Queen's Gate School A GSG School
- Queen's Gate School
133 Queen's Gate
London
SW7 5LE - Head: Mrs RM Kamaryc
- T 020 7589 3587
- F 020 7584 7691
- E [email protected]
- W www.queensgate.org.uk
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Kensington & Chelsea
- Pupils: 393; sixth formers: 94
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £21,600 pa
- Open days: Check website for Virtual Open Events
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Queen's Gate Junior School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
The head speaks of being ‘always ambitious’ for her girls and the academic results across the board bear witness to the school’s success. Once known as an ‘arty’ school, there are few academic gaps here these days and a conscious effort has been maintained to teach a wide range of subjects from year 7 onwards. There has been a small swing in favour of STEM subjects at A level, with more girls taking…
What the school says...
Entrance criteria as follows: Entry year appropriate examination papers in maths and english plus interview for Years 7 to 10. Minimum of six GCSE Grade A passes, Entry Test and interview for entry to Sixth Form. Parents and candidates attend Open Evenings or make private visits separately. 11+ examination consisting of one 75 minute paper taken in January for entry in following September with places for Year 7 offered in February as part of The London Independent Day Girls' Schools' Consortium. ...Read more
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Sports
Rowing
Fencing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal
Since 2006, Rosalynd Kamaryc BA MSc PGCE (50s). Previously did a 10 year stint as head of Wykeham House School, Fareham. Not heading for retirement any time soon but after spending over a decade ensuring that this happy, successful school became even happier and more successful, there’s always the vague possibility that she might want another challenge.
Neat, confident and fit, she plays tennis seriously as often as she can and was once a keen horsewoman before she decided that tennis racquets are less trouble than horses at the end of a long day. She gave careful consideration to the questions we asked and thoughtful, if not revelatory, answers on subjects such as the change in A level choices and university destinations, showing that she has a thorough knowledge of her...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Our Learning Support department offers excellent support to pupils and works closely with staff and parents. Learning support staff provide teaching staff with detailed recommendations for all pupils receiving assistance and they attend all weekly staff meetings to update and advise staff. Parents are kept fully informed and provided with termly plans.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| 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 | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandlings Prep School | 2020 | |||
| Connaught House School | 2020 | 4 | ||
| Falkner House | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Garden House School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Hill House | 2020 | 8 | 2 | Drama Scholarships (2) |
| Kensington Prep School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Art Scholarship |
| Pembridge Hall School | 2020 | 1 | 1 x drama scholarship | |
| Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Redcliffe School | 2020 | |||
| Sarum Hall School | 2020 | |||
| The Hampshire School, Chelsea | 2020 | 3 |
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