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| type          = Secondary [[Academy (English school)|Academy]]<br>[[Cathedral school]]
| former_name   = Bristol Cathedral School
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| head_of_school = Joseph Thurston
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| address       = College Square
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| country       = England
| local_authority = [[Bristol City Council]]
| oversight     = [[Diocese of Bristol]]
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| enrolment     = 780 <small> (Data from January 2016) </small>
| capacity      = 680 <small> (Data from January 2016) </small>
| gender        = [[Mixed-sex education|Mixed]]
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'''Bristol Cathedral Choir School''' is a mixed gender non-selective musical Secondary [[Academy (English school)|Academy]], located in the [[Cabot, Bristol|Cabot]] area of Bristol, England. Until 2008 it was '''Bristol Cathedral School''', part of [[Bristol Cathedral]], in the centre of the city. The [[chorister]]s at Bristol Cathedral are educated at the school, which has a strong musical tradition. The new school is a day school and has no boarders. The school admits some pupils each year based on musical aptitude, as well as admitting probationary choristers. That is the school's only form of selection, all other pupils are chosen at random via a lottery system.

==History==
Founded in 1140 as part of what was then Bristol Abbey, Bristol Cathedral School was refounded by [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] in 1542 after he dissolved the monastery.

A fee-paying school up until the Second World War, from 1944 to 1975 the school was a [[direct grant school]]. When direct grant schools were abolished, the school had to become an [[independent school (UK)|independent school]] once more to maintain its policy of selection by academic ability. 

It began accepting girls into the sixth form in 1982 and became fully co-educational in 2005.

In April 2007, the school appointed a new headmaster, Hugh Monro. In July of that year, the school moved towards ending a 30-year period as an independent, fee-paying institution by applying to change its status to a publicly funded [[Academy (English school)|city academy]] with [[Specialism (school)|specialities]] in music and maths – the first choir school in the country to make such a move. The formal agreement clearing the way for the school to become an academy in September 2008 was signed on 3 March 2008. The school also changed its name to Bristol Cathedral Choir School.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article2155270.ece Cathedral school to convert to an academy] ''[[The Times]]'', 28 July 2007</ref>

In January 2009, the school appointed a new headmaster, Neil Blundell.

== External facilities ==
Weekly assemblies, occasional services and school concerts are held in Bristol Cathedral.

The school has playing fields near Beggar Bush Lane in Failand.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://bccs.bristol.sch.uk/about/external-facilities/external-facilities|title=External Facilities - BCCS|last=edgemedia|website=bccs.bristol.sch.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-04-12|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413161437/http://bccs.bristol.sch.uk/about/external-facilities/external-facilities|archivedate=13 April 2017|df=dmy-all))</ref> Games sessions for all years take place here, as well as forest school sessions for the primary school.

==Future==
The school site is undergoing a period of development.((when|date=April 2018)) In 2008 the school completed a £3.5 million new building in College Square, and is currently building a new block, in an expansion of the School's facilities that will enable pupil numbers to grow from 400 to over 700.

In 2013, a primary school opened under the city library. It is known as Cathedral Primary School (CPS).

==Buildings==
[[File:Cathedral School, Bristol, detail of entrance.jpg|thumb|upright|School entrance]]
The main school building is part of St Augustine's Abbey, which was founded in 1140. This contains the refectory and a 13th-century right-hand archway, with upper walls from the early 16th century. It was extensively altered and partly refaced in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It has been designated by [[English Heritage]] as a grade II* [[listed building]].<ref>((NHLE | desc=Cathedral School  | num=1355157 | accessdate=14 March 2007))</ref> The Abbey House<ref>((NHLE | desc=Abbey House, Cathedral School  | num=1202130 | accessdate=14 March 2007))</ref> and Deanery<ref>((NHLE | desc=The Old Deanery, Cathedral School | num=1025060 | accessdate=14 March 2007))</ref> are also II* listed.

Newer buildings include the Cresswell Centre and the Parsonage, which was opened in 2008. These buildings are located on the west side of College Square.

==Academic achievement==
The school has improved its results over the period from 2009 to 2011 and achieved its best ever [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSE]] scores in 2011 The table below shows the percentage of students achieving the key measure of 5 GCSEs at grades A*–C including English Language and Mathematics.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/135575/bristol-cathedral-choir-school|title=Bristol Cathedral Choir School - GOV.UK|website=Find and compare schools in England|language=en|access-date=2019-09-16))</ref>

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| 78%
| 75%
| 80%
| 81%
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==Uganda link==
Since 1987, Bristol Cathedral Choir School has been linked with St. James's School, an independent co-educational secondary school in the centre of [[Jinja, Uganda]].<ref>((cite web | url=http://bccs.bristol.sch.uk/about/community/international-links|title=International Links|publisher=Bristol Cathedral Choir School|accessdate=19 November 2016))</ref>
Each year a teacher from St. James's visits BCCS for two or three weeks, getting involved in School activities including expeditions, observing lessons and also giving lessons on topics such as [[AIDS]], agriculture or African economics. In addition, two gap-year students from BCCS go to Jinja for six months each year. They act as classroom assistants at St. James's, as well as helping in a local primary school and in an orphanage or a street children's centre.

==Cathedral Schools Trust==
Since 2008 the school has been managed by the Cathedral Schools Trust, a multi-academy trust with roots in the Church of England in Bristol.  The trust also manages two other secondary schools, [[Trinity Academy, Bristol|Trinity Academy]] in [[Lockleaze]] and [[St Katherine's School|St. Katherine's School]] in [[Pill, Somerset|Pill]], and six primary schools, Cathedral, Headley Park, Hotwells, St Werburgh's, Stoke Park and Victoria Park.<ref name=bp-20230602>((cite news |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/new-25m-bristol-school-ordered-8489033 |title=New £25m Bristol school ordered to change controversial admissions policy |last=Cork |first=Tristan |newspaper=Bristol Post |date=2 June 2023 |access-date=2 June 2023))</ref><ref name=cst-schools>((cite web |url=https://www.cathedralschoolstrust.org/our-schools/our-schools/ |title=Our Schools |website=Cathedral Schools Trust |access-date=2 June 2023))</ref>

==Notable Old Cathedralians==
((more citations needed|section|date=July 2022))
((See also|Category:People educated at Bristol Cathedral Choir School))

*[[Sophie Anderton]] (born 1977), lingerie model and reality television personality<ref>((cite web|title=Banksy Balls on Sunday|url=https://thebristolblogger.com/2008/07/banksy-balls-if-they-cant-get-the-simple-facts-straight/#comments|access-date=10 August 2022))</ref>
*[[James Averis]] (born 1974), cricketer((citation needed|date=July 2022))
*[[Raymond L. Brett]] (1917–1996), university professor((citation needed|date=July 2022))
* Julian Close of [[Red Box (band)|Red Box]] (born c.1960), musician and music industry professional((citation needed|date=July 2022))
*[[Chris Chivers]] (1967-), Anglican priest((citation needed|date=July 2022))
*[[Russ Conway]] (1925–2000), pianist and composer<ref name="Larkin">Larkin C (1997) ''Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music'', Muze UK Ltd, ((ISBN|0-7535-0149-X)) p. 125</ref>
*[[Reginald Croom-Johnson]] (1879-1957)((citation needed|date=July 2022))
*Lieutenant-General Sir [[William Draper (general)|William Draper]] (1721–1787), army officer<ref name="pitt">[https://books.google.com/books?id=KsUy8mFNsEMC Pitt's 'Gallant Conqueror': The Turbulent Life of Lieutenant-General Sir William Draper], James Dreaper, 2006, ((ISBN|1-84511-177-X))</ref>
*[[John Fortune]] (1939-2013), comic and writer((citation needed|date=July 2022))
*[[Tom Dascombe]] (Born 1973), jockey and racehorse trainer((citation needed|date=July 2022))
*[[Racey Helps]], (1913–1970), children's writer and illustrator((citation needed|date=July 2022))
*Simon Richard William Hicks, (1955'''–'''2007), production designer and filmmaker<ref>((cite web |title=Simon Hicks obituary -        The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/apr/02/obituaries.mainsection))</ref>
*[[David Hulin]], (born 1975), director and animation director((citation needed|date=July 2022))
*[[Andrew Ibrahim]] (born 1989), terrorist suspect convicted of preparing terrorist acts((citation needed|date=July 2022))
*[[Dan Jones (composer)|Dan Jones]] (born 1969), composer((citation needed|date=July 2022))
*[[David R. Jones (biologist)|David Jones]] (1941–2010), [[Flavelle Medal]]–winning biologist((citation needed|date=July 2022))
*[[Chris McNab]] (born 1980), author and computer hacker((citation needed|date=July 2022))
*[[Mark Newman]] (born c.1967), physicist((citation needed|date=July 2022))
*[[Tom Spilsbury]] (born 1976), journalist, ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' editor((citation needed|date=July 2022))
*[[Reece Winstone]] (1909–1991), photographer and local historian((citation needed|date=July 2022))
*[[Alan Geoffrey Woods]] (born 1942), [[Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar|Dean of Gibraltar]] 2003–2008((citation needed|date=July 2022))

It has been alleged that the influential pseudonymous graffiti artist [[Banksy]], whose identity is a closely guarded secret, is in fact a former pupil of Bristol Cathedral School named Robin Gunningham.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7504132.stm "BBC News online  Paper 'reveals Banksy's identity'"]</ref> Banksy himself has declined either to confirm or deny the allegation.

==Former teachers==
*[[David Jewell (headmaster)|David Jewell]], headmaster<ref name="timesonline.co.uk">((Cite web |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article675230.ece |title=David Jewell obituary - Times Online<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522212115/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article675230.ece |archive-date=2011-05-22 |url-status=dead ))</ref>
*[[Alastair Hignell]], history and sport((citation needed|date=July 2022))
*[[Clifford Harker]], organist and master of the choristers, Bristol Cathedral, 1949–1983<ref>((cite web |title=Obituary: Clifford Harker - The Independent|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-clifford-harker-1125269.html))</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of the oldest schools in the world]]

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
((Commons category))
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080923223841/http://www.bccs.bristol.sch.uk/ Official school website]
*((EW charity|1123844|Bristol Cathedral Choir School))
*[http://www.cathedralians.com/ Old Boys website]

((Education in Bristol))
((Authority control))

[[Category:Secondary schools in Bristol]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in the 12th century]]
[[Category:Grade II* listed educational buildings]]
[[Category:Grade II* listed churches in Bristol]]
[[Category:People educated at Bristol Cathedral Choir School|*]]
[[Category:1140 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Cathedral schools|Bristol]]
[[Category:Choir schools in England]]
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