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Feb 18, 2021 · Queenswood used to be a very prestigious full boarding school (girls brothers were usually at Harrow). It has evolved over time and now has a very flexible boarding policy but the long days and a strong emphasis on sport and extracurricular are exactly as at full boarding school.
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Going to boarding school means having masses of fun and forming rock-solid friendships. What can be better than living and sharing a room with your best friends? Invariably friendships that you make in a boarding school continue through life and you build and extremely strong support network.
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Year 7-8 follow a common curriculum that includes art, computing, design & technology, drama & dance, English, French, geography, history, Latin and classical civilisation, mathematics, music, physical education, religious studies and science. More unique features of the curriculum include practical cookery, popularly known as 'Haute Quisine', and ...
As well as being the leading school for girls' tennis in the UK (the Queenswood tennis team have won the national independent schools’ trophy for five successive years), the school has sporting success in hockey, fencing, athletics, netball and cricket. The offers an enviable scholarship programme for talented tennis players. Tennis scholars are tr...
Both day students and boarders have full access to a programme of over 70 co-curricular clubs and activities, as well as a diverse programme of house outings and excursions. The majority of students in Year 10 take part in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
In 2021, 81.3% of grades were A*-B (compared to 80.7% in 2020). Girls went on to some of the UK’s most prestigious universities, including Durham, Imperial College London, SOAS, Bristol, Kings College, London, Manchester and Leeds. In the same year, GCSE results were equally strong. Overall, 67.2% of grades were 9–7 (equivalent to A*/A under the fo...
Queenswood offers full, weekly and flexi boarding, and girls stay in four separate houses: Stamp (Years 7-8), Centre (Years 9-11), Trew (Year 12) and Senior (Year 13). Girls are encouraged to board, even for just a few nights, and they are cared for by a team of full time resident staff members. All boarders share rooms until Year 11, when students...
Queenswood has a vast 120-acre parkland estate in the Hertfordshire countryside; located north of London, it is three miles north of the M25. In addition to sport and arts facilities, Queenwood is proud of its Pauline Edgar Library at the very heart of the school. Originally the swimming baths, the building is now home to an ever-expanding collecti...
Most students join at 11+ and must sit either the ISEB Common Entrance Examination or the school’s entrance papers in English, mathematics and verbal reasoning at Queenswood in the November prior to entry. Students joining in the Sixth Form typically achieve at least six Grade 6 at GCSE, with Grades 7-9 in the subjects to be studied at A Level. Gir...
May 21, 2024 · Queenswood is an all-round school with an impressive academic track record; it has a reputation for excellence in Music, Drama, Dance, Art and Sport. The school is known for its exceptional pastoral care and happy, purposeful atmosphere.
- 4/4a Bloomsbury Square, England, WC1A 2RP
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Queenswood is a leading boarding and day school, set in beautiful surroundings, about 20 minutes from central London. An all-round education equips girls with the life skills required of women in the 21st century.
Queenswood is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate at periodic intervals. Our last Regulatory Compliance Inspection was carried out in December 2021. All eight of the areas of compliance were met. Our last Education Quality Inspection was carried out in March 2017.
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Queenswood School. Callow Hills Farm, Hereford Road, Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 2PZ. Inspection dates. 12–14 June 2018. Overall effectiveness. Good. Effectiveness of leadership and management. Quality of teaching, learning and assessment. Personal development, behaviour and welfare.
