The school originally had its home at 100 Watergate Flags, an 18th-century house built upon the site of an extramural Roman bathhouse.

She extended the curriculum including languages, mathematics, chemistry, gymnastics, and a novel approach to art developed by Robert Aplett in Bradford.

[5] The Queen's Lower School was originally based in two large Victorian houses in Liverpool Road.

Girls are taught a range of subjects including languages, mathematics, the sciences (separately), technology, the humanities, PE and the creative arts.

The school has a number of orchestras, bands, ensembles and choirs and organises regular musical and dramatic productions.

[12] Competitive sports played include hockey, lacrosse, netball, swimming, rowing, skiing, gymnastics, equestrian, badminton and athletics.

The school's hockey players are regularly placed as county champions or higher across a range of age groups.