Data profile
The Queen's School, Chester
- Rank #344
- Fees £16.4k/yr
- girls
- Chester
01 · Module
Outcomes
Where leavers go after sixth form.
- Cohort
- 35
- Oxbridge
- 2
- Russell Group
- 10
- US Ivy
- 0
Class of 2025
Top destinations
- University of Liverpool—
- University of Birmingham—
- Newcastle University—
- University of Leeds—
- University of Nottingham—
- University of Oxford—
- University of Cambridge—
- Durham University—
02 · Module
Exam results
A-level top grades and GCSE 9–7, post-2026 methodology recalibration.
- A-level A*–A
- 90%
- GCSE 9–7
- 76%
- Oxbridge rate
- 6%
- Russell Group rate
- 29%
Recalibrated
03 · Module
Entry points & fees
Ages, deadlines and annual fees per route.
| Entry | Year | Places | Assessment | Day fee (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11+MAIN | Year 7 | — | school_own_exam, interview | £16.4k |
| 16+ | Year 12 | — | school_own_exam, interview | £16.4k |
| 7+MAIN | Year 7 | — | school_own_exam | £16.4k |
04 · Module
Houseroom Index
Composite score blending owned data with external consensus.
Index score
69
/ 100
National rank #344
05 · Module
Inspections
Latest inspection rating and report.
ISI
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Inspected 2025-03-01
The most recent inspection was a Focussed Compliance and Educational Quality inspection carried out by ISI in March 2025.
Read full report →06 · Module
Key people
Head, senior leadership and governance.
Head
Joanne Keville
Headmistress of The Queen's School, Chester. Leads the whole school.
Deputy Head
Dominic Penney
Deputy Head at The Queen's School.
Director Of Marketing, Admissions And Development
Hilary Davies
Director of Marketing, Admissions and Development at The Queen's School.
Deputy Head Pastoral
Ashley Eaton
Deputy Head Pastoral at The Queen's School.
Director Of Finance And Operations
Mark Lynch
Director of Finance and Operations at The Queen's School.
Deputy Head
Mr Dominic Penney
Deputy Head at The Queen's School, Chester.
08 · Module
Compare with peers
The schools a family applying here would also be considering — chosen by sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fees, tier and outcomes, with an admissions-adviser AI re-rank.
- Fees £19.8kA*-A 85%Oxbridge 5%Rank #324
The King's School, Chester is a day school in the same city with a similar fee bracket and selectivity tier, offering 11+ entry and a comparable academic profile.
- Fees £18.1kA*-A 67%Oxbridge 9%Rank #306
Manchester High School for Girls is a girls' day school with overlapping 11+ entry, within reasonable commuting distance, and a similar fee and selectivity tier.
- Fees £20.5kA*-A 88%Oxbridge 8%Rank #288
Sheffield High School for Girls shares the girls' day format, similar academic standards, and overlapping entry phases, making it a plausible Plan B despite the longer commute.
Peers refreshed annually plus on-write. Filters: sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fee band, tier. Scoring: 0.45 outcome similarity + 0.25 structured + 0.10 embedding + 0.20 AI re-rank.
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