Westminster Cathedral Choir School
Westminster Cathedral Choir School is a boarding and day preparatory school for about 270 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.
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Westminster Cathedral Choir School is a boarding and day preparatory school for about 270 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.
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• Name — Westminster Cathedral Choir School • Motto — Laudate Pueri Dominum • Established — 1902; years ago • Type — Private preparatory school Day and boarding school Cathedral school • Religious Affiliation — Roman Catholic • President — Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster • Head Label — Head Master • Head — Neil McLaughlan • Address — Ambrosden Avenue • City — London • County — Greater London • Country — England • Postal Code — SW1P 1QH • Local Authority — City of Westminster • Urn — 101166 • Enrolment — 270 • Gender — Boys • Lower Age — 4 • Upper Age — 13 • Houses — Manning, Wisemen and Vaughan • Colours — purple • Free Label1 — Diocese • Free Text1 — Westminster • Website — 1=http: www.choirschool.com
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Curriculum
The school curriculum was rated as Excellent in the 2018 inspection. Many past pupils have gained entrance to some of the country's best private schools including Eton College, Harrow School, St Paul's School and Westminster School. Besides music, boys are taught English, maths, science, etc. and are required to learn French and Latin. In Year 8, pupils are prepared for the Common Entrance Examination.
Notable former pupils
• Colin Mawby (1936-2019) – conductor, organist, composer • Michael Berkeley (b. 1948) – composer, broadcaster • Arthur Chatto (b. 1999) - great-nephew of, and Page of Honour to, Elizabeth II; thirty-first in line to the throne. • John Landor – conductor
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