The Art Department at Queen’s Gate is an open, airy space that welcomes and encourages pupils to develop their creative talents at all levels. Inspirational images line the walls of the department from younger pupils alongside completed GCSE and A level work.
Reflecting the Art Department ethos, traditional approaches underpin teaching at all levels, with drawing, sculpture, printmaking and painting being taught throughout KS3 and in greater depth at GCSE and A level. Older pupils use their key artistic skills to enable them to express their own personal ideas as they progress through the school, allowing them to experiment widely with different art approaches and methods, culminating in confident, highly individual pieces.
All pupils are welcome to the Department outside of lesson time to pursue their own artistic interests and share creative time with their friends, allowing each pupil to feel that the Art Department is both a learning area and a relaxed, comfortable space where their instinctive creativity can flourish.
There are four members of staff, including the Head of Art and the technician who is responsible for the smooth running of the department.
Our students regularly visit galleries and art shows and our annual A level Art trips include Venice, Amsterdam and New York.
Students participate in various Art competitions and regularly win prizes and merits of achievements. Our annual Art exhibition of GCSE and A level art is held every year in June and welcomes parents, friends and other visitors who unanimously praise The Queen’s Gate Art talent.
Option 1
🏊🏻 QG SWIMMING GALA 2026 🏊
Friday afternoon saw QG take to the pool for our annual swimming gala. Congratulations to all our swimmers!
Individual Champions:
Year 3 - Louise Z
Year 4 - Louise K
Year 5 - Sophia
Year 6 - Arianna
Year 7 - Elle
Year 8 - Juliette
Invitational - Salina & Elizabeth
Overall Champion: Elle
House Results:
Junior School - Elizabeth 🔴
Senior School - Wyatt ⚪️
Great afternoon in Battersea Park for Year 7&8 Inter-house hockey 🏒
Congratulations to our players of the match: Sophia Y, Cindy, Abigail, Ino, Sophia K, Natasha & Chiara ⭐️
Inter-house Results:
1st - Spalding 🔴
2nd - Wyatt ⚪️
3rd - Douglas 🔵
4th - Johnston 🟢
Over 80 incredible 11+ offers this year 🎉
We are also celebrating over 60 13+ offers so far. Once all the 13+ offers are in, we will share the full list.
A huge well done to our brilliant pupils. Your hard work and determination have truly paid off. 👏
Thank you as well to our dedicated staff and supportive families for everything you do to help our pupils succeed.
Rain or shine, Remove to UV showed up — because apparently rowing is the one sport where terrible weather just means perfect conditions. 🌧️🚣”
We’re marking International Women’s Day at Queen’s Gate with a series of inspiring events. 💜
On Friday, parents and our Sixth Form A-Level Art students are invited to a coffee morning with special guest Caroline de Peyrecave, who will introduce her powerful new exhibition `Empowering Her`. The exhibition challenges the historic under-representation of women in portraiture while celebrating remarkable women shaping Britain today.
Featured portraits include Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, General Dame Sharon Nesmith, Emma Barnett, Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Daryl Fielding, Zoe Stratford and Sally Phillips.
After the coffee morning, Year 6 pupils will take part in a workshop at the gallery, exploring the exhibition and the stories behind these inspiring women.
And don’t forget to wear purple on Monday, the official colour of International Women’s Day! 💜
Empowering Her runs 4–14 March at The Gallery at Green & Stone, London, in support of UN Women UK.
#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 #QueensGateSchool 💜
During our Chinese New Year Celebrations last week, our senior girls enjoyed a special Lunar New Year craft lesson in which they created cards for friends and family.
Swipe to see some of their creations!
#ChineseNewYear
#LunarNewYear
#YearOfTheHorse
#CNYCelebration
#LunarNewYear2026#CreativeClassroom
#ArtsAndCrafts
#StudentCreativity
#HandsOnLearning
#ClassroomMoments #CelebratingDiversity
#SchoolCommunity
#londonschools
#girlseducation
That’s a wrap on Comedy Cuts 🎬✨
What an incredible 3-day filmmaking camp – big laughs, big creativity, and even bigger talent! So proud of all our young filmmakers who brought their ideas to life. 🎥🔥
If you’d like to book for our Easter Holiday Camp, Summer Holiday Camp, or join one of our weekly filmmaking sessions, please visit our website for more details and to secure your spot.
See you at the next shoot! 🎬🎭
An Alumnae Spotlight on Maria Oke, a QG girl from 2013-2020, who recently returned to deliver an inspiring talk as part of our Wider World Speaker Series. Maria shared all about her journey after Queen’s Gate and the experiences that have shaped her path.
Swipe to read Maria’s story.
Option 2
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Chelsea Theatre with our cast, where last week’s hugely successful production of `Around the World in 80 Days` came to life on stage.
A first look at this year`s incredible Senior School production of Jules Verne`s `Around the World in 80 Days`, performed at the wonderful Chelsea Theatre. A Huge congratulations to all students involved, and to the many staff members who made this fantastic performance possible.
Adapted by Laura Eason
This is an amateur production
by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.
We celebrated International Women’s Day with a truly inspiring talk from artist Caroline de Peyrecave about her exhibition Empowering Her at The Gallery at Green & Stone, just a stone’s throw from our school.
Through powerful portraits and stories, the exhibition highlights remarkable women shaping Britain today and challenges the historic under-representation of women in portraiture. Year 6 pupils also visited the gallery for a special workshop, where they explored Caroline’s work, learnt about the inspiring women depicted, and discussed ways to build confidence and self-belief. A meaningful and empowering way for our community to mark the day. 💜 @cdepeyrecave_portraits
#InternationalWomensDay #EmpoweringHer #QueensGateSchool
For Day 5 – the final day of our `Readathon Recommendations`, Hannah recommends North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. A powerful and compelling classic exploring class, industry and social change, it’s a brilliant novel that continues to resonate with readers today.
We’ve had so much fun celebrating books throughout Literary Week – the perfect way to end our Readathon!
Assistant Director of Studies and English Teacher, Miss Cappella, recommends `The Living and the Rest` by José Eduardo Agualusa for today’s Readathon pick. This books is the perfect way to explore the extraordinary power of imagination and the written word - the perfect choice for Literary Week reading!
Option 3
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Chelsea Theatre with our cast, where last week’s hugely successful production of `Around the World in 80 Days` came to life on stage.
A first look at this year`s incredible Senior School production of Jules Verne`s `Around the World in 80 Days`, performed at the wonderful Chelsea Theatre. A Huge congratulations to all students involved, and to the many staff members who made this fantastic performance possible.
Adapted by Laura Eason
This is an amateur production
by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.
We celebrated International Women’s Day with a truly inspiring talk from artist Caroline de Peyrecave about her exhibition Empowering Her at The Gallery at Green & Stone, just a stone’s throw from our school.
Through powerful portraits and stories, the exhibition highlights remarkable women shaping Britain today and challenges the historic under-representation of women in portraiture. Year 6 pupils also visited the gallery for a special workshop, where they explored Caroline’s work, learnt about the inspiring women depicted, and discussed ways to build confidence and self-belief. A meaningful and empowering way for our community to mark the day. 💜 @cdepeyrecave_portraits
#InternationalWomensDay #EmpoweringHer #QueensGateSchool
For Day 5 – the final day of our `Readathon Recommendations`, Hannah recommends North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. A powerful and compelling classic exploring class, industry and social change, it’s a brilliant novel that continues to resonate with readers today.
We’ve had so much fun celebrating books throughout Literary Week – the perfect way to end our Readathon!
Assistant Director of Studies and English Teacher, Miss Cappella, recommends `The Living and the Rest` by José Eduardo Agualusa for today’s Readathon pick. This books is the perfect way to explore the extraordinary power of imagination and the written word - the perfect choice for Literary Week reading!
option 4
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Chelsea Theatre with our cast, where last week’s hugely successful production of `Around the World in 80 Days` came to life on stage.
A first look at this year`s incredible Senior School production of Jules Verne`s `Around the World in 80 Days`, performed at the wonderful Chelsea Theatre. A Huge congratulations to all students involved, and to the many staff members who made this fantastic performance possible.
Adapted by Laura Eason
This is an amateur production
by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.
We celebrated International Women’s Day with a truly inspiring talk from artist Caroline de Peyrecave about her exhibition Empowering Her at The Gallery at Green & Stone, just a stone’s throw from our school.
Through powerful portraits and stories, the exhibition highlights remarkable women shaping Britain today and challenges the historic under-representation of women in portraiture. Year 6 pupils also visited the gallery for a special workshop, where they explored Caroline’s work, learnt about the inspiring women depicted, and discussed ways to build confidence and self-belief. A meaningful and empowering way for our community to mark the day. 💜 @cdepeyrecave_portraits
#InternationalWomensDay #EmpoweringHer #QueensGateSchool
For Day 5 – the final day of our `Readathon Recommendations`, Hannah recommends North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. A powerful and compelling classic exploring class, industry and social change, it’s a brilliant novel that continues to resonate with readers today.
We’ve had so much fun celebrating books throughout Literary Week – the perfect way to end our Readathon!
Assistant Director of Studies and English Teacher, Miss Cappella, recommends `The Living and the Rest` by José Eduardo Agualusa for today’s Readathon pick. This books is the perfect way to explore the extraordinary power of imagination and the written word - the perfect choice for Literary Week reading!
Mrs Scott is introducing all the exciting events taking place at QG this week for Literary Week! Follow along to see what we get up to!
Switching up the genres for today’s Readathon Recommendation! Tiffany is diving into the gothic classic `Dracula` by Bram Stoker. Perfect for readers who enjoy suspense, mystery and a chilling page-turner. Recommended to her by a fellow readathon reader, she`s passing the recommendation along!
We’re marking International Women’s Day at Queen’s Gate with a series of inspiring events. 💜
On Friday, parents and our Sixth Form A-Level Art students are invited to a coffee morning with special guest Caroline de Peyrecave, who will introduce her powerful new exhibition `Empowering Her`. The exhibition challenges the historic under-representation of women in portraiture while celebrating remarkable women shaping Britain today.
Featured portraits include Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, General Dame Sharon Nesmith, Emma Barnett, Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Daryl Fielding, Zoe Stratford and Sally Phillips.
After the coffee morning, Year 6 pupils will take part in a workshop at the gallery, exploring the exhibition and the stories behind these inspiring women.
And don’t forget to wear purple on Monday, the official colour of International Women’s Day! 💜
Empowering Her runs 4–14 March at The Gallery at Green & Stone, London, in support of UN Women UK.
#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 #QueensGateSchool 💜
