Queen Margaret's School, York

at , Escrick , YO19 6EU United Kingdom

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Queen Margaret's, York is an independent day and boarding school for girls age 11 - 18 in Escrick Park near York, England. The school was named after Queen Margaret the Queen of Scotland from c.1070 - 1093.HistoryQM was established in Scarborough by the Woodard Foundation, an organisation committed to the establishment of boarding schools where teaching would be firmly based on the Christian religion. Following evacuation to Pitlochry during the First World War and Castle Howard in the Second World War, QM finally came to Escrick Park, six miles south of York in 1949. Dr Paul Silverwood has been the Headmaster since September 2009.Tatler Schools Guide 2011 stated: "QM is one of those all-girls country boarding schools that is quietly doing great things. Girls are playing lacrosse for the England under-19s, representing Great Britain at skiing, getting ace grades at A-level, performing for the National Youth Theatre and winning places at the London Contemporary Dance School."AcademicPublic examination results in 2011 put QM among the top schools in the country with a 100% pass rate and 86% of entries achieving grades A*-B at A Level and 95% of entries achieving A*-C at GCSE. The School offers a full range of academic subjects at GCSE, AS- and A-level. GCSEs are chosen from twenty four subjects and girls must study English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Science and a Modern Foreign Language. In addition, most girls opt to study four other subjects. In the Sixth Form, twenty seven subjects are offered at AS and A2 level. At AS level, most girls opt to study four or five subjects, reducing to three or four at A2 level.

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Queen Margaret's School, York is York based place and this enity listed in School category. YO19 6EU. Contact phone number of Queen Margaret's School, York: 01904 727600