| Yehudi Menuhin School | |
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| Address | |
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, , KT11 3QQ England | |
| Coordinates | 51°18′23″N 0°22′36″W / 51.3064°N 0.3767°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private day and boarding school Music school |
| Established | 1963 |
| Founder | Yehudi Menuhin |
| Department for Education URN | 125428 Tables |
| President | Tasmin Little |
| Head | Robin Harskin |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 9 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 81 |
| Houses | Harris House Music House |
| Website | Official website  |
The Yehudi Menuhin School is a specialist music school in Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey, England, founded in 1963 by violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin.[1] The current director of music is the British classical pianist Ashley Wass. The school is one of the five established musical schools for school-age children in the United Kingdom, along with Chetham's School of Music, Wells Cathedral School, the Purcell School and St. Mary's Music School, Edinburgh. It is mainly funded by the Department for Education's Music and Dance Scheme, by philanthropic foundations, by donations and bequests from individuals, and by regular support from the Friends of the Yehudi Menuhin School.
Yehudi Menuhin founded the school to provide an environment and tuition for musically gifted children from all over the world to pursue their love of music, develop their musical potential, and achieve standards of performance on stringed instruments and piano at the highest level. Today's School provides a holistic musical and academic education for around 85 students aged from 9 to 19, with specialist tuition on the stringed instruments, piano and classical guitar. The majority of the school's pupils are boarders, with roughly a dozen day pupils, mainly in the younger age groups.
It is the school's ambition to be 'needs-blind' in its admission process. Parents are charged fees in accordance with their ability to pay, with around three-quarters supported by the Music and Dance Scheme and the remainder assisted by bursaries from the school.
The school is a registered charity under English law.[2]
The Menuhin Hall located in the school grounds hosts a full programme of concerts throughout the year.