The Chorister School has existed in
Durham for around 600 years. The School was founded for the
boys who sang in the Cathedral Choir, and there were no other
pupils. The School came into being some time between 1390 and
1416 after the monks of Durham Cathedral asked for a special
instructor in music (cantor) to be appointed. The School has
grown over the years:
 |
| Until 1541 |
5 to 8 pupils |
| 1541 – 1856 |
10 pupils |
| 1856 – 1914 |
Numbers
edge up to 24 |
| 1915 |
24 pupils |
| Age range of Choristers |
8 to
20 years |
|
|
Today, The Chorister School is a prep
school, accepting boys and girls, day pupils and boarders (full
Choristers have to board). The expansion was initiated in 1948:
|
| 1948 – 1955 |
Rapid expansion |
| 1955 |
100 pupils
reached |
| 1992 |
Pre-Prep
section added |
| 1993 |
First
girls admitted |
| 2003 |
202
pupils (60 in Pre-Prep) |
| Age range of pupils |
4 to 13
years |
|
|
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