former presenter of BBC Gardeners' Question Time Julian Bennett, Television presenter, best known for British Queer Eye and The Only Way Is Essex Musicians James Bowman, English countertenor and former Ely Cathedral chorister Gus Unger-Hamilton, Keyboardist for the Indie Rock Band alt-J David Pickard, Director of the BBC Proms, and Former Director of the Glyndebourne Opera Darren Jeffery, English Bass-baritone singer Actors, directors and producers Ed Blum, film director, known for the film Scenes of a Sexual Nature Richard Everitt, Television and film producer, with credits including Coronation Street Fiona Laird, Theatre director, composer, and writer. Hugh Miles, cinematographer and filmmaker, specialising in wildlife films Alan Yentob, television executive, producer and presenter of BBC's Imagine series Artists and designers Aubrey Powell, designer, noted for designing Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy album cover Edward Stott, Painter Rupert Sanderson, British shoe designer Armed forces Donald Kingaby, World War II flying ace Commander Alwyn Thomas Lavender Covey-Crump, author of Alphabetical Glossary of Naval Terms and Abbreviations. John W. R. Taylor, British Kremlinologist and military aviation expert Sportspeople Oliver Jarvis, British racing driver and winner of the 2022 24 Hours of Daytona Benedict Jackson, English professional golfer Oliver Oakes, Team Principal and Director of Hitech GP, 2005 World Karting Champion, and former British Formula Three and GP3 racing driver Goldie Sayers, Olympic medallist – Javelin Nick Pope, England and Premier League goalkeeper Rebecca Daniel, Welsh hockey player Alan Gregory, Scottish Rugby Union player in the 2018 Six Nations Championship William Burns, Cricketer Henry Luddington, Cricketer Others Dr Frances Ward, Dean of St Edmundsbury, Cathedral of Bury St. Edmunds Harry Barton, Archdeacon of Sudbury James Bentham, English Clergyman and Historian of Ely Cathedral See also List of the oldest schools in the world The King's School, Canterbury The King's School, Chester The King's School, Gloucester The King's School, Peterborough The King's School, Rochester The King's School, Worcester Notes and references External links A history of the choristers of Ely Cathedral Ely Cathedral Choir website Profile on the Independent Schools Council website Private schools in Cambridgeshire Boarding schools in Cambridgeshire Member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference Educational institutions established in the 1540s 10th-century establishments in England Choir schools in England Church of England private schools in the Diocese of Ely Ely, Cambridgeshire Schools with a royal charter Educational institutions established in the 10th century 970 establishments Buildings and structures in Cambridgeshire Cathedral schools