2 New Change, St Paul's, London EC4M 9AD
10 simple reasons to choose St Paul's Cathedral School
Independent prep school in St Paul's.
For pupils aged 4 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day and boarding school. Around 20% of pupils board, all are full boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3 for Choristers only.
Religious character; Church of England.
Choir school. Academically selective admissions policy. Choristers selected on singing ability.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
St Paul's Cathedral School fees range from £5,058 (Rec) to £5,446 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose St Paul's Cathedral School
Schoolsmith Score®; 85.
One of the best independent prep schools in St Paul's and one of the 6 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 16.6 pupils per class and 9.3 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for St Paul's Cathedral School leavers are over 30 independent day (Year 6) and boarding schools (Year 8). No particular destination school dominates. Half of pupils (and most girls) leave after Year 6 for London day schools. Over 50% of pupils win awards and scholarships, with many choristers winning music scholarships.
School uses the thematic International Primary curriculum to Year 4, the National Curriculum and ISEB Common Entrance curricula thereafter. Curriculum also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Latin, Greek. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama, dance, art, computing, TPR, and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
School educates the choristers of St Paul's Cathedral. The 32-36 choristers are professionally trained, with daily singing commitments, yet participate in a full school life as a boarder. Every day there is a morning and afternoon rehearsal, and a cathedral service.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in football.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and most take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. 3 choirs (in addition to the choristers), two orchestras and 10 instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
No wraparound care as such, but with clubs, the school day runs from 8.10am to 5.00pm.
Find another school near St Paul's Cathedral School
Independent Prep Schools
The Charterhouse Square School (0.5 miles); Dallington School (0.8 miles); The Lyceum (1.1 miles).
State Primary Schools
The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark (0.9 miles); Christopher Hatton Primary School (1 mile); The Aldgate School (1 mile).
Independent Senior Schools
City of London School (0.4 miles); City of London School for Girls (0.5 miles); The Royal Ballet School (1.6 miles); Westminster School (2.6 miles).
State Senior Schools
London Nautical School (1.1 miles); Central Foundation Boys' School (1.1 miles); Ark Globe Academy (1.5 miles).