- Queenswood School
Queenswood School is a girls-only private school located near Hatfield in the English county of
Hertfordshire . It offers admission at ages 11, 13 or 16 (forsixth form ).The current headmistress is Pauline Edgar.
History
Queenswood was founded in 1894 by two
Methodist ministers and its first headmistress was Ethel Mary Trew. Originally, the school was located inClapham , London, but it was moved to Hertfordshire in 1925. Because it was originally located in Clapham there are now two houses called Clapham North and Clapham SouthUniform
The predominant colours of the school uniform are purple and grey.
chool houses
Queenswood has five houses. The year 7s and 8s are in
Trew House. In year 9 they are split up to their attached houses, and in 6th formUpper 6th andLower 6th :
* Hartley: Housemistress: Miss S Hardie
* Clapham North: Housemistress: Mrs J Brown-Hovelt
* Clapham South: Housemistress: Ms. E Maassen (leaving)
* Waller: Housemistress: Mrs M Adcock (leaving)
* Trew: Housemistress: Mrs V Castle
* Upper 6th: Housemistress: Mrs G M Dawson
* Lower 6th:Housemistress: Miss S DeeBuildings
There are many parts of the school, as it stretchesacross a large area containing woodland and open fields.
* Trew: Boarding houses (Lower Trew, Upper Trew), dining room, living quarters for headmistress
* Centre: Boarding houses (Waller, Hartley, Clapham North, Clapham South, Eaves), study bases (carrells)
* Theatre: Helen McCrory Studio
* Stamp: Drama rooms, boarding house
* Chapel
* Bridge (boarding house)
* Senior (boarding house)
* Leech (PE): Changing rooms, tennis department, gym (workout), aerobics room
* Gym
* Old Pool Hall
* Swimming Pool
* Art Block
* Music Block
* Science Block: Science, DT
* ABC (main classrooms): Subjects taught here include Maths, English, Languages etc.. (also computer rooms)
* Library
* Belling: Boarding house, computer room
* Pizza Hut (sixth form centre)
* Medical Centre
* Palestra (sports hall)
* Pavilion: Astro Hockey Pitch (Transforms to 9 tennis courts in Summer), 4 Astro Tennis courts, 12 Clay Tennis CourtsThe school also has a full size grass athletics pitch, which transforms into 3 hockey pitches in Winter. There is also an adventure playground. The center of the school is considered as the Monstros, which is a stone monument, between Trew House and Centre.
Notable Subjects and Sports
Queenswood is known for being consistent in many subjects, earning honours for many.
Tennis
The school specialises in tennis, offering scholarships and boasts 27 tennis courts, including, 12 Clay, 9 Temporary Astro, 4 Permanent Astro and 2 Indoor Acrylic. It has a collection of qualified tennis coaches. The school teams have also won many national tournaments all over the country, including the Abedare Cup, and BSTA Schools Tennis. Queenswood was the school of British Tennis player
Naomi Cavaday .Hockey
Queenswood also specialises in hockey, and has had many England players pass through the school. Queenswood is also the county training centre for hockey.
chool Day Structure
* 7.00 - Morning Bell (Boarders)
* 7.25 - Breakfast (Boarders)
* 8.00 - Housemeeting
* 8.20 - Chapel
* 8.45-9.45 - Periods 1+2
* 9.45-10.45 - Periods 3+4
* 10.45-11.05 - Break
* 11.05-12.05 - Periods 5+6
* 12.05-1.05 - Periods 7+8
* 1.05-2.20 - Lunch
* 2.20-3.20 - Periods 9+10
* 3.20-4.20 - Periods 11+12 (Study for Yr7)
* 4.20 - Tea Check
* 4.45-5.45 - Activities
* 5.45 - Yr7 day girls may leave
* 5.45-6.45 - Study
* 6.45 - Diner/Day girls may leave-Boarders Only-
* 7.00 - Sign In
* 8.30 - Yr7+8 Housemeeting
* 9.00 - Housemeetings/ Yr7 Lights Out
* 9.15 - Yr8 Lights Out
* 9.45 - Yr9+10 Lights Out
* 10.15 - Yr11 Lights Out
* 11.00 - L6+U6 In RoomsNote: The school does not have Saturday School. Structure totally different on weekends.
chool song
The lyrics of the School Song are taken from
Robert Browning 's poem "Rabbi Ben Ezra ", set to a stirring Victorian tune.:All that is, at all:Lasts ever, past recall;:Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure;:What entered into thee,:That was, is and shall be::Time's wheel runs back or stops: Potter and clay endure.
:Grow old along with me!:The best is yet to be,:The last of life for which the first was made::Our times are in His hand:Who saith 'A whole I planned::Youth shows but half: trust God: see all, nor be afraid!'
Notable Alumnae
*
Helen McCrory , actress
*Natalie Pinkham , television and radio presenter
*Carol Thatcher , journalist and daughter of one-time UK prime-ministerMargaret Thatcher
*Georgie Thompson ,Sky Sports presenter
*Naomi Cavaday , British tennis PlayerDuring the 1980s, actor
Paul Bettany stayed at the school regularly as his father,Thane Bettany was the resident head of drama teaching. [citeweb|url=http://www.vnchannel.net/other-archive/news/section-9-entertainment/2760-tragedy-drugs-and-a-dad-who-wanted-to-have-a-sex-change-op-da-vinci-code-week-paul-bettanys-ama.html|title=Tragedy, Drugs and a Dad Who Wanted to Have a Sex Change Op|publisher=Daily Mirror|author=Julie McCaffery|date=May 16, 2006|accessdate=2008-01-14]References
External links
* [http://www.queenswood.herts.sch.uk Official School Site]
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