St George's School, Windsor Castle
| Established | 1352 |
|---|---|
| Type |
Independent preparatory school Choral foundation school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headmaster | Mr Chris McDade, BA (Huddersfield), FCollT, LTCL, PGCE (Bath) |
| Chairman of the Governors | The Rt Rev David Conner, Dean of Windsor |
| Founder | Edward III |
| Location |
Windsor Berkshire SL4 1QF England |
| Local authority | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| DfE number | 868/6006 |
| DfE URN | 110131 Tables |
| Staff | 80 (approx.) |
| Students | 410 (approx.) |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 3–13 |
| Houses | Victory, Rodney, Vindictive and Revenge |
| Website | www |
St George's School, Windsor Castle is a coeducational independent preparatory school in Windsor, near London, England. Founded to provide choirboys for the Choir of St George's Chapel, it now educates over 400 boys and girls.
The school was established to provide six choristers for the Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, which sings in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, which is the official country residence of the British Royal Family. St George's is one of the oldest schools in the country, and has provided an unbroken line of boy choristers to sing daily services in St George's Chapel since 1352.
As late as 1942 the school was reported by its headmaster as being "for the sons of Gentlemen only".
The school's choristers have sung at events such as the wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones, now the Countess of Wessex; the funeral of John Hunt, Baron Hunt; and also the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
The seventeen full choristers live at the school, with about seven 'probationers' who are mostly day pupils. The choristers attend lessons at the school with the other children and rehearse each day before and after school in the Song School by the Chapel, where they also sing seven services each week during term time. Their school fees are partly met by grants from the Dean and Canons of Windsor.
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