A crucial early decision was to extend the pastoral system of Bushey Grammar to the new school, with four houses spanning all year groups, two based on each side of Aldenham Road.

[4] Grange Park School closed in September 1988, and its pupils transferred to Queens'.

[5] Queens' was awarded grant-maintained status in April 1993 and became a foundation school in September 1999.

The school occupies a relatively isolated suburban campus on both sides of Aldenham Road, in Bushey on the outskirts of Watford in south Hertfordshire.

As an amalgamation of two schools, Queens' has two sites - named North and South - linked by an underpass.

The remaining places are allocated to siblings of current pupils and to applicants living nearest to the school.

The catchment area for selective places extends approximately 7 miles (11 km) from the school: in addition to southwest Hertfordshire, it includes some northern parts of the London Borough of Harrow.

GCSE exam results are regularly far above the national average, with outstanding value added figures and the last OFSTED report was very positive about the school.

[citation needed] The school won the 2009 Sports Colleges Award for Innovation for development of a virtual learning environment (VLE).