Benefits of a Girls School

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Benefits of a Girls’ School

At The Queen’s School, we stand by the belief that girls deserve not just a level playing field, but an environment that allows them to thrive without constraints. Our commitment to all-girls education is rooted in the understanding that while every girl is unique, their needs and aspirations can be better nurtured in a supportive, gender-focused setting.

Freedom from stereotypes

One of the most important things you can give your daughter is self-confidence and self-belief – qualities that girls’ schools deliver in abundance. Girls’ schools minimise stereotyped, gender-weighted expectations. There is no such thing as a girl’s subject or a boy’s subject, and girls are free to follow their inclinations with little of the pressure they might otherwise feel.

The facts speak for themselves. Independent research by the Institute of Physics, for example, found that girls who attend independent girls’ schools are significantly more likely to study physics to A-level than girls in any other type of UK school, including independent co-ed schools. At Queen’s more than 50% of girls take a science at A-level, and alongside the doctors, vets and dentists which we have produced historically, we are seeing an increasing number of girls going on to study typically male-dominated subjects at university, such as computer science, physics, astronomy, maths and engineering.

The benefits in figures
Girls at Girls’ Schools Association (GSA) schools are more likely to study sciences, maths and languages. They are:
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more likely to take maths A-level
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more likely to take chemistry
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as likely to take physics

 

An inspirational environment for girls

To state the obvious, girls at GSA schools are surrounded by female role models – from their peers and older girls to prefects and alumnae, not to mention many of their teachers.

Queen’s is a small welcoming community where each girl is known as an individual. Behaviour which is understanding, respectful and kind is modelled by staff and expected of all our pupils.

Our curriculum, enrichment clubs and all extended learning opportunities are designed with girls in mind – whether academic, sports or the arts, activities are offered which will inspire and engage girls with a range of different interests and aptitudes.

 

Academic Excellence

The Queen’s School regularly ranks highly in all national academic league tables and is one of the leading schools regionally for academic performance.

Girls in all-girls schools often achieve high academic results compare to those in coeducational settings and every year we wave girls off to a wide range of prestigious universities as well as other academic pursuits.

 

Leadership Opportunities

GSA schools create nurturing environments where girls feel okay about taking charge and putting themselves forward.

With only girls in the classroom and on the sports field, both intellectual and physical confidence has room to grow. Every girl has every opportunity to become a leader, a form captain, a Head of House. They learn not just how to shoulder responsibility, but also how to take risks, inspire and lead others. This is particularly the case in Queen’s Sixth Form where every girl selects a specific role of responsibility, leads clubs, acts as a mentor to younger pupils and as an ambassador for the school.

It’s true that ‘real life’ isn’t single sex, but it’s also true that teenagers are not adults and that by allowing them the opportunity to develop a strong sense of self away from the scrutiny of the opposite sex, girls’ – and boys’ – schools can help children to become more confident adults. By the time they enter the world of university, work and life, they have acquired the life skills and self-confidence to really succeed.

Read our blog ‘Empowering Girls in Leadership’ 

What our Parents say
Single sex means that gender is never an issue. Girls are given the time and space to decide who they are and form opinions – and most importantly voice them – without anyone setting limits
Year 10 Parent
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