Queen Mary's School
Queen Mary's School is an independent school in Thirsk for girls aged 0 to 16. It has 221 pupils and room for 300.
Baldersby Park, Topcliffe, Thirsk, YO7 3BZ01845 575000queenmarys.orgMrs Fe Beadnell headAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
41 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 41 | 17 | 32 | 17 | 21 | 15 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 26.8 | 64.4 | 59.2 | 62.8 | 58.2 | 64.1 | 47.1 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 34% | 65% | 75% | 76% | 52% | 80% | 48% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 42% | 94% | 91% | 94% | 76% | 87% | 68% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 2.30 | 5.77 | 5.12 | 5.39 | 5.11 | 5.67 | 4.17 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 12% | 53% | 41% | 29% | 48% | 47% | 37% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 9 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 17 | 35% | 88% | 100% | 53% | – |
| English Language | 17 | 53% | 88% | 100% | 54% | – |
| English Literature | 16 | 63% | 88% | 94% | 58% | – |
| Chemistry | 13 | 39% | 85% | 92% | 81% | – |
| Biology | 13 | 62% | 100% | 100% | 82% | – |
| Physics | 13 | 54% | 92% | 100% | 82% | – |
| Geography | 8 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 51% | – |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 6 | 17% | 67% | 83% | 52% | – |
| Religious Studies | 6 | 50% | 100% | 100% | 60% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Yorkshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 221 | 207 | 227 | 235 | 220 | 204 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 25% | 28% | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 4% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 2% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topcliffe CofE Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 116 | No overall grade 2025 | 90 | Compare |
| Alanbrooke Academy | Academy | 1.4 miles | 27 | No overall grade 2025 | 100 | Compare |
| Darwin School | Independent | 1.5 miles | 9 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 2.0 miles | 97 | Good 2019 | 49 | Compare |
| Cundall Manor School | Independent (grammar) | 2.9 miles | 295 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Carlton Miniott Primary Academy | Academy | 3.1 miles | 196 | Good 2023 | 77 | Compare |
| Dishforth Airfield Community Primary School | Council | 3.2 miles | 96 | Outstanding 2023 | 20 | Compare |
| Keeble Gateway Academy | Free school | 3.5 miles | 204 | Good 2024 | 15 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Queen Mary's School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Queen Mary's School yet.
How good are Queen Mary's School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 34% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 26.8, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Queen Mary's School have?
221 pupils aged 0 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 300 places, so it is 74% full. It is a girls' school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Baldersby Park, Topcliffe, Thirsk, YO7 3BZ
- Telephone
- 01845 575000
- Website
- www.queenmarys.org
- Head
- Mrs Fe Beadnell
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 0-16, with nursery
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward
- Wathvale & Bishop Monkton
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1927
- URN
- 121725 · LAESTAB 8156000 · UKPRN 10017492
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.