Queen Margaret's School For Girls A GSG School
- Queen Margaret's School For Girls
Escrick Park
Escrick
York
North Yorkshire
YO19 6EU - Head: Mrs Sue Baillie
- T 01904 727600
- F 01904 728150
- E [email protected]
- W queenmargarets.com/
- An independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: North Yorkshire
- Pupils: 211; sixth formers: 80
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £23,271 pa; Boarding £34,695 - £40,236 pa
- Open days: Open Days: January, February, March, April, May and June. Personal visits available all year round. Open Days and Personal Visits can be booked on school's website.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Splendid setting at Escrick Park. Queen Margaret’s has a superb boarding offer which we think ticks a lot of boxes. Day girls are all full members of a boarding house so everyone is included. At A level the school has an amazing 30 subjects on offer and art is a particular strength. The QM twist comes in the provision of at least 30 minutes one-to-one support from a personal tutor for every girl every week…
What the school says...
Awarded 'Small Independent School of the Year' in the Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2023.
Established in 1901, QM is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11-18. You will find us in glorious parkland about six miles south of York. But we are much more than our surroundings, we are more than a school:
We’re a home from home.
A family of learning and belonging.
In a truly inspirational setting.
We are somewhere each and every girl can thrive.
Where they’ll be happy and healthy.
Grow their knowledge, skills and confidence.
And make friends for life.
Somewhere that’s the bedrock for success.
Opens up opportunities and possibilities.
Inspires them to forge their own future.
And gets them ready for life, whatever their calling.
We nurture girls to fulfil their ambitions.
To realise their potential.
To become the best women they can be.
And give them an amazing start in life. ...Read more
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Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2019, Sue Baillie. With a degree in history from the University of Leicester she says, ‘Teaching was always going to be my vocation.' After a short foray into accountancy, which she says has stood her in very good stead for school leadership, she studied for her PGCE at Gonville and Caius, Cambridge. Her first teaching post was at Barnard Castle as teacher, then head of history and housemistress. Leadership roles at King Edward’s Bath and King Edward’s Oxford, then led to a return north to Newcastle Church High and deputy head roles at Kimbolton School and Newcastle Royal Grammar School. An accomplished school leader with a very measured and calm approach, she has great experience and an excellent grasp of the intricacies of boarding schools. ‘As a leader I want to make sure...
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Results by exam and subject
Subject results
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Special Education Needs
A Special Educational Need can take on a variety of forms and whether a student is experiencing a learning difficulty, medical condition or pastoral need, the Learning Support Department at Queen Margaret's serves to provide students with full support to enable them to flourish. As soon as contact is made with the School it is important to advise of any special educational needs a student may have. Everything can then be put in place right from assessment day. There is a process of continual monitoring in place and an ‘open door’ policy. All girls are screened for learning difficulties when they first join QM and then again in Year III (9) and in Lower Sixth Form. This ensures that any emerging difficulties are quickly identified and provisions made. The School is fortunate in having its own Specialist Assessor who sees the examination process through from start to finish for each individual girl, carrying out the appropriate assessments for examination access arrangements, implementing arrangements in the classroom for girls and ensuring the appropriate paperwork is completed and applications made to the examination boards. All girls on the Special Educational Needs register are offered weekly, personalised lessons, for which there is no charge. These are one to one, tailored to each girl’s individual needs and timetabled to fit with girls’ other commitments, so enabling girls to shine in all areas of the curriculum. The Learning Support Department embraces a ‘can do’ attitude and encourages girls that a special educational need is not a barrier to achievement. From the girl now reading English at Cambridge, to the girl who has set up her own underwear business, anything is possible.
Condition | Provision for in school |
---|---|
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
Aspergers | Y |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
Dyscalculia | Y |
Dysgraphia | Y |
Dyslexia | Y |
Dyspraxia | Y |
English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
Genetic | |
Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
Has SEN unit or class | Y |
HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
Hospital School | |
Mental health | Y |
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
PD - Physical Disability | |
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mowden Hall School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 All Rounder Scholarship |
St John's College School | 2023 | 1 |
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