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, and so started over 200 years of high quality education. The School has undergone many changes and as the first Full State Boarding Academy from September 2010 we are once again on the cusp of further exciting developments. The School has been in Dover for over 100 years on a 150 acre site. We have 500+ students aged 11- 18 years of age, all full-boarders, including weekly boarding with some students from military families.