The Queen's School A GSG School
- The Queen's School
City Walls Road
Chester
CH1 2NN - Head: Sue Wallace-Woodroffe
- T 01244 312078
- F 01244 321507
- E [email protected]
- W www.thequeensschool.co.uk/
- An independent school for girls aged from 4 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils: 450; sixth formers: 84
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £10,215 - £15,645 pa
- Open days: See website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Interesting and intelligent displays everywhere, from Stonehenge interpretations to a display about healthy eating: ‘How does Usain Bolt run so fast?' One parent, who said her daughter had had an academic wobble due to changes at home, praised the support she had received: ‘she was able to catch up and thrive’. For those not inclined towards waving a wooden stick around a pitch, Mrs W-W has developed a Fitness for All programme...
What the school says...
With some of the best results across Cheshire, Wirral and North Wales, top grades in all areas of our ISI inspection, excellent facilities, great sports results and a diverse and stimulating mix of extracurricular activities, we are rightly proud of all that The Queen's School does. But don't take our word for it... find out what the pupils themselves think at one of our Open Events. Discover how single-sex education really works for girls and why girls leave us happy, confident and ready to take on the world... ...Read more
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Other features
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
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Rowing
Fencing
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmistress
Since September 2018, Sue Wallace-Woodroffe MSc (Edinburgh University, biological sciences and genetics, then genetics at Cambridge). Previously headmistress of Princess Helena College, a girls’ boarding school in Hertfordshire.
A passionate believer in single sex education, she wants Queen’s to provide a ‘safe space’ for girls to explore, take risks and love their learning. She points out that around 50 per cent of the girls at Queen’s opt for sciences at A level, which she feels is indicative of an environment free of preconceptions: ‘they are not viewed as "boy subjects’’.' As the academic environment at Queen’s is a given, she is especially keen for the girls to have fun, throw themselves into their extracurricular and develop skills they will need in the workplace. At the time of our visit, to...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
| 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 | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | Y |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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