Address: Queen’s College Preparatory, 61 Portland Place, London W1B 1QP
Website: qcps.org.uk
Founded: 2002 (Queen’s College, 1848)
Number of Pupils: 225 girls
Fees: £5,739 – £6,189 per term
Ages: 4-11
Head Teacher: Mrs Laura Hall BA (Bristol), MA, PGCE
Religious Affiliation: Church of England ethos, welcoming pupils of all faiths and none
Entrance Procedure: Non-selective on entry at 4 years old, thereafter by assessment
Contact: Mrs Rani Winthrop, registrar, 020 7291 0660
Email: [email protected]
School Visits: Parents are invited to open mornings and meet with the headmistress by private appointment.
The Curriculum
QCPS offers a first-class cutting edge curriculum which uses all that London has to offer extensively. Inspirational and challenging, our curriculum prepares pupils for successful entry into a range of leading day and boarding schools.
Games & The Arts
Sport and the performing arts are taught by inspirational specialists from reception and play a key role in the life of the school. Most girls take individual music lessons and all take part in concerts, proms, plays and sports fixtures.
Pastoral Care
QCPS girls are known as individuals in a warm and nurturing environment where they can excel, be challenged and be happy. A long term view is taken of each girl’s development, and pupils develop confidence and a sense of self through the extensive range of opportunities and experiences made available to them. Great emphasis is placed on the development of character, resilience, ambition, good manners, empathy, compassion and social responsibility.
Recent Scholarships
QCPS pupils have been awarded a total of 58 scholarships over the past three years.
Head Teacher’s Philosophy
Prep school days should be an idyllic time when children are part of a warm and happy community; where their intellectual curiosity is harnessed by exceptional teachers who care for them and inspire them to become ambitious, confident, compassionate, accomplished and well-rounded young people exceptionally well prepared for senior school.
Outstanding Characteristics
- Outstanding academic results at 11+
- First-class cutting edge curriculum
- Exceptional pastoral care with a warm and inclusive – community
- Beautiful well-appointed facilities in a unique home-from-home environment in Central London
- Exciting co-curricular programme
- Lots of trips, lots of adventure, lots of friends and – lots of fun
