Queen Margaret’s School for Girls, in Escrick, between York and Selby, is taking in Year 6 pupils from September
The private school, which is currently open to students from Year 7 – Year 13, has unveiled its plan to extend its award-winning, all-girls education to more families in the local area.
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The school, which prides itself on building students’ self-belief, believes its small class sizes and girls-only approach make it the perfect environment for nurturing younger students.
Girls aged 10-11 will be able to attend from September as day students with the school continuing to operate shuttle bus services from York city centre and Pocklington to its school grounds in Escrick Park.
Nicola Dudley became head of Queen Margaret’s last Autumn.
She said: “QM is a very special place, we really are like a family here, and we have everything in place for the newest, youngest members of the QM community to feel at home in their new school when they join us in September.
“Our new Year 6 class will be the perfect stepping stone to our senior school.”
The school day for Year 6 girls will run from 8.30am -3.40pm, after which they can stay for optional after-school clubs. There will also be wrap-around care provision, meaning Year 6 students can remain on site until 8.30pm if their parents are at work.
Ms Dudley said: “When our girls leave us at the end of sixth form they consistently say how transformative their time at QM has been.
“To enable a wider age-range of girls to benefit from the unique experience of a QM education is something we’re incredibly excited about.”
