The Minster School York

Welcome to the Minster School

an independent, day preparatory school for children aged 3-13 years. The choir school stands next to York Minster, an icon of gothic architecture. We are home to 180 pupils, including the boy & girl choristers of York Minster.

We offer an education that is rooted in traditional, family values and imbued with a spirit of tolerance and respect for the individual.  Read more...

Rated as "Excellent" by the Independent Schools Inspectorate.

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Message from the Head

"During my twenty years as a member of staff at the Minster School, I have seen the school undergo a great many changes but we have been careful to retain the essence of an ancient and proud tradition.

We embrace a wide and challenging curriculum using modern teaching methods but we retain traditional values in our manners, modes of address and courtesy to one another."  Read more...