The Minster School, York

The Minster School

Established	627^[1]
Type	Independent preparatory day school Choral foundation school
Religion	Church of England
Headmaster	Alex Donaldson^[1]
Founder	Paulinus of York^[1]
Location	Deangate York North Yorkshire YO1 7JA England Coordinates: 53°57′42″N 1°04′51″W / 53.961716°N 1.080791°W / 53.961716; -1.080791
DfE number	816/6006
DfE URN	121731 Tables
Students	180^[2]
Gender	Mixed
Ages	3–13
Website	www.minsterschoolyork.co.uk

The Minster School, York is an independent preparatory school for children aged 3–13 in York, England. It was founded to educate choristers at York Minster and continues to do so, although no longer exclusively.

History

The school traces its origins to a 'song school' founded in 627 by Paulinus of York, the first Archbishop of York^[1]^[2] however the current school was re-founded in 1903.^[1] The Minster School has a strong focus on music, and of the 180 children, 40 are choristers at York Minster.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Independent Schools Inspectorate - Inspection Report 2005, accessed 2010-03-08
1 2 3 The Minster School, History, accessed 2014-06-12

External links

Official website
History of York Minster School
Yorkshire Film Archive - Stillington, York, and Easingwold (1936-1942)
Profile on the ISC website
ISI Inspection Reports

Schools in North Yorkshire^*

Primary schools	Western Primary School

Secondary schools	Acklam Grange School All Saints RC School Archbishop Holgate's School Barlby High School Bedale High School Boroughbridge High School Brayton High School Caedmon College Canon Lee School Easingwold School Ebor Academy Filey Eskdale School Freebrough Academy Fulford School George Pindar School Graham School Harrogate Grammar School Harrogate High School Hillsview Academy Holy Family RC High School Huntcliff School Huntington School Joseph Rowntree School King James's School The King's Academy Lady Lumley's School Laurence Jackson School Macmillan Academy Manor CE Academy Malton School Millthorpe School Nidderdale High School Northallerton School Norton College Nunthorpe Academy Outwood Academy Acklam Outwood Academy Bydales Outwood Academy Ormesby Outwood Academy Ripon Redcar Academy Richmond School Risedale Sports and Community College Rossett School Ryedale School Rye Hills School Sacred Heart RC Voluntary Academy St Aidan's CE High School St Augustine's RC School St Francis Xavier School St John Fisher RC High School St Peter's RC Voluntary Academy Scalby School Scarborough University Technical College Selby High School Settle College Sherburn High School The Skipton Academy South Craven School Stokesley School Tadcaster Grammar School Thirsk School Trinity Catholic College Unity City Academy Upper Wharfedale School The Wensleydale School York High School

Grammar schools	Ermysted's Grammar School Ripon Grammar School Skipton Girls' High School

Independent schools	Ampleforth College Ashville College Aysgarth School Bootham School Clifton Pre-preparatory School Fyling Hall School Giggleswick School Harrogate Ladies' College Harrogate Tutorial College Menwith Hill School The Minster School The Mount School Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate Queen Mary's School Queen Margaret's School Read School St Martin's Ampleforth St Olave's School St Peter's School Scarborough College

Special schools	Beverley School Breckenbrough School

FE & sixth form colleges	Askham Bryan College Cleveland College Craven College Harrogate College Middlesbrough College Prior Pursglove College Redcar & Cleveland College Selby College Scarborough Sixth Form College York College Yorkshire Coast College

Defunct schools	Ashfield Secondary Modern School Burnholme Community College Clifton House Preparatory School Great Ayton Friends' School Elmfield College Eston Park Academy Gillbrook Academy Hall Garth Community Arts College King's Manor School Knavesmire Secondary School Malsis School New College, Harrogate Newlands School FCJ Norwood College Queen Anne Grammar School Raincliffe School Rathmell Academy St David's School St George's RC Secondary School St Mary's College Scorton Grammar School West End Preparatory School Woodleigh School York Bluecoat School

^*including schools in Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough and York.

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The Minster School, York

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