Established 1894 Principal Mrs Joanna Cameron Phone +44 1707 602500 Founded 1894 | Religion Methodist DfE number 919/6020 Motto In hortis Reginae Number of students 430 | |
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Type Independent schoolDay and boarding Location Brookmans ParkHatfieldHertfordshireAL9 6NSEngland Similar Haileybury and Imperial, St Albans High School F, Dame Alice Owen's School, Aldenham School, The Haberdas Aske's Bo Profiles | ||
Queenswood school
Queenswood School is a girls-only independent school located near Hatfield, Hertfordshire, twenty miles from London. It offers admission at ages 11, 13 or 16 (for sixth form).
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The Good Schools Guide 2013 described Queenswood as "a girls' school to which others should aspire."
Pastoral Care
As Queenswood is a Methodist school, all girls are required to attend chapel services. Special services are held to welcome new girls and farewell Upper Sixth leavers.
The tutor system is a key part of the school's pastoral care. Girls are organised into small groups and assigned to a tutor or their housemistress.
House System
Girls in Years 7 and 8 belong to Stamp House, which accommodates up to 45 boarders.
In Year 7, girls are randomly allocated to one of the four houses but will only switch when they enter Year 9.
Boarding
The houses have a mixture of boarding and day girls to allow for integration. The boarding programme is generally flexible and accommodates part-time boarders. Day girls may sleep over on an ad hoc basis or on weekdays only.
Each house is supervised by a housemistress and a boarding assistant. Stamp House has 12 tutors and three full-time residential staff.
Notable former pupils
During the 1980s, actor Paul Bettany stayed at the school regularly as his father, Thane Bettany was the resident Head of Department for Drama.