  • Boarding
  • 200 to 400 pupils

    Whitgift School
  • Senior
  • Boys
  • Day
  • Over 1,000 pupils