At an awards ceremony in London this week, Queen Margaret’s School for Girls in Escrick, York, for girls aged 11 to 18, beat out various local and national schools to win the Small Independent School of the Year award. The Independent Schools of the Year Awards are held annually and receive hundreds of nominations from the best schools across the UK. Despite strong representation from other schools in York, Queen Margaret’s was the only school in North Yorkshire to win an award.
The interaction of one of my catering supervisors with a girl at lunchtime is equally as enriching and part of the small school ethos as the interaction with the head of maths and more so in a small school than anywhere else.” When looking to the future, St Margaret’s headteacher is hoping to maintain its personalised tutoring method as well as provide opportunities for girls with parents who can’t afford the fees such as bursaries.