Queen Margaret’s School, Escrick , York. 960 likes · 237 talking about this · 1,071 were here. Queen Margaret’s, York is a small independent boarding and day school for girls age 11–18 in Escrick .
Queen Margaret’s, York is an independent day and boarding school for girls age 11–18 in Escrick Park near York, England.The school was named after Queen Margaret, the Queen of Scotland from c. 1070 to 1093.
Living Home From Home. With full boarding, flexible boarding and day girl options available to suit busy, modern lifestyles, girls have all the comforts of home at Queen Margaret’s all girls School which is set in 75 acres of beautiful parkland just 6 miles south of York.
Following another evacuation to Castle Howard in the Second World War, QM finally came to Escrick Park, six miles south of York in 1949. Previously, this magnificent country house, built with the assistance of John Carr in 1758 and set in almost 75 acres of beautiful parkland, had been a private residence.
Queen Margaret’s School in Escrick is celebrating another set of exceptional A Level results, reporting over 18% of entries achieved the highly sought after A* grade (for which candidates must score 90% or more on final papers) against a national average of 7.9% for female entries. 40% of the girls at QM gained at least, Finally, The Wenlock Library is nestled in QM ’s main historic building, Escrick Hall. This impressive space is full of character and is used for everything from registration on New Girls Day to special occasion lunches, dinners and drinks receptions for the QM Family.
As part of our ongoing Head Girls Archive Project, we are keen to get in touch with as many Head and Deputy Head girls as possible before this year’s 70 year anniversary of QM moving to Escrick Park. Our archives are currently being organised by a very kind volunteer OM and we are slowly piecing tog …
As a historian and educator, the prospect of living and working with girls and staff in the beautiful environs of Escrick Park feels particularly special and in keeping with her belief that contemporary girls’ education is one with a modern outlook based on traditional values. Sue Baillie will join QM from September 2019, and will be present …
Old Margaretians are part of a global network that connects former pupils of QM . Together, the School and the OMA run an annual programme of social and career-orientated events for its alumnae, including drinks receptions and reunions, as well as providing opportunities to share news and photographs from School days.
Queen Margaret’s Girls Send a QM Teddy into Space 10th February 2016. … The tethered practice launch using an abundance of red helium balloons saw the payload reach 200m into the Escrick sky to test all the equipment and computer programming. Ellen Hobson, aged 15, a Queen Margaret’s girl from York notes: “It is so exciting to be involved …
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