About the school
Queen's College is an independent selective day school for girls aged from 4 to 18, situated on 2 sites in central London. The school was founded in 1848 to provide academic qualifications for girls. It consists of a preparatory school for pupils aged between 4 and 11 which was opened in 2002, and a senior school for pupils aged between 11 and 18. The senior and preparatory schools operate independently on a day-to-day basis.
A new sixth form centre opened in February 2017, utilising the roof spaces. New appointments since the previous inspection have included the principal and pastoral deputy head from September 2017, senior tutor and the chair of Council from May 2017, and the head of the preparatory school from September 2016. An interim bursar was appointed in November 2017.
The school is a charitable body governed by the Council of Queen's College under the terms of the Royal Charter of 1853.
What the school seeks to do
The schools aim to value scholarship within a caring environment, offering support to every individual to develop her abilities and talents to the full. They develop independent thought, intellectual curiosity and risk- taking alongside personal integrity, tolerance, respect and team spirit. The schools seek to instil in pupils a love of learning, the ability to think independently and the self-confidence to prepare for challenges of adult life.
About the pupils
Most pupils are from families with professional backgrounds living within a 10-mile radius of the school. The ability profile of pupils is above the national average. The school has no pupils with a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care (EHC) plan. It has identified 19 pupils in the prep school and 88 in the senior school as having special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), which include dyslexia and dyspraxia. Of these pupils, 43 receive help with their needs. The prep school has 51 girls who speak English as an additional language (EAL), of whom 17 receive additional support. In the senior school, 75 pupils have EAL; they require no additional support. Also, 12 prep and 65 senior school pupils have been identified as the more able in the school's population.
Queen's is a leading independent day school for girls between the ages of 11 and 18, occupying four large houses on Harley Street in central London. Our outstanding Prep School, for girls aged 4 to 11, is situated in a separate building, just around the corner on Portland Place.
