The Duke of York’s Royal Military School is a distinguished independent boarding school for the eleven to eighteen year old sons and daughters of RN/RM, Army and RAF serving personnel. We also educate children whose parents have served in any of the Armed Services on a regular engagement for a minimum of four years.   A Board of Commissioners appointed by Her Majesty The Queen governs the school. The Chairman and members are drawn up from top management positions in the services, education, civil service, industry and professions.     The President is His Royal Highness, The Duke of Kent. Day to day management is the responsibility of the Headmaster, who is supported by a Senior Management Team.

A school with a rich history

In 1801, His Royal Highness Frederick Duke of York laid the foundation stone in Chelsea of what was to become the Duke of York’s Royal Military School. Originally it was an orphanage for children of soldiers killed in battle and was Britain’s first coeducational state funded and state administered school.

The first boys and girls entered the school in 1803 and in 1909 it moved to its present location in Dover. The schools own museum tells part of the rich history of the past and records have been kept on every pupil who ever attended the school.

Over the years the school has developed into a leading independent boarding school, catering exclusively for the sons and daughters of service personnel of all three services.

Whilst at the forefront of educational excellence, preparing its pupils for the needs of tomorrow, the school retains its strong Christian ethos and a ceremonial tradition from its military past.