About Us

Our Heritage & Sponsors

For over 220 years, our school has provided a home-from-home to children from military families, upholding pastoral excellence, academic achievement and preparing students for their future journeys. Since 2010, the school has been able to extend this opportunity to students with no connection to the British Armed Forces.

Our military ethos and heritage distinguish us, shaping students’ character and life skills. This legacy positions us as a preferred boarding school, offering quality education at competitive rates.

Guided by our core values of courage, integrity, respect, commitment, loyalty, and self-discipline, we instil resilience and purpose in young minds.

The School Museum, located centrally in the Main Teaching Block for students to see, traces the illustrious history of the school since its foundation. The school also has its own Archive Centre containing documents, journals, artefacts and photographs dating back to 1803.

The school welcomes any enquires regarding our archives to archives@doyrms.com

 

Our School History

Our School Patron

The School cherishes its ongoing connection with the Royal Family, with frequent visits from members, including most recently Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal.

His Royal Highness, the Duke of Kent, serves as the School's patron, a role of great honour and significance.

 

“The transition to Academy status of The Duke of York’s Royal Military School offers tremendous opportunities both for the current pupils and for the many generations of children yet to enter its doors. The Academy achieves excellent academic results and provides outstanding pastoral care to all its students. This, I know, is something that is particularly valued by the many military parents who send their children to the Academy and will, I am sure, prove to be equally important to all our new parents. I am delighted that the Academy will retain its strong military links and that it will build on the Academy’s ethos which has been so carefully nurtured for more than two centuries.

I have greatly valued my association with the Academy over 36 years and I now much look forward to my continued involvement as Patron of the Academy which, I am confident, will continue to go from strength to strength.

To the pupils, the staff and the parents of the Academy I wish every success for the next academic year and for the exciting times that lie ahead.”

– HRH the Duke of Kent, KG

 

Our Sponsors

We take pride in our sponsorship by the Secretary of State for Defence, whose department supports our distinctive military ethos. Within our Trust Board, MOD representatives collaborate with the Governing Body to ensure the highest of standards are maintained.