Queen Margaret’s School, York, Yorkshire, UK

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.