Queen’s College London

Ours is a community where success comes not from pressure, but from tolerance, kindness and respect. Supported by outstanding teaching and pastoral care, pupils learn not just their subjects, but to value themselves and each other, leaving with a clear sense of who they are and how they can make a difference.

At Queen’s we teach students how to think, not what to think. This ethos of encouraging independent thought is reflected in our excellent academic results and we are particularly proud of our outstanding ‘value added score’, given we are deliberately not as narrowly academically selective as some other London day schools. Every year we successfully prepare pupils for entry to Oxford, Cambridge, the best medical schools and leading Russell Group universities. Increasingly, we also support pupils who choose the most prestigious American universities, as well as others to renowned Music and Art Colleges.

The performing arts are particularly strong at Queen’s. More than 50% of pupils learn at least one musical instrument and we recently hosted a magnificent Gala Concert at the Cadogan Hall, featuring our Music Scholars playing solos with the Royal Philharmonic orchestra. As well as the Drama, Dance and Music lessons on the main curriculum for all, we also run more than 80 clubs each week; many of these enable pupils to participate in further performing arts activities.

Physical Education is led by our Director of Sport (who was part of the 2014 England Rugby World Cup winning team) and all pupils have four periods of PE each week, plus compulsory gym and dance. We hope all students – whatever their athletic ability – find a sport they will continue in later life.