| Year | Place | Represented | Venue |
|---|
| 1978 | 4 | St Paul's Cathedral | Birmingham Cathedral |
| 1979 | 2 | St Paul's Cathedral | St Laurence, Reading |
| 1980 | 3 | St Paul's Cathedral | York Minster |
| 1981 | 3 | St Paul's Cathedral | All Saints, High Wycombe |
| 1982 | 3 | St Paul's Cathedral | Manchester Town Hall |
| 1983 | 3 | St Paul's Cathedral | The Bell Tower, Evesham |
| 1984 | 1 | St Paul's Cathedral | St Paul's Cathedral, London |
| 1985 | 2 | St Paul's Cathedral | Canterbury Cathedral |
| 1986 | 7 | St Paul's Cathedral | Leicester Cathedral |
| 1987 | 7 | St Paul's Cathedral | Great St Mary, Cambridge |
| 1988 | 3 | St Paul's Cathedral | Guildford Cathedral |
| 1989 | 2 | St Paul's Cathedral | St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol |
| 1990 | 4 | St Paul's Cathedral | St Nicholas, Liverpool |
| 1992 | 1 | Ancient Society of College Youths | Newcastle Cathedral |
| 1993 | 5 | Ancient Society of College Youths | St Lawrence, Towcester |
| 1994 | 6 | Ancient Society of College Youths | Exeter Cathedral |
| 1996 | 1 | St Paul's Cathedral | Sheffield Cathedral |
| 1997 | 7 | St Paul's Cathedral | St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster |
| 1998 | 4 | St Paul's Cathedral | St Peter Mancroft, Norwich |
| 1999 | 8 | St Paul's Cathedral | York Minster |
| 2000 | 5 | St Paul's Cathedral | Birmingham Cathedral |
| 2001 | 7 | St Paul's Cathedral | Ss Peter & Paul, South Petherton |
| 2002 | 5 | St Paul's Cathedral | Winchester Cathedral |
| 2004 | 5 | St Paul's Cathedral | St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside |
| 2006 | 1 | St Paul's Cathedral | Worcester Cathedral |
| 2007 | 4 | St Paul's Cathedral | Bristol St Stephen |
| 2008 | 5 | St Paul's Cathedral | Lincoln Cathedral |
| 2009 | 1 | St Paul's Cathedral | St Paul's Cathedral, London |
| 2011 | 9 | St Paul's Cathedral | St Peter, Leeds |
| 2012 | 10 | St Paul's Cathedral | St Michael, Melbourne |