Choirs singing at the final of Barnardo's National Choral Competition inside Birmingham Symphony Hall

National Choir Competition

National Choir Competition 2025

Our National Choir Competition is back, and it’s bigger and better than ever!

We are delighted to be hosting our National Choir Competition once again and we’ve made some exciting changes to encourage an even greater range of musical styles. Sign up your choir before Friday 29 November 2024 to get involved.

A big congratulations to our National Junior and Senior Choir Champions 2024!

On the 5th March, 22 finalist choirs took part in the largest school choir competition in the UK at the Birmingham Symphony Hall.

We had over 700 young people competing during the day and performing at the finale concert before a live audience in the evening.

Congratulations to all the choirs that competed, the standard this year was incredible and every single one of you that took part should be very proud. We hope to see you again next year! If you would like to sign up for the mailing list to take part at future events please email [email protected].

A huge congratulations to our runners up and winners:

A group of young people all dressed in black stood in the Birmingham Symphony Hall. All smiling facing the camera

Senior winners: STAHS Senior Chamber Choir, St Albans

Senior runners up: Sedbergh School Chapel Choir

A group of young people all dressed in white stood in the Birmingham Symphony Hall. All smiling facing the camera

Junior winners: Canons Choir, North London Collegiate

 Junior runners up: Kent College Choristers

Congratulations to all the choirs that competed in 2024:

Junior Section

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Bax Consort, Heath Mount School

Canons Choir

East Herrington Primary Academy

Hereford Cathedral Junior School Choir

Hymers Junior School Choir

Kent College Choristers

Lindley Junior School Choir

Norbreck Academy

Perfect Pitch

Senior High March Voices

St Helen's College, Chamber Choir

St Margaret's Chamber Choir

The Abbey Junior School Chamber Choir

The Pointer School Chamber Choir

The Taunton Prep School Singers

Senior Section

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Cor Heol y March 

Ellesmere College Chamber Choir

Harrogate Ladies' College Chapel Choir

Regent House Grammar School

Sedbergh School Chapel Choir

STAHS Senior Chamber Choir, St Albans

Wrekin College Chapel Choir


Our national junior and senior choir champions 2023

The 20 finalist choirs were in full voice at the Birmingham Symphony Hall on 28th February to take part in the largest school choir competition in the UK

We had over 600 young people competing during the day and performing before an live audience in the evening. It was a very closely fought contest, with some exception talent on display.  A huge congratulations to our runners up and winners:

The Junior winners, a choir group called Canons, stand in white T-shirts with the world on it, holding their trophy

Junior winners: Cannon Choir, North London Collegiate

Runners up: Lindley Junior School Choir

Brighton College Chamber Choir stand in a semi circle, all in black, smiling

Senior winners: Brighton College Chamber Choir

Runners up: Cantabile Girls Choir, Hereford Cathedral School

Congratulations to all the choirs that competed in 2023:

Junior Section

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Burgess Hills Girls Prep
Canons Choir – North London Collegiate
Cranleigh Prep
East Herrington
Hurlingham School
Hymers College
Kent College Choristers
Lindley Junior
Norbreck Academy
Poco Amabile – Kendal
Quainton Hall
The Abbey School
Walhampton Primary Choir
RGS The Grange

Senior Section

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Brighton College
Cantabile - Hereford Cathedral School
Key Voices
The Reptiles Repton School
Rochester Grammar
Wrekin College


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