55 Liverpool Road, Chester, Cheshire CH2 1AW
10 simple reasons to choose The Queen's Lower School
Independent prep school in Chester.
For pupils aged 4 to 11 years.
Girls' school.
Day school.
Religious character; Christian.
Academically selective admissions policy.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Junior division of The Queen's School, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £3,280 (Rec) to £3,475 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose The Queen's Lower School
Schoolsmith Score®; 85.
One of the 4 best independent prep schools in Chester and one of the 4 best primary schools within 2 miles.
On average, 12 pupils per class and 10 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Most Lower School pupils move up to Queen's School, Chester at the end of Year 6.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. The Learning Challenge Curriculum encourages critical thinking through a cross-curricular approach for most subjects up to Year 4. The curriculum also includes PSHE, thinking skills, reasoning, French, Spanish, Mandarin. The school is an accredited 'Confucius Classroom'. There are over 10 extra-curricular academic clubs per year group per term.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, computing and languages throughout, for art and DT from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Beach School and Forest Friday every term for all pupils. Residential trips from Year 3.
School offers over 15 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs and two instrument ensembles. The choir has a strong track record in national choral competitions including Runner up in the BBC Songs of Praise Junior School Choir of the Year competition 2014/15. Up to 10 extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near The Queen's Lower School
Independent Prep Schools
The Firs School (1 mile); The King's School, Infants & Juniors, Chester (2.8 miles); Abbey Gate College, Infant & Junior School (7 miles).
State Primary Schools
Acresfield Primary School (1.8 miles); Oldfield Primary School, Vicars Cross (2.4 miles); St Oswald's Church of England Primary School, Chester (3.1 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
The Queen's School, Chester (1.2 miles); The King's School, Chester (2.8 miles); The Hammond (3.3 miles).
State Senior Schools
Christleton High School (3.3 miles); Helsby High School (9 miles); Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College (11.4 miles).