Queenswood School

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Queenswood School is a girls-only public school located near Hatfield in the English county of Hertfordshire. It offers admission at ages 11, 13 or 16 (for sixth form).

1 History
2 Uniform
3 School houses
4 School song
5 Notable Old Queenswoodians
6 External links

[edit] History

Queenswood was founded in 1894 by two Methodist ministers and its first headmistress was Ethel Mary Trew. Originally, the school was located in Clapham, London, but it was moved to Hertfordshire in 1925. Because it was originally located in Clapham there are now two houses called Clapham North and Clapham South

[edit] Uniform

The predominant colours of the school uniform are purple and grey.

[edit] School houses

Queenswood has five houses. The year 7s and 8s are in Trew House. In year 9 they are split up to their attached houses, and in 6th form Upper 6th and Lower 6th:

Hartley: Housemistress: Miss S Hardy
Clapham North: Housemistress: Mrs J Brown-Hovelt
Clapham South: Housemistress: Ms. E Maassen
Waller: Housemistress: Mrs M Adcock
Trew: Housemistress: Mrs V Castle
Upper 6th: Housemistress: Mrs G M Dawson
Lower 6th:Housemistress: Mrs S Clayton

[edit] School song

The lyrics of the School Song are taken from Robert Browning's poem Rabbi Ben Ezra, set to a stirring Victorian tune.

All that is, at all

Lasts ever, past recall;

Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure;

What entered into thee,

That was, is and shall be:

Time's wheel runs back or stops: Potter and clay endure.

Grow old along with me!

The best is yet to be,

The last of life for which the first was made:

Our times are in His hand

Who saith 'A whole I planned:

Youth shows but half: trust God: see all, nor be afraid!'

[edit] Notable Old Queenswoodians

Helen McCrory, Actress
Carol Thatcher, Journalist and daughter of one-time UK prime-minister Margaret Thatcher
During the 1980s, actor Paul Bettany stayed at the school regularly as his father, Thane Bettany was the resident head of drama teaching.^{[citation needed]}