Bristol Cathedral Choir School

Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Location
College Square

,
BS1 5TS

England
Coordinates51°27′03″N 2°36′10″W / 51.4508°N 2.6029°W / 51.4508; -2.6029
Information
Former nameBristol Cathedral School
TypeSecondary Academy
Cathedral school
Religious affiliationChurch of England
Established1140 (1140)
Local authorityBristol City Council
OversightDiocese of Bristol
TrustCathedral Schools Trust
Department for Education URN135575 Tables
OfstedReports
Head of schoolWade Nottingham
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment780 (Data from January 2016)
Capacity680 (Data from January 2016)
Houses
  • Abbots
  • Canons
  • Deans
  • Priors
  • Bishops
AccreditationsNational Teaching School, Artsmark
Websitebccs.bristol.sch.uk

Bristol Cathedral Choir School is a mixed gender non-selective musical secondary school with academy status, in the Cabot area of Bristol, England. Until 2008 it was Bristol Cathedral School, part of Bristol Cathedral, in the centre of the city. The choristers of the cathedral are educated at the school, which has a strong musical tradition. The school is a day school and has no boarders. It admits some pupils each year based on musical aptitude, as well as admitting probationary choristers. That is the school's only form of selection, and all other pupils are chosen at random via a lottery system.