Westminster Under School

Infobox Secondary School
name = Westminster Under School
motto = "Dat Deus Incrementum"
address = Adrian House, 27 Vincent Square, SW1P 2NN
city = Westminster
state = London
country = England
campus = Westminster, London
type = Boys' independent school
headmaster = Mr. J. P. Edwards
students = 267
website = [http://www.westminsterunder.org.uk Westminster Under School]

Westminster Under School is a private preparatory school for boys aged 7 to 13 and is attached to Westminster School in London.

The school was founded in 1943 in the precints of Westminster School in Little Dean’s Yard, just behind Westminster Abbey. In 1951 the Under School relocated to its own premises in Eccleston Square. Due to rising numbers of pupils in the 1960s and 1970s, the school moved again in 1981 to its present site (which was a former hospital) overlooking the Westminster School playing fields in Vincent Square. There are 267 pupils attending the school. The school has a strong musical tradition and provides choristers for St Margaret's Church, London.

Most boys attending the school move on to Westminster School after the completion of either Common Entrance or Scholarship examinations (The Challenge), although a number of boys each year go onto other schools, most typically either Eton or Harrow.

The Master is Mr J. P. Edwards; the Deputy Master is Mr D. Bratt.

Entrance

Entrance examinations for Westminster Under School can be taken at 7+,8+ or 11+.Entry into Westminster Under School at 11+ may be primarily for the purpose of gaining a place at
Westminster School, however others may have from schools which end in year six and enter schools such as Eton College.The school also offers Academic & Music Scholarships and means-tested bursaries at 11+.

Notable alumni

* Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer)
* Julian Lloyd Webber (cellist)
* George Benjamin (composer)

ee also

* Westminster School

External links

* [http://www.westminsterunder.org.uk Official Website]