Thorpe Underwood Hall, Thorpe Underwood, York, North Yorkshire YO26 9SS
10 reasons to choose Queen Ethelburga's College, Chapter House
Top line
Queen Ethelburga’s College, Chapter House has a Schoolsmith Score® of 85. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around York and one of the 4 best primary schools for 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Queen Ethelburga’s College, Chapter House is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 months and 10 years. Boarding from Year 1 for the 20% of pupils who board. 50% are full boarders and 50% are weekly or flexi boarders. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Queen Ethelburga’s College, an all-through school to age 18. Queen Ethelburga’s College, Chapter House fees are £4,485 per term (2025/26). Full boarding fees are £12,600 per term. Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Queen Ethelburga’s College, Chapter House has one class per year to Year 3, rising to three by Year 5, and an average class size of 13 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 5 most pupils at Chapter House move up to King’s Magna, and then to Queen Ethelburga’s College at the end of Year 9.
The Queen Ethelburga's College, Chapter House curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Mandarin. It is a thematic curriculum to Year 5. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 7.
Sport at Queen Ethelburga's College, Chapter House
School offers over 20 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and an extensive extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in rugby.
The Arts at Queen Ethelburga's College, Chapter House
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs and several instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm. Queen’s Kindergarten is open for 51 weeks of the year.
Find another school near Queen Ethelburga's College, Chapter House
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Marton-cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School (4.3 miles); Outwood Primary Academy Alne (5.7 miles); Goldsborough Church of England Primary School (6.9 miles).
Queen Ethelburga’s College (0 miles); The Faculty of Queen Ethelburga’s (0 miles); The Mount School, York (11.9 miles); St Peter’s School, York (12.7 miles).
Manor Church of England Academy Trust (9.9 miles); St John Fisher Catholic High School (11.4 miles); St Aidan’s Church of England High School (11.6 miles).