Queen Margaret’s is an independent day and boarding school for girls age 11–18 in Escrick Park near York, England. Queen Margaret’s is an independent school for independent girls. This excellent boarding school for girls is set in a stunning rural setting of 70 acres of parkland, the award-winning School enjoys close ties to York which is only six miles away as well as London, less than a two-hour train ride away. As the only all-girls full boarding school in the North of England. The full boarding nature encourages busy weekends with a numerous of opportunities to look forward to at the end of each week. Queen Margaret’s provides an immense variety of activities, clubs and societies and other enrichment opportunities while never sacrificing the needs of the individual girl. Pupils of this top girls only boarding school achieve excellence inside and outside the classroom and are interesting, well-informed and confident members of the community. The School offers a full range of subjects at (i)GCSE and A Level, and examination results are consistently excellent.
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Queen Margaret’s is an independent boarding and day school near York, Yorkshire for girls aged 11-18. Our vision is to flourish as a small, all-girls school that is exceptionally supportive. We aspire to empower every student to gain the confidence required to pursue her individual passions and strive for success, not only within the school but also as she ventures into the world beyond.
Our girls also benefit immensely from our horizontal boarding school system. At Queen Margaret’s, boarding is arranged by year group, which helps the girls to bond and develop lifelong friendships. Housestaff can better focus on and cater for the specific needs of an age group, after all the highs and lows of the girls in Years I-IV in Warwick House are very different to those of the girls in their final year at QM in The Cottages. Each Boarding House has its own special identity, and the accommodation and facilities are age-appropriate. This means the different expectations and rules for each age group can be effectively managed.
On entering QM each girl also becomes a member of one of our vertical Houses and she remains in this House throughout her time at the school – this provides the opportunity to mix and socialise with other year groups encouraging a spirit of teamwork and friendly competition. There are regular inter-House competitions in Music, Cookery, Sport, Singing and Dancing.
Our A Level results brought a 100% pass rate and meant the majority of girls secured their first-choice place at prestigious Russell Group universities. Their empowering all-girls education paved the way for our 2023 leavers to study cutting-edge courses including Games and Virtual Reality at Glasgow, Electrical Engineering at Southampton and Biochemistry at University College London.
Exceptional facilities of this boarding school in Yorkshire include an AstroTurf, sports hall, competition swimming pool, all-weather tennis courts, squash courts, a nine-hole golf course and a riding school adjacent to the main School campus. Main winter activities include: lacrosse, cross country, swimming, hockey and netball. Summer sports include: athletics and rounders, riding. Badminton, tennis and squash are played at all levels.
Creative and performing arts
The creative arts play a central role in life at this girls only boarding school. The purpose built theatre and dance studio and modern art and technology facilities provide the ideal setting for every girl to discover and develop her talents. This top UK girls only boarding school celebrates achievement inside and outside the classroom, offering Academic, Art, Dance, Drama, Music, Choral and Sport scholarships to those who show outstanding talent and potential. The school offers individual and group lessons in Ballet, Tap, Hip-Hop, Contemporary and Modern dance. Music plays an important role in life at this boarding school in Yorkshire with 45% of girls learning at least one instrument and over a quarter of those girls learning more than one instrument.
Escrick Park York, North Yorkshire Y019 6EU Y019 6EU
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