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G irls A re CAPAB le of greatness on any stage and, at Queen’s Gate, our pupils have the confidence to tackle any challenge and the will to have their voices heard.

STEM Society, run by Sixth Form scientists and the Head of Chemistry, is very popular, and our girls enjoy building rockets, cars and turbines.

We run entrepreneurship challenges and our pupils enjoy competing in many disciplines including chess, fencing, debating and general knowledge competitions. Visiting speakers include successful women from all backgrounds, including science and engineering.

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A lthough we AC hieve excellent results, we are not a hot house. Because of the kindness, care and mutual support that pervades our buildings, our pupils emerge at eleven as confident, resilient, well-balanced girls with a sense of perspective.

Personal success is celebrated on a regular basis, and the annual Prize Giving provides the opportunity for parents to share in this celebration. Our House system enables us to provide an additional support network based on a vertical division of the School.

A n APP re C i Ation of the Arts is evident throughout the School. A music specialist teaches all year groups. We have three choirs and three orchestras, as well as a range of other musical ensembles in which girls are encouraged to develop their musicianship. Each term, we enjoy hearing our musicians in large and small concerts at school and beyond.

For a School with so many distinguished actresses as part of its alumnae, it is no surprise that Drama is a real strength at Queen’s Gate. Our annual School Play takes place at a prestigious London theatre and is a lavish, vibrant, highquality production. In recent years, we have staged The Sound of Music, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Wind in the Willows and Singin’ in the Rain

A s A C entr A l London school, we are fortunate to have such marvellous sporting facilities to hand. We make full use of the gymnasium in the Senior School building for lessons, as well as Battersea and Hyde Parks, and Fulham and Imperial College pools.

A wide range of before and after school clubs are on offer, including fencing, rowing, climbing, cross country, dance and yoga. Our young sportswomen enjoy competing against other schools in regular team and individual fixtures including netball, hockey, cricket, gymnastics, cross country and biathlon.

A huge vA riety of activities takes place throughout the day and after school. The clubs on offer vary from year to year but may include Debating, Current Affairs, Art History, Philosophy, Chess, Science Enrichment, Coding, Musical Theatre, STEM, Art and Craft, Creative Writing, Drama and Music.

Residential trips are important for enrichment and for personal development: IIB (Year 4) visit New Barn in Dorset, IIA (Year 5) spend a week on the Isle of Wight and III Form (Year 6) spend five days in Norfolk.

Our setting in South Kensington

S outh Kensington is a diverse, exciting and historical area of London. We are very fortunate to be at the heart of ‘Albertopolis’, a hub of education, culture and endeavour since the 1850s.

Our excellent location enables us to take advantage of all that London has to offer. Within walking distance we have the Science Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Kensington Palace, the Royal Albert Hall and the Design Museum. We also visit the National Gallery, the

London Transport Museum, the Globe Theatre, the Florence Nightingale Museum and the Wetlands Centre.

We maintain strong links with our vibrant community. We have partnerships with local businesses, such as bookshops during our Literature Festival; we support local charities through initiatives such as Food Bank Friday; we host regular events which are open to all, such as ‘Super Saturdays’ for toddlers; and we take part in local ventures such as the South Ken Kids’ Festival.

“I am so excited about my class trip to the Natural History

“What I like about Queen’s Gate is all the trips we do, for example to New Barn. I also really like the clubs at school, like story-telling club, karate club and hockey club”