Charlty Number: 1198230 Company Number: 13389872 The Queen's School. Chester Financial Statements 31st August 2024 111 •AE36E2FV• c(PANIEs HOUSE
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The Queen's School. Chester Go¥ernor< RepNt-Year Ended 31 Aw5t 2024 Contart Infwmation and Prolesslonal Adviso HEidrrbtstfess: Mr5SJ Wallace-woodroffe MA B5c l+lon5llr•tired April 10241 r5J lIe Bsc IHDnsl Irettor olFln4rteaDd Opernlior." Mr5 K PetrtrHoyle lTrlon51 KW4lre51Bned No¥ernl 20141 Mr M Lynth BAIHon51 ACMA Ilnteriml Addr•55: Crty Walls Road Chester CMI 1198230 CompaThvReysir•¥¢n Numb. 3898n Plat¥alWe5lminX¢r pk Second Ftoor 33 Easwie5treei CHI ILG Sokitorj: Brabners UP Hortcffj HI5e Exth3n8* FlaBs L2 311 GrO5CuUrt Foregaiestreet CHI IHG A4MrttOTS: 2 NiHwrds Court Che5ref p•rk Che CH4W
The Queen's Sch¢)ol. Chester Go¥emor< Report- Year Ended 31 August 2024 Trustees The6D are a150theChafftyTwstees. GrhrMtshoaKT• swvE4nd lhosehtsser durMWuvearale." Applnt•d by. Dean and Chapterof the Cathedrnl Churth at Chester Revcanon R J Brnoke BEd IHon51 Cantab BA IRetired Dec ZOZ31 RevDr L E C¢K>ke PhD MA BEd IHonsl Cantsb Dip TheoAFBP55 Cpsythol FHEA Professor Emt¥ita ThÈ Universityof Ch¢sr¢f Mr$5 C Danhf B5c (Ho? MRICS WM Mf AJ DaThJy Dlp The Ce¢'S Sthool Paren As50C4tion Olr R Danlets FGA DGA Cheshire Westathd Chester CWKII Mts LFearnall 8A IHohsl The Chester BkbÈthxtCharfty Mrs J S Mthjmey M4IHMsl'PGtNp ACA IRetlredAuE 20241 Gryffin5 Mrs H Kefvey UIHonsl FCA cfA Mr Pw114 ACMA rs C K4 E Moslry BA (Honsl MA Lim Oipm Mrs F RoOrhO MA Icantsbl IRÈtiredAui 20241. GrNernors . The Bishop of Chester. The Righl RevÈrEnd Tanner Éx offi¢io MrsA l Unett MAICantsblTEP rs KJ Whiteley BA (Honsl PGCE NPQH OrQMJaflrl BDS Bhjl (Hon51 {Fr Mar 2tyI4} The Queerf$5(hcd PaTents' Assodatirjn Mrs E M JohrSSDn JP Or Rpbert Oldfiew Charlty M5J 8eNon Bed (Honsl NPqSL IFrorn Jan 20241 Go¥emor5 m C Brooks BA (Honsl Iht UDNetsityofLivérprf4 • Members ofihe FitharKe Commlttee The abovÈ trustees andlorthe Offidal CustL%llan. asoJrtodian trustees. hokl the tytIEsto thÈ Chanvs wopvtyon beha f the Charty. As part of thE In£orporation' proEesstsu5sed later In thSs GDvemrK< Reporl Jtie to the(hari$ propertleshave been iransfEn¢d tots ch4vitsblp rnmpany.
The Queen's School. Chester Governor< Report-year Ended 31"Au8USt 2024 The Board of Govemofs preseni theif annual reportknThe Queen's Schwl lthe5chod.Ihetharityof Queen'5lforth¢ year ended 31. August 2024 under theCompaniÈs Art 2[. tcsetherwlth the audiiedtinantial statementsfortheyeor. and LnfJmi thattlycotnptywith the currenrstatutoryrewirerThts. the requirÈments olthÈ Charity Cornm550n and thepiovision5 DfAccountyn8 and RepDTun8 bycharities: Ststemeni otRecommended PFacbce applicable to Charities Pfeparingthe4r acrounts In ar£(Kdan ihe HnaThcJal Repryikn851andardappllc4b (nthe UK ar RepublK of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffertive irfjanuary 20191 IChèriiie550RP IFRS 10211. Oblectfves and Acti¥lties chrflae O¥etts The Dbjects of the Charity. which ate setout nithe Scheme trf 1911 as ¥mended. and in the Artide5 of Assodation of the tharitable companyareto PlQVKIEa day 5chud fgrwvls ith or nearthe utyof Che5tEr. ilndErthE tEtm5 ofthe SchEme, the School malntwns a number of bjrsaries. schclarships and priiE5.' it also maintains a styarate Fr•Jndation Bursary Fund, which prowdes totslor partial exemp15onlrcmturf(ioTrls fu pupi15 thoareiN need ofhnncial assistan. PrM%lpal Aci Th• Sthool's prinopal attwity is the provtsb)nof&ry.sexedcalI•ftl0IILIavd4rts 18. I1$atIal SIrltand Relationships The Queen'$ School tompri5e5 2 wds. day sthwls on separate cheer eity téfttre S$. thè Senior Sthod for pupils aled 11-18 and the Lotr khod for puplls a¢ed +11. Gids come from a verywidt ¢•tthment area centred aTound the £ity ol Chesterand extendiry into North Wale5. West WiThal and awide Chester into the(wntyof (heshlTe. The Queen's khoDI is acuéditod by Iho Indqp8ndÈnt S¢hools cou1 and artpiety supp[$ the ¥tt•inment of hlghtst standard5 in the independeni sthooLs secror. parttythrou8h nth¥orkin8tMth orher maJorgif&' Khools and parthtthrou8h bodSthAt3 Concemed V4irh 5uth standard5. indudingtheGlr15' SthwkASKKi0n IGUI,thEA55wialbDn ofGDverning Budie5 of IndEpendentSchoolslAGBt51 arKI the IndryeThJEThtSch(J15' T$a¥S A55(th0Th IISW. The School benefits its ruural and 5porbW link5 ththe (Jtyof Chester and m4ry bcal and national OryanisoNS. hrh provides pupitsthan awarenes5 of the soti11 ¢onteM¢ ofthe edutJtion that they le1¥e at Queen'$. Vtsknn andValu¢s In rrlÈteTrs. Queen's airASt) educaie and empowtri1sUnKWtyen to help lead aTrO sh3pethekn1d In whlch il Il¥. Theschool captutesihis lI0$ophY in 3 tore values.. Think Independently- byencournwtN% intelknual C51ty, bravery and r¥eJthe IKeloTh8 le¥nl CollaborateConfh4entty- by nurturiry reSi1t adersaTrdw1Iaborar5- Aspire Globally- by dE¥dOp1 aMS 4irlswith a 8lobal Central loall of these value5 at Queen's ISaStr be11n. and a todElp. a culture of excellence and ambition. a prOntIon ol S@.be1f. respectand emouonal fftlliuencv. a wlde oNerln8ofoppuwnitsto thelop tslents: an understandin8 of the benefrt5 of a sintye-5¢Y2du(abon' sirong links auoss tIs[hO01 and behveen a8eyoups: ia15ed Ospirniions thrDu¥lI tl ktsl. re8i(xial and nationalwDfikof puwls.. an apprechitw of dyn4mi4 forwar&thinkin8 5ts1f.' and a progressi% appfoath t0erMfLrrtsl Mry¥acL
The Queen's School. Chester Go[nOT Report-year End•d 31XAuiust 2024 ObSe£tl¥es In settin8 their obiettives and plannirg acti¥ibe5. thE Govemots have wen oreful consideration to t1 Charlty Commission'sguldantt on publtc benelrt. irKluding it5 zuidance on ad¥anan8 education and fee<h3wn& In settin6 the objectlves. theGo¥emors have also had regardtothe Sthof5 commitments ro: 4 wothng environment that is free from any form of disrnination on the younds of ra¢e, lO¥r. ethniL?fy, 8ender, sexu41 orfentarion, rellglon or d15ablllty.' 5afezuardirf and promotlngthewelfare of puplls ahd stsff.. and attrattin8 pupi15from all backgrwnds. inpecb¥e of finèncial means. The Governors work with the Headmi5tre55 and Senior ieader5hlp Team thrtyJeh(xrt the year to conslder the stratetyc prioritiesforthe short and rnethium terms and fLrture initkitNes lor the School. Tht kEyobjeLtive5fw the 5th001 InchAt. todellveran 0utstand1ngedLKatTr and exttpti¢)Dal opportyJThitie5 forthedevelopnnt of lrfe4onE leamers: to recruit and develty inspirational 5tsff tOsUFPortthedlopmerlt of 2ath 8rfs potential: to delrw unrivallEd pa5toral(areto dE4dop ind6vidual fEsiliencE. wdlbÈin#and tharatter.. to develop thekhoofs tsjrsary strawand bur5aryfvnd5." and todelfveraTr attractive and apprOpriatebuiÉft¥lrtsnfftenL addressiwtompSènce.tethrKikw and surtalnabilny. Governots monitorthe deli¥ery of the Sthod's key objett5? a comprehensi¥erepoffjn8 cycle •nd regular Board and cornmitee meelingk The 5tratwe5 to Khievetheir objertryesTMth rE8afd to thekh(wJf5 CQTe educaliDnal provi5bn. storal care publK befftefil Staff and capital set in thEfDllowry p•rayaphs. togetherwith relattd athlevements during the ar. Cure Eduuilonal PnpJ151• The Governors, Education Cornmlttee tr•wsees the quality of teathini and mIng within thÈ Sthool ènd strateg eunkulum developments to enable potential to be ma¥imsed. The meetifiÈS are inforntNÈ and continue to raise vErnD. aviarenE$5 of Current currlculum and other educatlonal15sues. Queen's appmxh to educafjn8 chlldren and teenagern 15 a hdi51ic one. recognis(ngTri is helpingto Brow a futuregeAerotion of $Peded leader5. thlnkersand de¢i5ion- makers, rèady to shape the worfd In theylv& and w6th a knowfedRe oftd ur4efStandi•8 ofthe WLyld ¥ound thÈrn. Thèschool works hard to cree a family mosphearr0$S both the Lor and SeniorSthool$. where the staff knowBirls 5 IndIdUlTS and understand the area5 In ihey ex1 and those in wttich may nttd exlra $UPF. TeKhEf5 encourage a splrlt of supportive endea¥oUrthrouBh0 the S¢h¢d. exEmplrkn'ng Queen's core values. Teachers understsnd how ditlerent puplb fearn. treabng a pathway to sucss for every pupll. SchEme5 of work are developedtoenable 8lrfsto dlsct)frorn an eartya8e howbESt thEyb2arn and todthk)pcviticalthinkin8 skilLs. Individual proEre55 15 tracked amd monitored thrvugh a rany of dfftrent methods. en5urinE the progress ol ?11 pupi15 understood and folknwed. Puwl assessrnent i% infomiativt. frequent and refiectNe and parents are kept well-inforrned of proÉre$s, and extra support and thallen8e a 8fveTh to rnake sure all 6lr15 achier th•r full potenty•l. The results of th15 per50nali5ed leamiTrg help ensurethEir15 relukrly athie afflry¥the best external ex3minatJn5 re$t$ in the area. Theschool support5 al staff In keeplnB upto datewlth ped48oolcal dloPMents andthe qualityof teaching3nd arnIng evaluated each term. Th15 help5 to inform staff toin1r and INseT. Quality Ar5tTeathln8 IQFn remains a core elefftent ofall teathinEand learniw sothatthespecific learnin8he5Ofeh and evtry pupil afflet. Queen's lnlerna1evalIc prOsSes, combined with parenL puwl and staff surveys have helped the School to and explore areas to develop and tmpf+)Vè. to Ènsure best praCte acms$ 41 ar RelatiShIpS w5th parents TemalD pal to SUPFfflkn8 ihe BbT15 tr*)th In sthrMJl and at hDrne. and 5tron8 coThmunication with F¢Jrrn Teather5. both electronlcally and in person, k an Imkkirtant means of achIe thls. TChIng and learning rem31Ths focussed. supportvrt and stron& and the tonsknty. Èxperience and kn¢rwledge of staff is fundamental to thls
The Queen's School, Chester Governors. Report-YeaT Ended 31$1 August 2024 excelkni pro¥sion. Moreo¥er, the small dass SI allow stsft to ta&?r feath1 providing the rig IEVÈI of stretrh and $upFort where required. The academic tradkn8 of pupils alb¥$ stall to prode supprrt ne2ded and to wvra8e furthEr aG4demic development and tnrithment. AttheSelliuTkhryJl.prLye55iS¢OnSlantly rtredbYHeadsQf Departmentsand formally reflected upon fdlowing each termty report to monitor the effecti4The$5 of any inrer¥entK)n strate8le5 and Shore thls acr0ssthe5c11. For pupilswho are notreathin¢th•rpotefiiièl in Sra1$UbJects,the5thl hasdevelcyed arnentoring protrammein KtyStoge54and5andoffer5add4tior>al leamingsupwtaspwopriatsforeachstudent. Thsruns alongude a Leamlng Stspport S115 Programme w15ich ha5 been establed to suppurt a small number of pupils with motttl0, eemen1 and lrnproved examInatTr perfDrrnan. In the ir khool, as55mert fvr learnin8 Is enhanced through Ihp iriclusion of andardISed tÈstin8 in Mathematics Ind Endh every term. and puptl wD8ress is tracked effkn.¢nt and OMprehen¢1Y tobuAda l¢arnkn8 proN¢foreath w Fromthis year. Pupi iNYe4r6 ha¥e been ab1¢ brin8their¢>m iPad into $ch(Jn preparatN>ti forthe transltion to5enior School and with thèobiectweofèNsurinEtheyaremoreconfident. vesponsibleand irKleptndtnl Intheirknoed1tOf how iOU5e theirdevices safety. approwatelyandefficyentty. sperial 5ubjectteacher5fromthESeniorSthool teach PE, Musi4 5panlsh and French to Lower Schty)I puwts. whth not onty O¥es the befiefft tsf subieq excellenct. but abo aids the tran51tkJn &eSS fvr pupi15 from Lower to Senior a5 they Dln famblk1rty th Senbr st3ff. Outdoor educat4on rnain5 an irrtrinsicpartof the curri¢ulLbm. and Lowerschod pupilsha¥ethe benefft ol both Aeath and Fare5tSchool. The OPPQIEIMlties for wllabordttoft. (oMnWnKatlt. IrPendence aTrd resilience ar¢ as tmportant as opportuTrities for wtllbein8- %Wth puFil$ e¥periEn¢im8the freEdtyn of bey¥ out¢kffi and kniller themselve5 In YI that natu ha5 to offer. Pa5torl Care Relionshlps are heartof Qw's pastoval phrfosophyTIth e¥erythikl known and uderstoctyJ as aTr Individ1. Eaeh and e¥eryttrad¥ is partof the pa5tDtslteam and every thiid ts ablp to he a trusted adult that they can tuin to wlth Form Tutors developln8stronRand stspporthe rdatu)[1ps wsth their tuiee> The sChL has a ¢ompasslonate approach tg supporting wdlbeir¥ th themto build t and mutual respea throu8hlaime55. honesty ard inie8r6ty. PlIS re1¥ kndlvldual ts1or supw)rt depThth¥onthwneed5. Oe¥eiopln8 cOrtfidCe to speak osJt artl encoyrnwng pupil ¥oW to be ¥nl li#ened to is a ¢erfral m¢nt to en5urin8thateach thiws views and peePtionS matter. Pupi15aoencowa8edto dlOp3nd u5ethelr¥oJ¢e applyir)8 to be lorm captain or tosit on one ofthe Student PadiArnentCornmittoe& For ihose puplk red a little extrn suppo¢ the has a WellbeinE Hub. staffed the Pas1 Supportworker, who 15 provide5 bespoke support to pupils. PU1$ are encouraged to be respun5i14e and devekjp habits ar¢vJnd iethnolo8V through the PSHE foll0 onb"ne5afety and gtthl reL4itMships. There is a 5trons cmphasis on erwJrin8 staff are ae to support puw15 writh their wellbeirB and all staff artl Governors retefve statvt0rysafeguardlfi8train1 PSHE andTutorfirne areusedto edutat¢ pupTardin¥ body im3¥e and heakhv CopingrategieS and staff promrte PO$ve behavi(r atthe 5enK¢rS¢hool by£l¢aty communicatln8exptstlOfts and bv oÈnisinE W$Ite contribts to the 5th1 (Mnity in assemblies throu8h the award of mErits, Head of Year Commend•t1ty15 and other 8word5. Staff at the Ler5th0O1 Posi behIour throuth the award of 'LearnIng pr5 (erfltE< for the Infants and 'Good Co+)du& award5 if• Key SEagÈ 2. with an emphast5 om standards of conduct and extra-currlcular. attendance. Addltlonally. pupll Mentor1 hès been ÈApanded thrOh the utatthin of the'Head Queen Bee. foles. there Year6 are r¢spoft¥ibleforlomwngand rnaintatninilink5 lth Infantwit& Public Benefft: Ovtrvltw TheGo¥ernors confirm th iheyha¥e Corn1ed ¥Ath the duty in Section 4of tcharItieS Att ZOII to have due regard to the Charity CommlsstoTh's Ber4 8uSdarew l*-arItIeS and PublKe¢n¢fir.
The Queen's School. Chester
Governorf Report-year Ended 31 Augusl 2024
Govemor$3recommittedto broadeniTrEacce5StotheSthool and recoEftiSethe imwtance0lbursarS to ensurethat glcls
are ab to attend the School who w7uld otherwise not abte to benefii from the edufation offEred at The Queen's
SEhDd. The SthDofs GovÈrning Document sets Outthekhoofsuthdert•kinE to prode feesvppurtfor pupils and broade
access to the Scho, and Goverrsors are coMtte to deINenI on ih15 undert8kn.ne and extending ¥ccess where¥
P05sIble. Thekh&)I's Bursary Polity.whtth Is slmllarto thatof many other independent thls, isto rnake awards based
on ae#d¢mk merlt and financial need. subiou to •ty CordrG ibTrf•sed bytheorynal dofior, ¥therethe Xwafd Is otst of
Resti¥cted Funds.
Publi¢ Denth. Fknbtlal pPort
Governors reco8nlse the importance of rEpIEni5h5nB buf5ary lund5 lu meet futsjre demand for bursar5 and to PTovldE
wlderaccess tothe SchoDI,' accwliny. the5thod is CODtynuiry Tth itsfuDdraisingto athievethis aim and isverygr3tefvl
for the suppcrt received from I[ charirable tnJsts and ir+dNKluaLs. The 150 frjr 150 Bursary Campai8n Appeal is an
ongoin8 priwlty for rhe Sthrd and continue5 to be prowKted to14 awareness atross theschool comrnunity. Thislund
and conlinued 5VPPOrt from hdlvidual donor5. Ihe Wlldes Foundaikn and Chester Bluecoat Charityare it7yurtani scur5
of financi415UPPOrt nowand 1ntsthefutureforfamlliesth talented dau8hterswhDathen¥isewould ntstattend Que)'s.
Ir4fothation aboui fee a$$tanceth¢0v8h bursarfes Is adilable to allfamHie5 appIy7nBto thesenr School and Sixth
FOrm,-all$ are also avallable on the5cW Ybsfte. Bursarie5 ran8e from smalr£ontrib1rtIonS to the fullvalve of
tuition fees #nd are re¥d annualfy. considering lamily circufflstarKes and parental income and •ssets. Trschcd
pmyldes an extemal re¥ Df burs3ryappli¢itins bylts partnereompany. Bursary PJmirtlstrknon Lirnited. Requests
from hmilies for finanaal a55iStaTh¢e have risen overthe past txsyears and demand ¢onrinupsto be signlftuni. Th15
year, nn$-te#ed bursar$ tot3lknJ E416.2U$11023- £+107,4321 representing 6.9x12023.. 65%) of 8ross feek Thevalue
of scholarshlps. bur5ar¢es and erants marle to the Schoofs pupiLs tyrtof Re5trtded Fundsan1nted to E103.04212023..
£817211.. the balan beinB tunded from unrestrined funds.
Publlc Benefltr. Edu11 tomTrMMWlrMtial
TheSchooYs'SVn outrÈath wu8rnmme¢ontlnuestothri¥e. Pupi15fromlocal primarysehools attended se55ions in the
surnmer. wlth over iCQYear 4 and S puplls tskln8 Part In the sdenctrbased. Ihteracfve wothshops. These sesslors were
developed by Queen's tfiCe department and re spetificallytaSloTed to meetthE demand5 of the Kry Stsge 2 S£ience
nationalcvrriculum. The wthshop$ are wpular. and QuÈtn'svrillwothto attrartpupils from more sthod5 nEXtacadernle
year. fOcUn8 parti¢ulartyon kwf Wtntialfeedu wlmary hIS andthD5ÈVi5tted bythe Year 7 and Yran5iN)n team.
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The Queen's Sch(K)l. Chester Go¥emors' Repurt-year Ended 31" Awst 2024 In the Sprin8 term. the annual Queen's Academ1¢ Lectur¢ Pro8ramrne8W studthE tharte tts hear from some ofthÈ UK'S leadlnguni¥ersityresearcheisto helpthem prepare forthe1rapplKaonS iotap unl¥ersIt0nd cornpetitNecDuf5es. These ledures arelimat Yearlz butareopen to pupits frLTracms5 thearea from Yearloupwards. Theaim olthetalk5 is to all¢)w pupils to enjoy a unNer5ity4tsndard kdUrelrn an expert In their fld. This is both hewul for pp115 making decisions oyer whith subjectto thoose at urer5 subject but wes a fed lov underyadue ltyel stu suwort theiTjoumey Inio HK8her Edu(atlon. tsuwesfrorn this yearfs PrramMe Induded-. 'EvolutlDn'.WDdd famws fertilrtyexpertand Ixuadtaster Pfofe5$0r Bayw RabÈrtWinston; 'Blomedlral 5defi andthe BcVH&MaehJrA¢mC Unrt of Medi¢4 &SurKK41 i¢rKes"'. Pmfessor Stephen Hughes.. 'Prisorb Aehabilitatln84nd Promotin8 RechlMSrn'. Paul FreTr Uniwsytyof thesttr.. 'Altetnatlve tethniques tovalue knverpod's live mu5K 5eclorind twhy enumErnUn8 economicvaluE rnattErs'. Dr Sarah Louisa PhythiarFAdams. MaDa8ement5rhool, irdewpool Unisw5ity.' 'Co8nrtNe Neur{wO/Aetyand irs Cou5es'. Francega NanneLti andCoLVtenty Flsher. UnNers(tyof Nottingh4ffl.' 'Learnin8Acrrss Cifferent IhBr Ll&rbÈs'. London Interdtsripkinary Stholll. The 5thcd has ct)ntiNed to optn its fad16tles 10 eAtshle wers bts establisW ptrers and serye provlders. The 5%•immin¥ pod is used for children's le55ors¥ia PuthlWucks.theSenkySoknol hosts 1angua8eknnsde1v4ed by English in Che5tEr durin8 the surnrner holMlay5 and litde Leamers Nut5u¥ hès cornplementary use of Queerfs Lower School otsrdoor larilitses for Forestkhwl on a weewy bas The Whts Sthool eOnIeS and partKipates ID a w¥Je range of reEular fvhdry4tskn¢ and tharitaNe a£b. Suppone an extensive listof eauses. The ethosofthe School ts towortthconf¢denceand a der senseofujrnmunity. justice and 13lr play 8ls en Ihe sen5E of achkvemeni thai from rea(hinE a fundraisi toal or rnakln8 a dffterence. at the same time bu11 din8theirundersianding of effortand reward. thafitieSare0ft woposed bythe rupils forsUPPOrtvia the Charity Committee. and events are or8aThtsed by small 8fWP54 forn or via the House system. In 202>24 the Sthool raised money for Better Uves. aimbEf5 against rancer. Brili5h Heart Foundavon. Macmillan, ChlldrÈn NoÈd. E'S Gift Hosplce ofthe Good Shepherd. SHARE. Daffodlls. Clare House and Houseaswellès hoh11fD0d bankcollettionsand gift donatK•ns at Chrtstmas time. In total. acros5 site4 the sthools rased nearly £9.CW. Pupi15 are enr4uraEed to we their time to hdp SUPPDrt thÈt4wwMnity in 8 variety of diffentwvS, indudlr8%Aa publ(e performances and volunteerfn8 inttlatfve5. The Schoofs (harnber Cholr pulormed ID St Marf5 5UPPOrtlrE tbelr thi¥al prts8rèmm¢ amongst other e¥onts. and Year 12 BUne$S pupils vislted Share d. donotions and working with tht Cenlfe Mana8pr to produte fDod partds for the community. before PntIn¥ to Year li to rnlse awareness withiD thesthool comrnunity. Year12studentsappknngtostutymedianeand deDtistryatunviersffjttornpletedvohJntary work In a Ic<al (ar¢ home. and oth¢rMul¢nts volunteed with Enh in (hertw dyrin8 the summer holldèy5. The Duke of EdinburRh pro8Trmrne remairs popular with 51udents, and pupd5 volunteer acro55 • wide ra¢ of thxittes and munity ooanisations a5 parr olihoirvolunteerin8 contributiofis. Monbers of Queerfs staff ¢¢ntinued to be Gfftrn at Gr05veriy Park Academy aThl We5tlea Prknary school. tsfferi thetr ti. eommltrrTht and e¥perti5e worknwwith kKalSdds in thewrnnwnity. Staff ContInui Professnal Developnt ICPDlforaM staff 15 a rorEthmentof thekhDoI De¥elopmenl Plan. Leader5 have ntinued to en5yre thal CPD trssustained o¥er time èTrd priwtssed bythesthool. Thekhool also has an Inthouse staff development system whkh Indudes eekty5tsff meetin8$4 fNe IN5ETdays per year as ll as re8ulartime alloc3red for departmentsl and pastoral rnatte(s. TheSchoof5 rThJdel of CPD has been wetl reved by staff ènd 15 continualiv dwdoped and refined. The Schtsol alw1 extemal w0videtOdeYÈkw staff, ineludin8 Sitpportin8 se¥eral stsff inEaininÉ the National PrOfeSOnal Quatifit•tion in Stior Le¥Jership INPQSLI amd 143tional Prnfessional Qualtheatioth in Headship INPQHI as well as wr1)g th Ihe Natl(¥wl ColEe8etor Eduotsonto¢ompleTr Ma5ret5 th1 quallfic4tlons
The Queen's School. Chester Governor< Report-year Ended 31 August 2024 Educational Leade¥ship. The benefrts forourm6ddle and senior leaders are Very e4ident. •ndthi% programme has been expanded toa wlderrange of stsff. At Queen'5. the Wele18 Dfstaff Is pltISt 4ually aWldÈthÈwdlbWn8of pup115. ¢ornmftment Is refterted In various inftiaiives. Including an annual ¥YellbeiresurveytO EatherfeedbacK reEur Staff brfinRS to keepevvryone thfornied. and one-on-one and 5rnall group rrttting5 With the 5eniorieadership Team15Ln and ihe JCC. Additionally, we pro¥ide eèteri•E sewes. or8anize S101 e¥ents, andoffera cy¢ltrttrworkstheme. 7hese efforts ensurethatstaff can foncentrate on delNerlnEthe best rA15SibpeIIenctfgrtheEir1S. To help attract and retaln hh (allbre staff. the School offersfeediscounts toall membeis ofst¥ff who choose to educa thelrdau8htwsat TheQueeTh's khool. H58h staff retenifjon ratesare Indtsti¥eofthe excellent worklni condStions at Queen's, ynth eThg4ed pup+ls. svpporth parents and stsff enJoytry consklerabk autohomy. vffjrking in beautiful 5urrour¥Jines the hisiorkfityof Chesier. Capttal Prohts The Estates M3n38er work5 ch)setywlth the5enior LeadEw5hipTearn and GDvernor5 vlathe Estste5 Comnbitttrto deliver a programme of bulldlng maintenance across bDth 51tes. wlth a rolllng rnalnten3n pign to prforftisÈ work xrDss the School. The Neadrnlsrres5 has 3 stron8 focu5 on enviranmental lrnpatts 3fHI susialnablllty and work th pup115 vla Ec Sotietles to ensure thls thin is embedded aThd wJpiLsore er¥OE1 and delwving on talM$. It remain5 an ab501ute prittrty of the GIJvÉfnors to ddNer the best possNI e appropriate and attrattNe fètiliknes to support the educatioTh of its The most signfft£aM onEoing t3wtal pfoJertlhrDUth the VEar at Queen'5 W75 thecontinuing work tow•rdsthe ittStrllJtian of3 muhl-sportsAStroturfpltchattheSeniorSch)l. * tamplexprojertdueto IheSthorscity4ÈlltrÈ£ltÈ, balantlng t interests of dTFfereBt external agenries and serrice prOderS. Imwrtant progress was Made durin8theyear, iluding eXteThSe preparatoryworks and irb¥e5tyaiiorffjaDd 1dem1n£5ok1y0Sf0r rehxating Urt¥setes, additioth to the esseral malntenance prcgramme the refiJrb[Shnt of daw(+Th$ >nd torridors, whlch forrn part oflhe normal Estates'tearn wothplaTh5. 3 nurnbErof olhEf5eparJlee5tate5 and Pro}ecIS werec¢xnpletedoverthecourse of the year. Completed kS induded.. Implementstr)n ofnew M15 system. isams. a(rnss boths1. Refurbishrnont of5enK)r School Fithon knbrary- Rtsidefflial fiat fefiJrbi%hmeni atsenlor 5th0. Pool maintenance and UPEradework$ atthe iowerSdMJOi' Additio#a#y. the EnYAronn¥errt Comrnitlee- con¥styngof a 8roup of pypils from the 5(hcd P3rllèment- wovked tmth the E5tètes Managerto kIen¢thbstE¢ gfiheswn to be de4redgtzeDspalTOUThdthe rn1 sportsastrotyrfphch. Ae¥ements and PerfornMn¢e The fjovemors would liketo acknowled8ethe outst3ndiDicomrilwAK>ns and xhivrtments of all aeen.$ pjpils and staff. who strfve for 2xcellence as a marter ot cou.. parerbts. lor the(r contlnu¢w5 SUPPOrt afjd e)dorsement of the School¥ values; Ihe Queen'5 Sch(w)I Pare•ts' AssoootioTr foi their and frid.•s18 Èfforts.. and the UMn1 for thev contSnued cDntrfbuYDns In all senses ofthe toThe Queen's Scknl communty. The h0o1 15 fo¢u$ed on hl8h arademlc analnment and achlvth ihelr MrnM wtonttal. Thls Is rtted every year in the very IMpSe aCh1ments ol pvpils and ih¢ unwetw dEStinatn5 4nd course thoices of leats. A-Level •t)d GCSE results are cOsisteni awthe n3tioThal a¥tr4e for maintsined 5¢hoob5. Attheend of Xey Se 4 m05t girfs IOGCSES. •nd •tthe end of Keystage S most8ir15 sit 3 A4e¥e15. ith many pupits alsosubmitt*i8 high quality Extended Pfol¢¢t qUlIk311 IEPqI reptyts fvr •SSeSYWL
The Queen's School. Chester Governors. Report- Year Ended 31"August 2024 Th15 wasan exceptionalty suuessful ye3¥. at A-Levd 22% olyades reawarfed at A" Icompared to thenatIol avera8E fwre of 9.3%16nd 52% atA' grA (compared tothe oatiwal 4verrfe 0127.6%). The school athie%d 77% A'.B at A-Level compared io a national average of 53.9 OTr results day Aueust 2024. Ino5t pupiL4 secured their first ch(M t)ffers With only one or two havinB to rely on tr insurance thoice. The majwity OF these were applKitsons fur preSte courses at Russ¢ll Group institUTiofis. NO pupilsviere 4¢ed ihrov8h t)gaS ths w35 Mtneeded. Thts reflected both the sirength of the cohort and th? eMlIent yade5 they athitsd IK4t 5¢Th Mthased fiexibility from inStsEuiit)ns on re5u#s ILVAof8radeswA._A InComwtln& Futhtrmaths. Etontynl¢s. Physks. tin.61phy. DTand aassiCalClllsotlO and 100% of Brade5 were A'_ B in Art. Drama. Enlsh Dterature 3nd Maths. Nea80% olstudents optedio tske at least one STEM subject at A-level, 7Y%of ihe 8rades Khteved at A - B. pro tsn a8ain the value of all-8ids educatlon 111 wewDovin6 bafrietsaTrJ empowerirwstudentsttrnot be afraid th purwetraditionally per¢ewd male4ominated subjects. In toia( the school gJPPOrted 31 pupts Year 13 and a further 4from 2023 were on Rap ytats ind makin8 IK45 applicatlOn5 through Queen's. Two pupi15pinedOxbridge eniry-oneto Christthurthcolkn Oxford for Class. andone to O)urchlll College Cambrl¢J8e for History and Pol($. Of the £oho¢ 4 pupi15 secwed pL¥es to study Medlcine. Ft was very pleasing io see soft IbIlitY from the medi(al schods reffecEing the ralibre ol carwjidète rather than just fo¢usinB too •3rrowlyon grades achbewed with both Li¥erpDtsI and WtoThand Susws¢hots& acop1MCandidZleSWho wereone 6rade belowthÈir Or¥al offer. &Mth FormstudentsattyitwJtemuchoftheirsucce55tothearademicand Ureer$uptofferCdtOthe whtrethetuta styk learning Is much like Unr$lty and pupils leam to and pt their Hleas deady. a5 topics are debated and di5CU5sed in srnall sroups led by 5pectalist teathef5. Extended projects. online extension cour5e5. enFithnnt actfviti academic kctures and d15CU55ion groups- makiniupthe Queen's Bacca13ureatt.alowwith inter¥lews aDdentfanre test Qparation all help io pupi15toward5 •rh¥iwthtyr¥ery besL At GCSE 22% of grades were av13rded at Grade 9 (compared to * average of 5%) ar 42% It Gradè 9 or 8. The SchoDI aihieved 81.2%at GtadeatG(SE compared to a natTl averaOf 35.4X. IA thÈ L¢wer Sthool. pupil otrkdme5 (tytsIstehY txtted txpettabolls. with thtOardisd ttsts IknCAS. PIK4 and PUMA) showiii8 attainrnent well above the naiional avera8e for malntabned sth0o. A notabk hishllght is In the Earfy Years Foundatiori Strd8e IEYFSI. where all thildren met the expe¢ted of de¥ekJpmenL providsng a sirot)8 loundation for fuwresucces5. Au055311 keysty.valutradded measures demon5tratethat many pupils exceed their a55e55ed potentioL hithli8htin8 the eflettNefftol1wrta1hre1 teathinEappro3th. P4ew pupils. indudiry those joining & ¥arious entry points, adapt and proBrtss rapklty. as evldentrd by their )rk, assessmems. and p05r(Ne feedback from parents. Pupi15 wib speoal educational needs and dtsabllii5 ISENDI. English as n èdditianal lanEu<e IEAiI, and more able a•d ialenttd IMAan are also SUPPtsrttd to athieve exttptionèl progress. thanks to targeted Inter¥eniions aThJ a nurtudng learn* enronmert The seamless transltlon between yeargroups ond key stages ts a testsment to the¢cthtynation olfobust pa5tsYal£are. academK coThfidere. and resilience $tlEd in every thild. We are currently ITh the planTh for a Schod Caroers Fair for our Ytar 10 and PUFx15 to be hosted again at Chester Racecourse in the Spiift& astheleedbothfwoyrprevious Foir heid herewas ihtredibility5upportrveand encourasingfrom Puplls, parents and the exhlbitotsalike. Ih15 isa be5pokeevent many morbth5 in the plannln&whereou¥pup115£hptysewho they would like to be there- an indusNe and tsfzeted approach. Careers le550ns are timetabled for all pupils in Years 7- LO. who also bonefit from eady to thE Unrfro8 platfofm. The Sthco)I tecoBni5e5 the vital imptsrtantÈ Df interview practice, offerin8 a ran8e of opportunilies lor students IlUdIng specialist mock Interv l(tr heatthcare and Oxbrid8e appliunts, suth as a rnuttiple mini4nteryiew event tor Year 13 medic5, dentists and vets and one to inter¥iews with umni in a variety of subjed5. The 5thoc4 15 proud of its dedicated Nanal Award ¥Annlng Careers DepartmenL which also offers Inthidual ippointments the Head of Careers for parentssegk6n8 advice ot) Opiions for the5r dauEhters, as well asassixtinÈ sixth form eainiwsY•ork-eAperience in their rdJ5.
The Queen's School. Chester
Governorf RÈport-Ye¥r Ended 31A Autvst 2024
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The Queen's khool, Chester Go¥emors' RepDn-Year Ended 31 Ats8ust 2024 in the gUarteFfin81s.' the U165 •lso compeied at Reptoty in the National Sehoow kndoor Hockey Fifv31s, once again ON the ational stage playing a8ainstthe bÈSt sportlngxh¢Jols inthe wuntry.fiThishing3sthe 7th ranked team in the(ountry. The U18 team finished th•r season 4$ 4LOrter fthahsts J5HL fintshin8 the Sea with a 80% win rate ocross all their matches. Nethall 6 ¢wfjnthn8to With athother su¢¢essfvA Season aTh1 maiy strong pertorniances In a nge of CompeIlon There are a high Thurnber of fiew players tepre5entifig the 5rlwl. alonB5ide a fiumber ol players representing nty. franchise and intern•ti¢)naltearns. Year 1. 2 took part in netball dub as well os the rnter-house competitiort, Year3 played friendly matthes, Iheyouty8esitEaffl ever to representQutEn's at oetball. Year S had a particularlysycce55ful year with 75%-win rate and finished the year with a 3rd place finish at the AIIS Nethèll ToumaffnL Our Year 7-10 teams all participated in the Chester and netball toumaments. rwfomi¥w brf1lntfv. Year7& Year 7B. Year 8A and Year 98 am won thelr re5ped¥e tt)mpebtions wlth Year 9 finishirJ8 3rd. The Year &4 teèm wty) ihe Independent Schools Natnal Compethion-Ihesetondyearth4Tih¥teamhavewona14Thialcgmpetithx. nVear88teJMreothtdtheQU•rtÈrF1nals of ihe 515ters n Sport Shield. out 19 to Hdmfirth.Am wedibbe number of netbal matthes too place, pup115 COmtIng lTho¥er 125 netball matsthe5 auossYÈats4-IL For rhe fiTSttlme atQUeeTr.s,wtk 33 putyls from Year7-9 on a neth311 twrtomathela, there they efved specia15st coathin8 on multiple days. pky¢d friEndly rnatches and on tho final day 3 teams cotryyeted in a toumèment. The U14113 mixed team won the U15 ioumament, s¢orin8 over IW and onty cortediw 10 totsl throughout the day. Both U12 and U13 teams show brilliant matrh 0V and had kns ol succtss throughtyJt the iournament. This was a fantastic opportunity fN puwls to de4elop skills. teamwk and Indepertde wrthln a new setting. Feedba¢k wa50¥er44thelmItY posrti¥e, with many p4reThtsd pupils¥Eque5tinglorthis ttyurto bean annual e¥eTht in thecalendar. Ath£$ is ¢Ye ol the malor sports in the yjmmer temi at ¢]ueen'& KS2 puix15 tgok part In the Che5tw Schools Athletirs Cup, th norable rop 3 finrshes in both trackandffdd events. 22 Year 7and 8 Pup115 tookpartln rhe Chesrerantl District athletics compeiition held at DÈesIdeAthtKstr3¢l th manv¥thi¢vingpersonal best records in thelr respecti events. 20Year 9 artd 10 puwls a150 took part in the Che5terand fAotict ath11¢$ eompetitknn. tthth Many pupils WinninE their heats and romwinE ID the finals of their ewffit. Pupits Year 7-10 partkipated the Cheshlre khools Pound I tompetiti¢)n, where some pupiL5 wenton to ihe TrEXt round of the EorryJetilK)n,fepre5eniir¥Wesi (JhIre. BDth SeniDr¥nd Lowersthod partknp3tedin indoDratht(scorWit6oT& Ir1•werSOl puplls coMted in the 15.. athievln8 5ucce5s in varfou5 df5dpliTrES and medalknn8 in 3 of the e¥ents. TheyalsociMThpeted in theChe5ter SchoD1s Ind¢yJr athletits competltsrn. fini5hin8 wth the hhe51 combit)ed yrts score. Ye•r 7 ffinisbed 2nd in the ChESter S¢hoo15 indoor athlÈiicsand the Year8.5 the Chesterscho CompetitiofilbiShl 3rd in thetheshire School G3mp5 County Firwl5. Football LS alÈvetOPift8 SPtsrt $een.$. InspId the SUeSs1 medfjo ¢e01 the En4land ixinesses. win in the 2022 European Champimshipx Enthu5ia5rn to the Eame and commitment to iraininE 15 hlgh. vAth foDtball tralnlnR introduced tor Year5 34, and o¥er 30 rThatthe5 played acm55 yea &IL I11ng Vear 6 ving In the ls footh1 ornpetition and the U12 team 5ewrin8 3rd Pla in a knl >asKle tourn•rnent shwrq Breat ottitLbde Ind abillty. Th& Ull-L114tearns aJx played a rawe cf friendtyfLrtures. Swimmer5 had è SUCC25sful year and entered the Eryhsh SCIr$ tharnpion5hips vjith Jntsther wttessful Queen'5 team. 4 Year 7. 4 Year 8 and a Year 10 pupil CLped In the Elh Sthod Swmmithi Assotiation IESSAI Charyknship5 comwng in a varietyofstrokes. Six Year 718 puwls CDryeted th the North West &'athknn Irun and lmI compttstioTh èt Larbcasfer LlnNÈrsity forthe fwst time. A woiiderful expeTience fvr 411 iirf5 bn8able tts h4¥¢ 0 go at a new e¥erbL with 3.p& qu4lifwn8 for the Nation81 final5. Four of The Queen'5 Scknol Equestrian Team had success in the N5EA Arena Eventlng quaThfier. The Queen's Sthool eguestrt•n Team a150 wnpeted at Kelsall V¥hertth pl•celtb the 51kn 85on andthe 9km teém¥' comptlitv)Eis. The quetr's School Pistol Shwtyns Team w(Yb the 5th•¥ th1 Cha11PWe$t PAKlland5 and North Westqualrfr, resulttn8 In qtrafffitarlon forthe N•tk)ft4 ftnal& wlrY v tOn tQKIMeve4ihpla in tt*courtry. li-
The Queen's School. Chester 6o¥ernorf Report-year Ended 31 Aueust 2024 USK and Drama ar¢a kyelement of the ex1v1Ve C¥tr&cu1QJL7T prosramn. Recruitmentforvocal and instrumental lessons has Inrreosed and rhere are nowmore puplls retelvln8 mutultson. wfth l(X)X pa55 fdtÈ achieved snthe Autumn ABRSM examinations. 55 drarna puwls inyears 7-12 tooktheir LAMDAexaryLinaknons this ac•JemKyear. with 100% Rainln8 elthermerits oriJ5tinthonk In September. the dffla departmtnt Inty1 our ne thosen theatre prathtioner Tr Paper 8irds' Into 5th001 to run dwsin8 workshop wilh ourGCSE and A le¥el students. We also jumped jumped strai8ht into the year with reFarsals for lè will rock yod. whith was a suct5 and a hWli8ht of the sthool y¥4r. wEceThMi wave reviews after four perfornianres in Oeeernber 2023. We were also busy with theatre trips, tsking ourA knel drama students ro see'A Lmle . at ihe sioryhouso tinema In OctobEr3nd we didjolnttripswlththe DepartmenLtakiryYifk13 pupit5tosee'HaThhM' in manChee11n February 2024 and ¥53-5 puwls to see Wded kn June2024 In M4rth. the Senlor Sthwl ali¥e th ts¥o Lwenlngs ol cabaret performances from tsleThted musicLins, Singers. dancers and attors. All of ihÈkhwVs musi¢ wsernblos pprformed. as well as many musal solos from students invears I13 and sorne drama pCes. The tartment also organised a ¥ery enthatrAe Summer Solree In JunE, whleh SlW(aSed musi¢ performacesfrorn sdtsisis, thambertholr. pop and Mu¢&1 theatre ¢hoiry, seNed wfjth and Scones. The annual Queen'5 khod Musit Festival is a ¥erysuete5sfvJl event with many taknted m¥stcians wmpetingfor trophies ahd awards, before the winnev5 perform In an afternn concert attended by paren15. Eemal adj11¢?10rs were once again Impressed bythe hieh standardof mU5Kaltaknlatts khcd. Year& Colette HoTrEwasthe overall Trr. The Low¢r Sthool places a stffjth¢ emphasis on nurturin8 confidence and perfornnce 5kn115 in every child. Ea¢h year. arefijltycrafted producdons prnde all StjetsI1th iheopportunhyto shine onsta8e. Hixhlightsfrom theyear iniluded A fin8 1$ 80rn. a heart%YdMing NatNity for the Infants: Wo. wha Atskaffl for Years >4 in the sprin¢,' and Forev TteaJrt Island for Year$ 54. which was performed on the SenKrf S(hDDI stage. These pdtionS not only offered a platFormfor seW-Expre55ion a0 helped students devetop pulse and ainfirfer In Speaki and performlng before an a¥dlen¢e. Beyond these shthvs. Sludents partKipated in a Farb8e rf public perf0yrnan throu8hryrt the year, induthng the Irrfant Har¥est servi the autumn, the Cathedral Col knt¢e at Christmas the lower School Daffodll Servite in ihe spdn nd the Little Summer5ereTr3de In the sumwterm. Ovrin8 th55 e¥enL ihe lower Scho)l Orthe5tra. alongwhh string and tar ensembles and 5d¢y5ts. dlsplayedtheK Inye55i¥e musicaltaltnts. The lower School also boaststhreeWT3litth0lts-s0gblrds. Nithtingaks, arbdleeh'SyDuwVoFces-ad thts year. the Junlor (holr ¢ame first ¢n the Chester MC Festl¥al compebtion. Further celebraiing student achievements, 12 children earned distinttior& in their LAMDA exams held in March. showtasing their dedicatu)n and sklll In drarna and communication. Th• Low•r Schod Ve also liaised tith little Beats. a small tharity supportin¢ music and nursing hL¥nes. The have erfayed ¥isbbn8 Uptun Dean NUn Hometo perfomi and geito knowthÈ re51dents. Th15 h45 beem a very W yearlor Model Vnired Ilavons IMUNI. (arrled bythe eniiKsksm of an exceptronal passionate cohort of students. Through MU14 students have the OP[rtn to sifflulats a diplomatK summit at the UN. debatinE current topics of eeopolr(ical relevan. dvJe1s)ptngt1r comrnunit41ion arbd teamwrknnlskllk. and 8row and devolop as 1nd1v1dva. In No%mber, queen'swed QMUN 3.ourbigge5tMUN conferen¢0¥?te.JIth 250 studentsfrom Qu&n'5and 13other schools from atross the North West land one from Jersey) Involved ifr a variety ol ro&. A partKular f¢urp of QMUN is theprom&nentrole Pla bYourPre55TÈam.*thoprodoNeletterand •videooftheconfererbceTeadylorpubli¢atiors at the otsslngctremonv.
The Queen's School, Chester
Governors. Report-year Ended 31"A$t 2024 .
DegateS and th3ir5 frDtrb QLens' also rcIpated Èn a variety of other conftTentts'. in 14ovember, atThe Kinls School.
Ch¢stEr' in Detembei. at lthanthester GrnrNYiar kh0." In January. at Planchester Hlth khool for Girk,. In Marth, at
Shrpwslwry hOI,. and in Jvne. ai mOret and at G¥. Sthool. In addition. three of our Sdents
partKipated in a rtUal MockCOP in February.
P4rticlpaiitsty in externaltyEènlled 8cademK t4)mpetibons Is e•eo¥r•Eed trrf many departments. •th notsble sUCCe$5es.
In the Bnlish Physits Otympiad serles of onllne t0rnpÈtitKjr. Year 10 students athie¥ed fouf ten Sifver and twenty
awarits in the Juntor thallenae, Year 115tudents leYed fi¥e Srl¥erand ei6ht 8roTrze awards In the Intermedkie
challenge. and Year 12 Studts achievtd one threesifver and toBron2e awards in theSenlorchallenBe.
yr$ 3fj ai the Lower 5ctml twk part in this yearfs eebr3s tompuiaikywl thinking thaleree th xvrte stroro results
fromtheEir15. performirabo¥ecountyandnJLionalavwaEeS. ÈndulinE manydi5tinctyofisin ollyearKrwps.Year9entered
the natio1 Tycoon ÉnterpriEe ¢OrnWition run by the Petet ffionts Foundatirm from dragons DeDI. All year 9 pupi
researched and wrotea bu>1rsS proposal whith wa5 tskenf¢Mwardtoa panel of jud8es. Tv40 teams were chosen to move
to the next stsge of the tompetilion 'Glossy Dorn. and 'Erern a range of 8ood5 indudin8 per5onali5ed
frlendshSp bracelets. IIp-RIossesind dtsnuts. Both teamswere $0 SLt(K¢ssfvl thtywere ableto pay bacltheirloansfromihe
PJ FoLthdation andatso make¥ Ixalthy whitsiieamiwabLAthe prcrtess Ofstartl8 Tr&s.
Four puwls from year 12 entered the GM Girts are Instors IGAINI #ck market ¢hallenge. Svpported by an Industry
mentor from H58Q they attended a twffjqnonth prn¢ramft to yndersraftd the fvfjtsnta1 ol ihvestments. The team
produced 8 superb and inntrrfatNt pitth VKleo oh thr thn stc
The Queen's School. Chester Go¥ernorf Report-year Ended 31sIAu8ust 2024 Year5.. Thretrnilht 513y at Rhos-yfjwalki In Year 6.the fooJ5 shilt5 to ojhural exptthtiofi with a tiip tD France. The5etr6psare Careful Wned to prtiv•JeenqaRiw(Artdwrthalewe& losterinq res11fEn and teamwL¥k,whilE th Frefich experfence bmadens cuhural hoiitons. ComplentInE1he adventures. the LoWerkhO also delwers tomprehen5ive autdoor learnin¥ pro8ramme. ltywerkhool 8WUP5 participalè in enrfthln8 beath visirs dvrini the a¢Aumn and springterms.whllethesummeriefmfeattwes Foreststhool txperitntesthotpromote learnithg. ¢all¥lty, and welFbeing a¢Yossall yÈarEroup Althesenlorsthool. rn05tdepartmert5 alleasi trfp IndudlnE 1he3trev1tsbV En8li5h, Music and Drama Departments to Uverpool Playhouse. Lt¥erpoc4 Empire. Storyhtyjse and The Globe. The Art Dep3rtmeM enrtthed pupil leamingthroueh $1St0 8alrfe$ In London and Manthester. and Èustrtess and Psythokw #udents attended a conference in Manthe5ter. &olcffif, Phy5ksand Geo8raphystudents affendedfiddtrips in North Wales.Chesier Zw and andcthnputyne ptssmls vtsltedthe histort Bknchlry Par Re5Klentialtrfp5 IntdIng Pastoral sits toCorwiayforYear12 and Hi8h Ad¥entureforVear 7were very 5ucce5sful and theOa5sics and RS Departments ran a cukuvaltrip to Rome. &Jsiness Ind Psythokw led an a¢ademK trfpto LondoThto tske part in workshops and conferences. Puplts In Year5 12 an¢$ 13 an¢J phdsts wslted CERNto see the L4r8e Hadron CoNiderand 3 farge8roupof keeh netball pla5100k w In a Comts ar tninlnRtr In M¥rbelLg. The yeartulm4fiatedwiththe tetufrtofthevmfrxhool inthefinal oliemi eath year 8wupwent on a lrfp spedflcallytsiioredtt) thelr w and sweof leamin& tlonal and alobal confi•tlKrn The Vlrtual 8oardroom tontinuesto enablecMnection5wIth alumnae acr055the 0bet0 yow. wth valuablesesslohs foryeai 12IL3 studentsfrom alumnae in the U&A and the physKal spatr for careerstslk wrf(h alumnae with professionals from the Legal, Mediral and SdenrnprOfes5kn¢utrwttythe UL TheAlurnni Man8erf%ilitaled three well4ttended reunl¢n ethtsdUntheYear, en5urin8 important CDThnertions We nurtured. ThEfE were runthsfrom ihÈ aass of 1973 and the aass Df 1974and theknnual Reunion ith alumnae fram year8rouw. 1973. 74. 84. 01. 14 and rnore. TheSchooV5Aiumni commuaity ha5tseen rufininKSi IB97 Ind ntinues to8rw. over 7.CO) currentccfflneetton$ 4nd 15 Inu¢aslng in fiumber. We re8ulaily hearof ihe SLttessof alumnfrnm the UKrdfurthw afd intludin& SoulhAuslvalia and Newyork Alumni Jre ath Important and ¥alued assetforthe xhool arKI ¥11{ in rnnjuDctyon the Careers OepartmenL can htsst populèrcareerstslksfor pup05 tMthawbJe range olknmer from dr¥ersesectors. UMl also help condutt mock iNeNlDrpUplls 3pplylth8for wmpÉtitè¥è ¢TSe& such as medKine. v•t science and applkatlons tg Oxford and Cambridge. These rneetiwcan be held lonTeam51 or in sr50n. As always thi5 ethosofglvlng back and mentorfng remalrtS ¥tron8 acr055 q1$jUMfi1 corNnunny. ThÈ 5chocA also held ftsannL¢al Prizethn8and coMmeffOn SNryce With knsplvkngAlumDi west 5pe4kers. The speakeratthe Cornmernrnyon seL?{lay 20241 wasafv alumnaeith artr 6nspiTalionaTtatk on howthefWaIi0n of a Queen'seducatlon had wpported her in her raveerlDurney in a typY41 rrltrdomin8ted worhl and our Prfle Gn8 speaker Iseptember 20241 alsoextolledthe benefits of o Queen'5 5th001 e¥perienct and genuIty refefFedtohow her Queerfseducational experience still impxted herposrtNely today. 80th speakers are esteemed ID their respe¢ti fields. The Micluelmas Supperheld In September atthe be8Niningof thern year. for our DEwe5ralumnaets rhe sprfnBbDard forthe n1 5lep5intheir3lumnrne¥3nd contlnuJ Connect1 The Queen's School. In tolal, the Sthwl secured donatkns 01 £178.898 dvrln8 the year. i1)dlIng E124.802 towards bursarie5 and E13.581 towords its Bullding Fund. Many parentscontributeto the buMdin8 Fvnd throu8h a tem)ly¢¢y)tribution and Gowernors are gratslul forall don3bons of any2 whKh enhancethe edLKat(on offerfjnqto puÈ. -14-
The Queen's sch{1, Chester Governor5. Report- Year Ended 31#August 20V• The School has ratsed £67.181 for the 150 101 150 Bursary Foundati AppÈ•l since its I?Ch. The Sthool Conilnues to engagewith itsparents,Alumnl, andttwidercommunitytofulfil its aimtOSUPPDrtthosefamiliÈ5whDcould rtot otherwise 3Flord aneduEJtiooatQueen'5. GovemorsrwJgnisethaie¥ery)nebenefitsfrom adi¥erseenvironmentandfrom meetinR and interacting with people who have drfferent r5PÈrtNe5 and back8faundK aryi tlw want to ensure that the Sthool con1inu w refiertihe commuoityth•t it3eThe5. In addition1othelS on its brry pro¥i5ion.theSdK%A is rawnEfvhdskna mullpswtAstropitrh projectattheSenior Sthool. in total. difertfiJndrai%in8ha$ £5).458tarlSthAStrts Proiect51nctthe projErfs laur+th. In addit(o to£812,550set by Governors in a 8ftated Fund. Theschool (ScommlttedtonurtlyatyMUfeolgfvltheentreQueen'S(ornmUnItyandthrern1Irl EODtinuinB fotus forwards. Flnandal Review The net surplu5farthtyear¥R5£585.39812023'. wrplu5 oIEI,(K17,9301 f whith T1 cOme0f El78W812023.. £385.9781 was attributableto doTrations and lThe& Thisyearfs improNEd surplus flert5 5evtral fa¢tors indud1negr0h in pupl nwnbers across both the 5eniorand Lower 5choo15 durinE the year. with feeand associated pupil income bÈnefittin8 from the In¢r¢ase In pupll numbery •ltywh1e kncrea5ed (frOMtyfil IntWE5taoddun4ti frvmAlwnnl. Ouring the year. the School a)ntiTrL wth ffs 2022 Go¥emor appro1 progTrmrne of investment in thE maintenance. dEVEl¢tpment and upÉ¥ade of the khool 51te5. with wo5 Girwied out arr1 SenKJr and Lower School buildings and grounds. In addityon. s¥nthcantin¥estiiatKns ènd preparatorywork5were conducted forthedevelopmenrof theSthoof5 5POrt fKilitles with the proposed build of a multt-spwts AAro tch arthe Senior School. Thi5 15 a cornplEX projett dueto the She loratiDn and ha5 experienced swificant una¥OkYab del resuking fvrrtn the pandemK. howe¥er the projert remaiD53 priNity de¥ek)pmEfbtforQueen's work dElYerthL% iTnptirtantpwpcL ThÈ School's unrestritted funds at stood •t E9.764.444. Inthdln8 E550.Cth earfflaed by the Board of Govemors to meet the oJst of fvture reparrs to butldiw and equipmetht at the Senior and i¢x¥er Sthotsli and £811550 designated for the devEltrpment of an Astro pitth at the Senicr Sthtojl site. The unrestricted fvnd balallee is suffiuent to cover the carrying wue ot the SchoDI's ItEeWd land and buildinqs and ¢quipmenL and day-ttrday ¥wrkJn8 caprtal requirements are b¥ careful manaeement of short4emb liouid resr£e ftesery Polky The GoverrKbts un5ider that a miDimum free rath tra&e to one mDnU¢s expenditure Iwhith amounts to £S20,¢YJOI. should be held through0 the year in orderto ¢tyer the rlsks and nrtaInl5 of operatin8 as an inoependent educatyonal esraNlshmeTrt. A free cash balance of ai leost or mDth'5 exp¢Trdiiure has bEen held slnce Dernber 2014. and this remains the Oicy of Governors for the fortlKomin¥ year. GDverDors actNely monitor cash reseryes, in partiCUr consderine ihe need for further capital ewnditure to equip the School with vTrtO-date facilities that may be needed to maintain the thndJrd oFeduL¥tional servittsthat currenthf wovwjed. The Charfty hekl tokl fvnds at 31st Aw1# 2024 of flo.716 121)23: £IOJ74.3481. of EB.401A94 12023.. £7.929.1411 were uThre51rirted funds ar availalAe for the general Pur[Se5 of the Chartty. and £1,557%52 12023.. £2,445,207) were held in eitherEndowed. Re¢ricted or WEnaied funds. andnotavaiWElorthe8enerdl purposes ofthe Charlty. Tangible Fixed Assets runded from UnreslrKd reseis toialled £6.745.110 12023.. £6.641.6751, leaviw Iree reser¥es at31stAuEUSt 2024 of El.656.78412023.. U.187A66 b¥e51iiiet)I Polky, QblÈdivès nd PerforThnEe The Charftrfspowersof&wÈstmentOfitstntfvds lrythe Tru5teeAct 2(ll). The Board'5 IDng-term polry is to rTwl¢nt wKome whli e pre5eNn8 the vatsje of the imfestments. The (harivs investments have Continued to be rnanapd acc0rdwKetth that1£y.
The Queen's School. Chester Governorf Report- Year Ended 31" August 2024 In¥ernent perfOrmae cot)tinue5 to reflect the onEOiThE urKertain market conthtsons. The gross income return is 2.4%. rKI the £apital value in¢wsed 10.2% o¥er ihe year- both present Impmvements on theJmious.year. .Ihvestments are held for their lonB-term retums. afid perfLrmanct 1] Continue ID LE monitored to assess knether they offer adequate return5. Pknsforthe Futu1• The prfnclpal prlorlty forthe Sthool remalfisto pro¥ide an sxitstandlng leamin8 exFrlence ènd envlronmentfor all pupil ioenablÈthem1oachi¢vettirmaXrn poteniial andthe%rybestÈxamination resuksptsssible, to pm¥6deth¢ 5tron8est platfonnfrom¥Jhtthtomoveontotho nextphaxelnthEir lives. Thekhoolseekstofoster31ifolon8love of learnlT¥gWithin nurturfTrgenronmenL 4ndt• pr0vlde2ppthlt1esItyrpstO W. fftate and afKlthen leweas ambiiilMI5. Independent and confident indmdvab. The Stratsuic Plan 5815 th Schoofs rnain wiorilies for dE4duprnent and eypan5ion to rtmaln 3t thE forefront of providin83s m•ny•rfsin the IOGII area posslblew7th thE Opportuni of a Queen'sedLKaUon. The kv4 arta5 0fde4ekikertfr0rnthe 7-ytsrStratec Plan renwnacornmitmtntto: Cornpletion ol a mulUsPOrt knro pltth aNI ImprowemeThts of the Sports pa111() at the Senior Sthool site whlch will fa£illtstefurtherpartnetshipopportunttiesw(th lotalstattsttrthlsand widev41uablespatt51orw local sports dubs. Fooingyeater entsifonmeM•l awart1$S and ste¥rdwd5hpthvwth exp3nskJn of the Beach hL)I swlficat>tly rÈdudngtheSchoofs Cart footpr"tnL Ensuring stronE d1[ literacy. with extended pTry1lLM of iPadnharKeil learnlnE to Lower Sthool pup115. In ditlon. the Sth¢)ol aims lo lurther expand pupli s, wnffderrfe in learnin8 through techno1o8y, With greater blended leamlng andlhe expan5bn of the use ofOnEllote and other Ml£rosofttoo15 acro55 all year8roups. ExpandSng the Sensor Sthcofs sector-leadinB Careers seThlce. incfeasing meaninElul pupil contatts with Alumni afid #renqthenlne its in(kntry mefflors pwramme. er¢ablln¢more puplls to attess rle¥ant work exPern and athhentlc cornmercial proiects. Oevdoplng the School'slthryspace4 to ijderalrn placesfor pupllsto d. compternemed by ¢Yttin¥di8tt p&rformsto ¢aprtalLseon ebooksandiournal5. The khool will continUÈ to priwfjtise the retruitment. retehtion arKI development ol its outstanding toathln¥ and operations staff. aswell astho wellbelrrf of siaff throL¥h Staff Wel1B initratsvesand benefits. Flnancial sust#inability is aitheheart of all streiitplènnryandG¢wemotsfoeusMTrAltsef•rmonty in lerm50f both tht edu£ètional provisicn and fvturedevewments StrurturÈ. GovÈmatttÈ and Mi4eme GOVENn# Do¢umeni The scho was onwnalI founded 35 the ChesTrr for Gids wa5 opd on i 1878. The Queen'$ Sthool w#$ e5tabllshed Indefiiure dated 14th February 1882 and named The Queen's Sthool by cfjmmand OF Her M8je5ty the Queen Vthrf•. The Governors cornpleted the process ol'incory3tion' olth• sd0¢ thir• 2022 with the appointment of the ¢haritAble company knowTr as The Queen's School ChE5ter (charity number 11982301 ès $0le corpuraTe trustee of the orlglnal. unincorporated Queen'5 Sthool thaiity. Thi% Intwp)r3tion protess ha5 edablished a rrrfjre robustgovernan¢e syrtem and one thètaffordstetter pmteclion tothe ¢urrentGrNÈrnor5 again5triss of personal liatshty. The incorprthhjn allowsthe tharbtytoenierlDkn contra¢ts. aswdl a5 own and hold in¥estmentsand propertyln ltso%•• name. amongst othLY bEnefits. On 19 SeptembEr 2023, a linhJr dlrettkjn was stwd from the awrity Commbslon direcYDg thit is of 19 September 2023the oriDThal unincowporated tharltyta1iedTrQU'sIJaIOsttrIrt1#TnUThbtr 525935lbetreèted asforml -16-
The Queen's School, Chester Governor< Report- Year Ended 31 August 2024 part of thEiharity¢alled the tharitsble company¥tso •sThe Queerl's Sthool Chester ltharitynumber 11982301 for purposes of Part4 Ireg&ratronl and Part8 la£tountingl of theCharrtlesArt2011. TheGovemorslrefeNed to throu8hoJtthefJo¥ern(rf Rwrtl areinfattthe dlre£ws ofthetharltablecompanyth act5 assole CarFle tntstee the0117 unwKOtpornted thlty. 6o¥ornlne Body Th? school's fjv4ernirq 0crurntpf(N[dt51ora Go¥erTrlng eody com¢wi51re up to 20 6fwernors: ¢)ne exoffKiO GrtrnOr. bEifi$ The &shop vf Chester lor hlslher nominee), up to Eight Representative GornDrs and up to eleven w-opted GleOr5 Iw I41¥e cwpte¢J G¢)vpmors, if The Bishop of Chester dt£knes to tske up tht Ex-offido Governorship or apptiint a Let) appointed bya Re[0 of theGovernoJ5."OtJeastone G0vent0 be a pastpupil ofthe Sthool. Ctropted fy)¥emovs aekned bythe BoèrdofGovernory on the basis ol nominwons reteNed. Ctropied Go¥eTnorsare ppointed for a pernd of five years. Thp Governor< Appointments Q>mmittEe 15 wlbIt for tonsidefine the sk¢1. knowledge and experience required by the 8oard. AepresentstNe Go¥ernoTS aPP(Nnted by Cheshire West and Chester County Councll are appointedforaterm ndi0nthed3teOftheappOintmentof hL%or her5ucces50r.whlch rnaybemad at anvtime after the ordinarydate of election of Borgh COurKillo aftwthe date of hi5 or her appolntment. The oth Repr¢statIve GLryemots are appuinted ftr a tenn of three ¥afS. Queen'5 Sthool. Parents. ASSOCltIft Repre$tale G¢)¥ernotsare elECttd at a gkneral medin8of theAssocl•tx) All GTrSt1¥tOIthelIme Ireelyd M remuneftkn oreweEWTAve paKI duringthe ri0 InewGovernors rÈcei¥ean Ind(10 parkwhithlftdude5theSclK#)fsgtyerningdowmeThts. aGuldeto beinE aQueert's Sthool Gcvefnor. IhE latest ftnancial staiementsand a numberof other relo¥ant dowrnerrts. NewGovernoTS cornpl¢tÈthg AGBIS eLeaTtting(our5e f¢r New fjovernor5 and are indted Into the WonOITheQUeen's Sthool as 4 5Ehooi and isiered tharity at a ijieetingwith the ChèirofGo¥ernOtheeldrn and the aerkttslhe GDveinors. I GDvernor5 attend annual 5afe8uar&in8 trainiw and are irwited * encouraged to attend trairwng senMnar4 indudin¥ those OT8anlsed bythe school and other0rlstKwts. such asAG81 The Governor5 meet as a aoard at ka5t fourtymes a c(lderthevnera1 Wlryofthe 5thooJ and Charlty. and to revlew overall managefflent Ind mntrol for are resK¥ffislble. GoYernor5 are Inted join 5ub- ¢ommfftees. a¢¢ordin6 to their interests. experbse and milèbihty." Ihe Audlt and ftbs Mana8ement tnmittee is reSnSIe for keepire the Schooys actiwtt¢$ 4nd policies under review. A Go¥emor attends meetin8s of the 5thMK5 Ne•Jth and 54fety mMreP. whlrh also repvrts Into the Auilit and Rk Managernent Commitlee and a pant Go¥enw is appointed as Safegu•rdin8 knd. io condurt auditsand report bac to the Board of Governof5.' theEducati Committee prov4des8o¥eMare1fflanerS¥ctffCalty1TrlalAlthtotheruritu1uteaChfn8aftd leaminL and pastoral care.. the Estates Comrnitteets responsthle forthe matntenarKe ar•J de¥elopmeM of dSchwl prerrit54' ght FiTrarKe Comrnjftee 15 fESPQTrsilk for Impkment5ng marty of the P¢ard's dec15ions and meets at least fow tlfe5 4 year before lull meetln85 of Go¥emin8 8041¥. Tr Finance Committee a150 Te¥ws the bud8ets and managèrnentxtounts throhOtheVe3r. and the 5tr•ty8foiip 15 responsi110r¢DnSh4eIiry strate8K 655ues and makwi8 recoThnendatitwtsto th Board. The dav-ttrday running ol the Schcol is dde8ated to the Headmistress and the firector of FIfftan and Operatio supported byothermembws ofthe Senio¥LeadershlpTeam. The Headmtsire5sandthe Directorol Finance and Operations attend medinp Df the Gfftrnin8 artl its MIttee5 ar#1 ad hoe su&cornmittees art fornd to ner spetiffc proletts. as approprlate. -17-
The Queen's Sthool. Chester Govemorf Report- Year Ended 31 August 2024 fjovernors ale also assigned to deparbnents 45 Oepartmental k fjo¥ernors. to gain a yeateT understanding of the act(Cle$of thèschool and ihdiwdual subiertieas.a5well aStsJ actas a po_1ntolcontacibeiD dppknEntal heads and ihe Board of Governor5. The key mana8ernerf PErsonnel of the ChJrity conyise the Headmi%trE55 and the DIrt¢ of Fihant2 and Operntlons, supported by other members ofth SenfjorLeadership Team. Governors meaonce ayeartomiew salary benchrnaln8 infDrmation re13tin8tgthpse pTrsitsons and seisalaryarKI benefit patha8e$ 4rcordtn8ty. The Board. through its Audft and Rlsk Man4ÉrnEnt CoMrnitteÈ - usually consists of seven Govornor5, the H¢admistr¢ss and ihe Dlreetor of finanee ad Opatn$ - ttiTrtinues to keep the sr5 artivitie5 under review, paCladY wlth regafd tD rIlor rlsls thèt arfse fvorn ttme to tlme. The Schod. UFMler the k4dw5hlp of the Headmistress. 15 re5PDll5lb for the day-ttrday risk matwrnEntof aCtie$. TheAudit ond Risk Mana8ementCofflrnittee Feporr5direttl¥ tothe 003rd of Governors: rtSterm5 of refwerKe hidude." rnaintsinlng a code ol corpxate go%mance to ensure the elfectwe management of ThÈ Queen's School's artfvities, and mon081Md ewaluatsn8its operation.. settln8 up and moTritorfn8 effeui¥e risk man¥Eement oftheSthO'S ind¥L4w". an a55e55mEnt ol key ri5&5thrtcouMlfflpede athlÈ¥ernErt of SthDoYs strato8lc objeLtIs. aThral plan5 and day.itrday adiffjT.' o the development and rnanatrmÈmt ora Rtsk Rwster. tomprtsinRthe key rfsks and plansto reduee risks- monitoriollthe de4elopmentand implemehtation of pOIles1 PedureS anLI I10n an$,. evaluatlng key ftnandal sy5tem5 and (wir$ to en5 their adeqLWCY rdlabllny arnd effectl¥ene55 aNJ ensurln8 thatthe¥ ptadequate 5th8uards apnsl1055e5 of al lind 0r the course of the year. the Audrt & R15k Management Cornmlttee canles out a thorou¥h review ènd Update of the 5choofs Rlsk Re8lSter. assesslw and evaluating major risks and the prow5 by they are reviewed. monitored and rrMtiB3tedlrnana8ed. The RE8i51w s revie4ed at É¥ery Audit & sk Management Cornmhtee rneetiol and all other Governor Subrnm1tttes perform a detailed review Df 5PEafic to their areas at le¥st annualty- The Srhool ha5 also engaged an eernal company to a551St with Risk A55t55ments of aaNitie5. to enxxe 0 ¢sIStent approath is adopted throuBhoutthe WXYJIar thotthe pro¢ess tsthttyfftan•¥ed. Throu8h the risk manayment process, G¢wmotsbqlie4that mai•rrisksTMII beidentified•nd adequatelymitwated toan pxceptsble le1 In the day.ttrday opatioTr ol thE Scho. It is rÈtw¢sed that systems can only reasonable, but not absolute assur1 thatmar rfskSl be adeytel¥rnanaged. The Charltles Art 2011 and the COMpanS Aci 2LI)6 requires the Governors as the TnJstee5 of the Charity tD l)repa Attounts for each finandal ¥ear¥thlth eive a truearMI fa(rAtrToftho tharlt<sfiftantsal atti¥TknttS durkn8the rIDd and of rinanc131 positlon atthe el ofthe yèar. In prepiringthe Amnts thefjo¥wMtssPmld folkxT best and: Sett Sultablexo)Vnti wlirries and applvthemrons1stentT.' Makelvdgemtrtsand e5timate5 thatare reasonaband prudth Follow app1Kab accounting srandards and the Charities SORP. dd0Sl and explèlrlw any departwes in the Accounts: and Preparethe Accounts onthegosn8ncÈVn basis urjess Sttsinapprryiate to assunthattheCharftywillcontinuE lrt oprtkn. TheGoveinttrs afe responslblefor keepinEaccounWn8 reco¥d5vthKh are suth astodisclose. wrth reasonae atoJr3ry, the financlalpositionofthe thaiity3tathyti, andts)erbJb1eththnasTrusteestoenswethJttheAcntscQrnyWithth1rity -18-
The queen's School. Chester Governors, Report-year Ended 31"Au8u5t 2024 law. The Govemors art reswSle for safeeva1nS thE Charrtls assets and ensuring their propel app&Cat, and fortsir¢ rea50nablesiep5 lorthe pre¥enon anddetectionof error,froud andthrirTeBul4rttiE5. Aor$ In arcordance ihecompanls artkles. a re50bJ¥on propn6 ihatXelrwdlnAudr£ Umlted bt reapptiinted a5authtor. of thecompariy41 be w ata General Meeiiivd. Approved byihe eoord ofGov¢trm * it5 rwtmiion 21° Miy 2025 swd on its bÈh•ff . Mrs Kwhiteley -19-
The Queen's Sthool. Chester Independent Reportiothe Trustees of The Queen's Sd¥Jol. Chester Opinioo Wo have audited thè ftnanciJl 5tat2rn2nts ofThe OLeerfs school lth? %choofJ_fcr th<vearMded 31.AuGust2024 which ompr15ethe statement off¥041 aafvitles. thebalan SheEt,IhEaternEniQl rashllDWS and the noie5tothe flrEanclal ststements. indudingasurnmèryofs¥Dthtart3ccourbtingpolickThe financkil reportlnEfrarne4¥orkthathas been apled In their prepafatiors is applicable law and United Kingdom AttDuntire 5tsnd3rds, IncludlnE Financial Reporhne 5t3ndard 102 The Financlal Reportlrsg Stafida applKable in UK RebI of Irdand (United KiTr8d General Atpted AccountlnE PrartI1. In OUToplrionthe fiDèntialstatements'. Bive a twue and faireW of the ststeof theSthty)fs affalfsasat31 Au¢ust2024 and ol its (Mires0urrÈS •nd applitation of re5DUfEt51orthe yearihen ended.. have been propethiprepared inattardant@wthUhW KlnethynGenerallyknooedAttouotingPrxtKe:and have been prepared InatrorthrKew6th the reqU1MentsO1the C4MnpanrsAct 2(rfJ6. Basls foroplnlon We conduttsd oui audit accofdano InternaiM)nal 5randards Auditv)E IUKI I1 IUXII and applicable law. Our respOnIlli¢S under th¢)se standards are firther described in the Auditols i$)nSibIlItieS for the audrt of the financial statemonts settion ol our reptsrt. We 3re independeni of the scho in accordan with the ethkal requements that are reVantfo ouraudtt of the flnand•l starements In the UL Indudirq the FRCS Ethital Stsndard. and we hwe fuWilled our Iher ethlcal fe5pgn51bllltles in ¥wrTlancewlth these requlrements.we belle¥ethatthe aUdf£e¥Iden wha¥e obt•lned is 5uffiaent and appropriatetopr(v4idea b3Si5for our opinion. Concluslons relatlngto golng concern In audftlnR the financlal statements, we hève ¢oncWEd thatthETTUSLee< use of the gDife(OTKern bas150faccouThttng thèpreparation oftPfinand>l statements15 approprfate. Based on theW0 we ha wlomRd. wt have noi identified any Trterial urKertaintie5 retstir¥ to events orwndith)ns th•t. indivldua11ycrfcoHecNvth. mayta5t51gnifKantdoubtontheSchoofsabi1vto£OtyWea5a¥nC£fflCernfQrI porknl olat 1eJrttwee months frornwhen the fihanclal sktements awthortsed fortysue. l)Jr respoftslbiles and the rnpmsibllides of the Trustees TAh respect eoire COnM are descrfjbÈd In the rdeva section5 ofthis repoit Othér Infornwtlon Theother infofrnation crffiprisesthe inf4)rmètion Ifvdud in ttLé annual report otsthan th•financia1 statomènts andour auditorfs thereon. The TrItee5 are ¥esponsible for the other iThformètton contained ythin the 4nnual repon. Our oplnbn on the finan¢Jal 5tstements does not tovef tt other Inft¥m4tKJn and we do not exwess any folrn ot assurance oncluslon thereon. Ouf re5Wnbirtr 15 to Tewj other information and, in doin8 50, cortsider whether the other Inlomlatlon Is Materfal IncoAsSsteni ¥rith the flnandal staternènts orour krthledBe abts1Th In the eourseulthe audil or otherynse appear5 to be n>•terialty rni55tsted. If we identlfy yjth rrt8terf81 inconslstende5 or appgrpnt material mi5tt•temonts. we are requlredtodeEerrnlnewhetherthisglves rlsetoa material mi5siatemeTrti• ihefinanclalststements them5efves. If, ba5ert on the work wp ha¥e performed. th•t thwe Is a ma11a1 missmement of thi5 Other Inlorrnation. wearo regr#d to r+portth fèrt. We h•4e rM)thingtt> reportln thls regard. Mallers on which we are requlred to report by e¥ceMlon We have nothing to report ¢n respectof tht follonE matter5 in rdatKffito the Compan5 kt 2C#XS require usto porttoyou rf. in wropinion: th• knforrnatbn 8iven in th• fiTranoal $eml 15 Incon5tstent in arymaterial ¥*spe¢t withtheTN5tee5' repo sUfficIentuI18 record5 havenot b¢eA kept.ty the finanual 5tstemEnts are not aÈrEernentwrf¢h thearwuntv¥ record5.' or we ha¥e not received all Ihe irblormaith and eXpnatnS reqvire forouraud
The Queen's Sthool, Chester IndÈpendent Auditors, Report tothe Truslees olThe Queerfs Sthts)I, Chester Responslbilities of Trustees As explained more fvlly in the Matement of Trustees. fe$pOr1bII1tIe5, IheTwsw are reSnsIble for the prEpèfation of the financia1 statements and fw being satisfied that the¥ 8i¥e a twe and frdir view. and for such internal control as the Trustee5deterrNne isnecessarytoelb1ethe prepararton offinancialstawntslh1taTefreefrtsmmatrIaIrnlSstatemenL whether tolraud orermr. ITrpreparitrfi#anoal theTrUs1ee5a re5pon51blefor asse5ngthe S¢hcrfs ability to continue as a Ing concern. disdosin& as appk3ble. matters related to ronEern v51h8 the golng contem basis of at£t)Unti unIts%thÈTftthÈr MÈnd to £easeratIo10r htre TrealiSticalmaIebUItoo AuditoPs responsibilities fo¢ the audit of the finartdal statements We have been appolnted as ayrfiior urtder 5eciion 144 of the CharfUe5 Art ioii and rtport h acwrd•rte ¥Ath the Acr and relv4ant reRulations madeor haTr8 effeathereunder. Our DbJCrtt$ are to obtsin reasonable assuramee abtyrt whether tht finantial statements as a whote are free from materlèl m155tatemenL whether due to frdud or error. and to issue an audltorfs report that Indudes our opnion. Reasonable asSUrae isa hiRh knl Ofassuraeb ts Thxa 8uarnDteethatan èvdit condLKted in xwrdancewith I$ IUKI wlll alvjays detect a mater1 m5111emf when it ewsis. Misststements (an arfse from fraud or error and are (onsidered material rf, 1ndivrdua1 or ihE aure8ate. thrrf c(wld reaSorbty bE expected to influence the economic deci5h)r ol users taken on the basis Oft finanoal ststements. Irregularrties. indudln8 fraud. are InstarKes of rtaTrcomr4iance with lakns and regulations. We design procedures in line 4Wth rxji responsibilities. oullined aboo to detert rnaterial nusstrtÈTrts in re5pert OF ine8ukrities, i#cluding fraud. Thc oxtorbtto whith ourproced¥re5 are capable ofdetertin8 irrwlarrties. Ind143. detailed bel(. Enquiry of mona8¢ment and those tharged 80vema¢ar0yn¢ aEwo1 and pot¢nttsl Ilytn and dalms,. Re¥¥n8 NNnUtes of meetinqs ofth05e djargel wafh8ov•n.' Performin6 aud work overthe tiskof rnanagemerrt Dverrideof contrd4 indudinBiesuniofiDumalentDes and other adju5trnErts forapwopriathw eYaluatin8 the ble$S ratilalof sqnifitanttrartsattiorwtsldethe nornjal course of bLts5ness re¥knvin8 actoumijy estinMies for a$. Enquiry of managemerf and those tharRed go¥ernance to fjdentlfy any nistsrKes of norrtomplvdrte laws and regulairons. The potentyal effett of these laws re&tKIns the financial staterneMSVamS(on5hlerably. firs¥ the khool Is subject to laws and re8ulatkn)s thot d1CY offert the financlal 5tstements Incluthng financial reportingle8islètlon llndudlngre1ad companies1egtstloTr1. d451nknutab profits W51aiion andtaxion le8thzion and assessed the extentof compILin w6th theselawsand regulations as of wr woodureson the resated finaTrdal statem)E iietng. Stondly.the5choalissvbjecttomanyotherlawsand regulatK5wherethÉtOsQ9UefiCe0fn0n<OmlanctC0u1d have material effett ¥mounts or disc105ures in the finanoal ststement5, fty Instan the imposition offine5 or litigation orthe1055 of the Sthoufs licensetooperate.we Identstsedtheawn84Tea5thOseMostkelVt0ha¥È such an effect.. dats prolertn laws, antpbribEry. money launderin8 and empwnent law. ALtditir¥s 5t¥ndarts linwt tht requlred audt wrfedures roldenlifynDrKLVnplianiththe5e1aT5 and re8ulatith)sto enquiryofthetrusteesartd 0thermanagerrnt and inspertion of regulatory and le881 torrE5w&rbce. M ahv. Therefore. IF a brÈ%h of operatlon41 re8ulatlons 15 not dix105èdto us or evh¥entfrom relevantcorrespOnden. an audit¥Jill notdete£t thatbreach. 21.
The Queen's School. Chester Independent Aydltor< Report to the Tntstees of The Queerfs School. Chester BetaU5e of the inherent limita115 of an audit, there 15 a risk tt we ¥wll not detert all irregularities. induding Ih05e IEdlThgio a rnaterfal mlsstatement Inihefinanoal 5t3temeDts.ornDn-compltsncewith re8ulath)n. This risk increases the more that Complian with a law or reguktion ts removed from the tvents and tr¥n53rtions refiected in the financial stst¢ments, as we wlll be less Ilkely to be¢ome aware of Instsnos of normlianCe. The r15k aE50 grearer regording Irwe8ularities £Kcurring due to fraud father than eryor. Is fraud inVoe5 iThtentiMal conalMen for8wy. collusion, omlssw or rr4vepresentstion. We cornmuntate withthose tharged wrth8ovem•nrererJrdlD& arnongothermatter5. theplanned $coand t6mingof the audtt •rtd stgnifi£ant audit fin¢knn8¥ afty rknt d¢fienw th internal tohtrol that we identify durin8 ouraudrt. A fvrther descrlptkln ol our responslbllitie5 avaifable on the Flnandal Reportlng Councifs bslte at.. h11V.fr(.kIzudlt0rsreSpDns1b[11ties. This description fOrTh part ofovr audltorfs rewrt. Other mattors Your atten0 rs drawn to thè fart that1 tharfty has prepar ffflancial statements in aCCOTdance wiih"Lcournting and Reporring by CharitiÈs'. Staternent of Recommended Prattice applltable to Chafftles prene thelr Kcounts In accordono the Flnartoal RewbN8 standard applicable in thÈ UK and RepublK ofIond IFRS 1021" las amendedl IA preference to the Acwjnting aTrd ftewrting bycharit.. Statement of Recommended Practke OTr l April ICJ5 whKh Is referred io kn the Èxtant reItiOnS Iwxhas rwbten with&awn. This has been done in order for the finan¢i¥ sratemetyts to prtmde a true and l•T Kcordan tpAth current G&ner3ltyAccepted b£cOUntRPrartKe. Use of (wr report Thls report 15 made 501ety tD the SchoDf5 TTYStees, as a body. in arr£KdarKe p•rt 4 of the Tharitie5 (Accounts and Reports) Regula05 2(nB and Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Corrwn1È5 Ad 21Th. Oui audit work ha5 been vndenaken 50 might state to thekhwfsTrurtees th1>5e mattersweare reqylred to stste to them in an audltors. report and for other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law. wedo rhx accepi oras5uffle re5ponslbihty to anyone other than school and the SthoofsTrustee5 as a lth,lorouraudiiknrtforthis report or foTthe opinions we ha¥ÈfrJrrned. Robert Pearl Bsc BEng ACA Xeinadin Audit Limited statutoryAudIX i8ible to art ès an a•Jd6tor in ierms of 1212of the CompanIe5P 2(#X 2 Hilllards Court ChesterBts%ness Pk (treer CH49QP Date.. 21" May 202S -22-
The Queen's School, Chester Statement of Nn•nclal Actl¥ltles- Year Ended 310 August 2024 hmds 24 zj .IncLvrofrarncharikbleactiwl 6,482256 6J8l256 59.730 41 163 S7 171)161 127 184 17898 385.978 6.705.443 187503 92 7.241,623 IExpenthtrJre: ..&perdibJronttsritsbleacitr 6232ffjAI 104ffjZ8 6337Jl8 .& endiwfEan ra151 lu1$ 17397 T(4al E4eN¢ 6J32ts 6337318 6.216M69 ..In%5DTrlIIo5Se5 In5 J86 29.770 ilnconwl¢Ptstsfvr io .L472.753 99A59 13J86 585398 lD7,9 .'NerAknernertkn Pifids 472,753 99.459 iJJ86 585 724J35 357722 10.374 9,366358 824394 370 IOJ59.746 10.374348 The act1e5 rdaie io coniinuinB Opera10$. The Statement of Finanoal Activit5 include5 al$¥Thd kNesrecoBTrwl inthE yew. TheStatementofFinancfjal AttMt*esatsocomFdslththereqU1reMefttsfo•rt irthTreandupendkntreacwuntuTrJer thÈ Companfjes Art 21))6. The hQtes on pages 26tD YJ fm part of theserarlI statement -23-
The Queen's School. Chester Balance Sheet as at 31#Au¢ust 2024 2024 2023 "Tan8ible Fimed Assets 12 13 6JW,432 314.188 6.796.997 Z84,418 7.Z14,620 7,081,415 Curyert As$ Debtors C45h it and ITh H•nd 14 756.191 4.130A)16 4.631407 4.941071 •J86208 C¢dittyS ."Nmounts fallingduetbythin oner 15 1801.931) ieoiJ961 .P4et Cuvrent AssEt5 4.140.139 3,584312 .'YotAssetsLe5stsrrerf Ll•WItJ .Crdlrurs "Amounts kl11defter Th)rethan Drpr Tota Met A%sets IlJ54.759 10.665.727 16 B95J)111 1291.3791 10.959.746 10.374.348 dowed Fund5 'Péstrkted Funds 19 20 370Jri3 814J94 357.722 724.935 Umtstrfrted Fun* Qesl8Dated k¢umyl4ted Income 21 21 1.362550 1,362550 7.929.141 10.959.745 10.374348 The nvtes on wge5 26to 39 form part oflfinal1aISIatefflen Approved bythe Board olGovemorson 21° May2025 and slgmd on Its behalf bv". K/rJJy J. Mfs K Whlteley 24-
The Queen's School, Chester Cash Flow 5tatement-Year Ended 31" Au8¥# 2014 Cash Flow Statefflent P4ut•s 2014 2013 Icash iiowsfrom OPerth¥A($t% 519527 698,739 Cath Fh?ws fviwn Inves¢lrA(ti¥tts'. Improvements v>freeh¢Jld land and bvlldinK% Purcha5eol Furnitur&eqUirm>nd ¥ehicles Not cash pr1v41d"_bI• investin advltl 1189.198 189,1981¥4 I4103 '.Iilve5trnent Income Interestpald I716? 127.184 -L_J17,397 109 787 ac15fje5 NrtCa5hp_rOvlded_byfiThaD¢I_ 172 62 Chan¥eirt NEt Cash in thep¢rlod IWEt CJ5h atOI.09.23 502.391 4.127.016 766.723 3.360.293 CF2 114et cash a131.08.14 CF2 4 629A07 4 127.016 Notes to the C•sh FIWT Statemert" 2024 ..r4et movÉwt In . Deduct Lain5 Ald1055es on investments .Add dÈpreciatiOn char8eS ' Deduct investment Incom• Interest pald Add decre3se/ Deductincrease ir• debtors id I ncreasei Deduct detTe35e In crèditor5 .'Net cash used In o 585.39B 129.7701 85.763 1172.0621 1.007.9YO 86.634 1 IS3.472 103 670 1181.441 1111 421 SI917 6915.7>9 CF2 An*ys550f Chawes In Netcash At OlllYI> At 3124 sh balance5 Ioverdraft balance5 4,130x116 502391 4,632Ai)7 .Ca5h atbank and in hand ' Dèbtduewithin oney_ST Oebt dve after oTheytsr .13015 4.632 407 1 4.127IJ16 502391 4.629AU7
The Queen's School. Chester Notes to the Finandal Stat•ments- Year Ended 3111August 2023 The fin#ngal siaiements have been prepared under The Ctyknpanies Art and in atcordance •th applicable accountin¥ standards a•d the Ststement of Rertynrnerled Practlce_om.£ttyJntlrs Jnd Reporting by Charities.. the tharltie5 SORP IFftS 1021. l. Actounflng Polldes Theprincipalactyntln8pol1desad¢)p.1d6•entsajktysOurwofestitnationuKerta1ntyintheprepara oflhe Financial Stst¢ments are as follows.. Theflnandsfa1ernenrsèreprtnte kn sterlln&whichtsthÈfufictx)nalcurrewoftheChlty. Monetary moursts inthese financlal statunents arr rounded to the nearest £. bl Ba$150fprepThllan offm¢laI5lrneTrts The flftanrl smements have been wepored underthe histovical t05t conventhThwith Item5 rwn15ed at rnst or transact(on value unle55 otherwise sratett in the rEIEvant notels) tr• these ar£ounts. The firbancial statements have bÈen prepared In accordance with the Statement of Aecornmended Practlce.. Accountln8 and Rewtin8 by CharitR5 weparin8 their xttyjnts In 4Ltordarte Wtth the FIna1 Repanin¥ Standard applicats iTrthe Uxand RepUlcOf Ireland IFRS102lleffettfft l°J¥nuary2019laTrdthe Financièl Reporting ndard applKèble inihe LIKand Repu1¢ of Ireland IFRS 102land the Cornpank53Ct 2(KM5. The Sthaol trtleS a pubft bEnehtentrtYasIDeI by FRS 102. The T¥u5tee5 haye Considered the fvtsjrettadingufthe khool yepartd fore¢•stsfor o period of mre thon 12 mth5frOM IhE date ofthese finan1 5YdtÈmenty TTr have a reasonable Èxpertation that the Sthod can t4)nWnue to meet its liabilities a5 they lall due. On this ba515. the Trustee5 consider it appropri•teiO prerethe15Tr•ndaI stattments OththtwcOern bas dl F•es and Swnllarlncom FÈes recdv•Ne and charyes lor serylce5 of prerrAses are acttyjfiied for in the Pe0d In whtch the 5er¥ice 15 prDYided. Fees re1vbIe areststed •fterdeducUng allowofices and 5(hc4arshlps bythe school. 1ncludecontributffj fereNed from bwsarylund Fees receSved fDr educatkjntobe ffide¢l In fiAU$3[ecaTh1ed fThrd astjefwred in¢fyne. . lrtevest rea1)le l•tereston fvnd5 held on de&t Inthded re¢thbleaDdthe (anbE measu lIaY by the Charlty, IhL5 Is norrnalty on notsfn of the interest paid orpayable by the bank. In¢omÈtOXT¢t)verable in relatyon to donatiLs rIed underGtFt Aid 15 recognised at tho tirne the rqJaymÈntclalm is rnade. LxpertdttU Is attwnied For on aTr accruals ba$. Ouethead and other costs rKrt Lfireetly attributablo ta partleular funttional activ are appwtluned over ihE relevant categories on the basi5 gf rnanaent eMimate5 of the amourt attributsble to that artivity in the year. ehh2r by refereDte to staff timeorswoccup(ed. a5 appropitste. The irre(oVerabVATelernent is indudÈdwith the itomofexpen5e towhl¢h it rtlate Tachlnimaterf &Jpp14e5 ol appaTrtY5, equiwntrt. book5. Stalioffj arvj matertsls are YftieTr off as as ihe expenditure on prtKuriry4them is inruryed. l D¢hths Oat]n5nd Iwoe5 recÈNable lorthegenernl pvrpcse50f thetharityareuedited to unrertrirted funds. Donat#) legacie5 ft)r purpJses re5tritted the wshes of the donor are taken to restrKted lund$ where those wlshu are tegolly blndirq the Sthool Grr4ernor¥ except that amounts regulrÈd to bE
The Queen's Sthool. Chester Notes to the Financial Slatem¢nts- Year Ended 31" August 2024 retalned as cathal ID accordae with the donorf5 Ymshes a accounted for irthad as endowmonts- permanÈntorexpendat4eaccordinEtOlhe narureof the restrKtion. SupportC05tsarerhosefunciknn5 tha1asEthevrko1tt>PChaYjtybutdo dirertlyundert3kechèritable activitie5. >Jpport $ts indude fifftar, pe)rtn. pWI and go¥em•. GDvernance costs are thos incurred In connectkn wth adMInlIOn ofthecharityand rornpfmnce constltutkjnal and 5tut¢Jry requirements. Genwal fvnds are unre5trlcled vihith are a¥31ble for use at the di5rrethJn of the TNst¢es In furthtiance of iheBenernlobiectives ofthe Charityand which havenotbeen desy¢dforotherpurpws. Designated fund5 are uorE5triaed funts of theChaTfty thihave been 5Ei aslde bytheTrustees for specific purFoses. The akm use of eh dEsi8natedfund155et in the noteStothe fin•ncial $i•iements. Re5triLled lunds are fund5 whKh arE used In ttordance with restriLtiDns impD5ed by dor whith h3¥e been talsed by the (haraty for partK>Jtsr purptsses. The (Osts of raisin8 and adMIneTing such fvnd5 arechareed wsi thespeDfK The aim and use ofeadl Irthd fund ts setoul ITh the notes to the financial #aternts. Endowedfvnds3relurwhKh?reU5edlnaCC0[danTthlth 5peafK restrictsimP0sed bydofiorsorwhith have Lyn ratsed bythecharttyfor partitular purptsse5, and where the wrtal el?mEntof thÈfvnd must be mainr4tnod in peryttmty. Thec05ts ofratyngandadminterIS¢h lunds are thargedaeain5tthe wtcifi¢ fund there thatdoes not redthe 0ri8inal (apital elornentof thefvnd. The alm and useof tach restricted fund 15 5ElOlltin the to the finantial $tstents. Investment ifiCOm¢ PAsand losse5o ated totheappr0wtstefuj. kl Operatry Leases Rents p3¥ab undÈropetatin8 are (tsrBed kn thestatvnentof Fthandal Iin 3 5¢raht-Ilh¢ ba515 twerthe pErd of th• least. FreEhdd Land buIl1s. Son Of are tsted woperties. • irK4uJed at fost and are not deprea4ted. It IS the Governw< poliry to mainlaln the bvijdings ITh a good 5rate of repair, COqUent the¥ dre considered to have an indefinite usèful economi¢ life. Annual impairnxnt rv15 have 50 far onfirmed that the ser¥iwential ofthe build1r remasns undlrn1nhed. In addiiionto thecosts of mtnoi lepaitsthe bui1dln,Thlthartwl¢tte off a5 incurred. a provi5ionwthin desienoted fvnds ss made and wthen approprtate for malof repairs that are likely to arlse In tho lufvre_ Improvements to knd •nd buiklirnF are Included at wst and a depreriated at JO% per annum on tost. Fumiture.fixtures. fittin8s and equiltaTe capitslised atu)5t and are depretsated at r*es between 10% and 25% per annum COSL Motor velwt1È5 4re tapitaled at cost and are deprwated 4t rntes beteTr 2ce6 and 25% per annum on cost. Individual rtems costin4 te55than £5AIJJ afe¥ffluen off a5 an eXpere as aqulred. m) th¥esknefits Investmr5¥re5rèIed at mavketvalueatthe baTIre sheet date. Invesifflerbtsalns orlDS5es •r¢calcul•ted by referen to the market value5 01 inyesiments at the begtnnlng and end of tl% aLrountin8 P¢Tiod. The statement of Financial ACteS IUle$ the nd 8airs and losses arsing on rewaluat•)ns and di4)05415 thrwhouiiho . -27-
The Queen's School. Chester Notes tothe Finanaal Statements-year Ended 3151Au8USt 21124 Debtors are ro&ntsed It the settment due aftMe[scoUn of6réd. PrepayinÈnts are er anv valuedattheamwnt prepald Detof tradé discouThrs due. Cash atbankand cash ITr Indude% cash and shurttemi IWIty11guhl In¥tStinents with a Shortffiar Dfthreemonths less from thedate of at4Ui5itit)or openiryof the •ccounL pl CredltwsandyIS[ty ed01$ ahd proSS are re£rynsed knere the Charity has o present 01160 resuFiin6 Irorn a past event that will probably in the trnnsler of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle ihe obll8atkn can be rne35ured or e5tirnited reliabty. and PYOn$ are normèlty re£e8rused attheir settlement amtyjntafterèlknnEl0r any traded15countsdue. ql Pensl•hS¢l•n Thesthool contrftwrtes to adefined mntrfbution pEns)n StheforStaff atratesv¥rWngfrom4%to 16%, and the5emntrftrrtJtlonsarearuued KCordi. In the applKation of the Sthoofs a(Unting potstyE5. the GovemDTr are rEquired to make judgements. e5tirnates and assumptims aboutthe r4rryin¥amtrJntof 3ssEts and liabllities th3t3re not readity apparert from othersourtes. Thee$mItes1nd35sOC1Itedas5uMpti0D5afebHSed on htallr¥IeXpel1tnCeaTrd other fadors thatare tondefe to be rd¥anL Attu•l resurts May differfrom thesèe5bmate5. The estimètes and undethift8 •ssumohyb are re¥le•d on an on8olw bays. RevIsIor to acthJntln8 ertIm4$ ire I¢¢Olsed IA the peri In whth thÈ e5timate15 re¥ wherethe Ilsn affett5 onlythat period or lntheperd ofiherw5ton andfvlU kwod5whtrethe reviyon affects both curyeniand future periods. TheGovemors consthrthe ke¥ accountiryestmates andlud8mentsto be.. Deterninlng residual valuE5 and vselul eco IrS of plantand Muipment.. Ta¢ulble assetsaw deprec(aW o¥erthdrestim3ted usefvlkn bo5Ed Dn hlaorir perforrnantt.The actual INes Can vary. Jud8ement s applled also in the resldualvahjes of plant and mathinery. When dctorrnining Ihe resMluolvalUe.theGtrnots8Iintoé$setheamtsuntthOlthPa$setWQuIcurrentty obuin trthe asset red15P¥5edusI m•rket wlce5whert F$sth. Recoverality0 re¢eivable5: Apr$5¢ is estsbli5hedfow recei¥ablesth8t/Te e5tirnated nottobETEcu¥vth. ThÈGoyerntsT5con5kleT facroTh surh as p2St experienL?wh assesslngthts wodslon.
The Queen's School. Chester Note5 to the Financial Statements-year Ended 31StAU$t ZOZ4 2. Inci>me from CharitsbleAdi¥ilies 2024 2023 klncome from CharltstAe ALtIeS coryise5'. 'Schaol Fees Icaterin8_In¢or Other Income 5.75858LI 359,905 363 771 5 967 851 377.829 341.690 fjh873701 6AUZ356 Ischool fee In¢t¥(orPrlS. 'Gross fees '.iesFToty41 byr54rie5 3nd •llow7fiCS 6 071.746 416 208 6 292,562 407.432 5,655538 103.042 5 885,130 5.758580 5 967.851 The abo¥ edUcatnal awards worE made tr1 31 y1d1t1s{102j.. 351 of 1012023: 101 benèfftted from bLKsarypatd parttyor lully from Restrict¢d Ivnd 2014 2023 Caterlns l•coo cotyrlses.. jPupil Lufi¢he5 ITuck ShOElOMe Totiier Cateringlnco 335.266 17.725 6.914 357.903 J2.391 359.905 377.8Z91 rother In¢orr* compri5e5: -Entrance e¥amin3ti15n anl othw fee& .Trip InCOtnÈ iother IrKom 4.950 210.502 126,238. 341,690 , 188.842 169,079 363.771 3. Intome from OthorTradin$Actl¥ltks 2013 jFee refund scherne '.ReThrs and lettings 7.228 52.502 8.105 32.986
The Queen's School. Chester Notes to the Flnandal Ststements-year Ended 31st AuEU5t 2024 4. Investment trKom¢ eank and othtr ineSt Oiyidend5 and interest 161,084 10,978 I71 j J17,602 9.58Z I 117.184 1 5. Oon¥tlons and Legades 202J Oohatiohs to Bulldlng Funds Donafjons Bursary Funds Other donations and I ¢ie5 116,600 214281 SS.097 j JB5.978 I242 6. Exptndlture on Chafftable Act1¥1 2023 Wages and salarle5 Social Securlty costs Penslon costs 3j59334 346.661 449,018 1 3 591.414 310389 43i.709 4.335.112 1 4SSj)I4 Contract lèbtsur-. Catrrill8Staff TeOrateaChl and sup.portstrff 30.iii I 4.685.125 j 54.117 1 4389,229 1 Support rortS fthllWiS•: rcaching costs Wdfare costs Premlses costs Su port Costs Governancec05ts 666.796 207,529 562.645 , 203M23 t 616.OZ4 1 190,906 656.OD8 346,555 1,652.193 IA20.243 Totsl E¥pendlDJreon LTharltabIetsJfIes 6J37A18 6309872 1 TeathiThg £05ts inrludE deprrflaith of £50m712023: £49.230i. Prernw costs Indude depreci¥tK>n of £27.803 11013.. £30.2521. WettsTeu)Ms indude depreriition of £7.r312013.. É7.1%31.
The Queen's School. Chester Notes to the Finand Statements- Year Ended 31 Auiust2024 2024 Avtra8e number of •mployees In Iheperlod lartual h•dcounil "TÈachin&staff .Othoi stsff No 58 76 59 1341 la7 2024 No .Tea¢hlns S¥ff Othet stsil 49 si si so The numberolemployEe5whose mrnets exceeded f60AbXJ . exdud pen%on Contributior was: 1024 20Z3 No 1£60,001- £70,000 ,'E70,001- £80.000 .,£80.001- £90.000 1£g0.001- £IOO.WO .£100,0- Éiiopio The key m3na8¢ment personnel of th¢ Charlty comprtsE the Headmislre4 Head of Lower SchLYA. Deputy Head. HEad ofsxth Fomi. Headof Partoral. Head ofTeathing& Learnin& Directorof FinanreaTrd OperatpJn5and Director ofÉxternal Rdations. Thetotalernplwbenrfitsofthe keymanagement rSonnOftheChIfltywero £616,880 12023= £614,057). ThÈ Trustees did not recel¥e any renwrv3ti. reimbuw5ewthl of expev5rf or benefits in ind durin8 the ar 12023.. £Nill. Th¢Trv5tee5 are EnttrtJedtDdaim fortravel waivEdtheirriBhttodosOthrpv8houlboth the current yeataThJ the PrloUSye¥. Pensw)n conrribuknonswere madeto a L4al&Gehwal definedc¢MtributiDn schemefDrthe higher paidernplo¥eE5 115tsd akw)ve. TheSchoolcentribLrttdtothlsscheme asfolltrs'. 15%or16Xofpension8b5èryforteèthbnB5t3ff, arJ 4%cf 5% ofpeThsionabie saLiryk*Oèts.s staff. -31-
The Queen's School. Chester Notes to the FlnancFal Slatements- Year Ended 31 August 2024 7. Penslon Scttèmes The School contributes to a Leral & General-dnt1lbu0o 5chThr its teaching stsff. eme e cost of the 5¢hwYs contribuii¢w for the year amounted to £399.89B. The comparable tost for the PTÈViOU£ y4ar was £391.628. The School alw tontr0jtes to a defined ontiibutb)n scheme for 6ts orwatlons staff. The ¢ost of the SchoDfs ontributionskntheyÈar amountedto£49,12112023-. £41,1). All operations staff areenrulled tathe defined tontrfbsjtlon pesion stheme ofwhKth teathinB ate also a membw. 8. Ejtpenditure On Rat51ng Fd$ pport Fundraising costs Financin 17J97 1 17J97 Totsl Evpendityrèon Paisin Fund5 9. Transfer5 betwe Funds There were no trnnsfer5 bÈtwoeAlund5duMithetyrrwtyearorthe wlotyear. 10. Net InwmeAexyAllwel 2023 Net InwmeilExpendllLYel 15Staled er th¥ Oper¥¥n8 Le85e5 PepretlalDn of FixEYJ *i%sets Audltor5' f¢emuDeragon- Audlt Fees Audltors, RerNnwaOon- flon.dIt Fee5 Interest paY•e 27.978 86,634 ia1:141 J. 138,672 1 -32-
The Queen's school. Chester Noles to ihe Flnandal Stements-Year Ended 31"Au8USt 2024 11. StementolfinJndal wlysis ty fvnd lor Pr¥orYwended 31"August 2023 Restred Fwds Fund5 2023 iln¢ofr•m charitsble actibrylies 687370 6.687.370 jlncowe from othv wadin8a¢ts¥iiie5 41.091 41.091 'In¥esbmthiriA¢Qft 119310 7264 127.184 "Donation5 and Lqaues 385578 385,978 6J48,381 193,242 7.241.623 ,.Expendltiire: Expthditurew ¢h•riiableacti¥itieS 6.11699 6.209.472 1 Expendltureon iaisityfvnds 17397 IT0t tspenditure 6.134296 9273 6,226M69 .'Inwtrrthtllosses)i8airts (2,8411 133231 Netlncoinelj¥ApendibJrel 71485 297m8 1 13.923 1 1 1.007.990 '.Nei hJ¥èmeht kn Fund5 714$ 297,128 13?231i 1.007,990 iFund balantts as at lstsepterkn 2022 8577.606 427.107 361.645 9.366,358 ,'Fundba•K*S•Sat 3i5t Ay5r2013 9291A91 1-1 724335 1 357.722 10.374,346 j
The Queen's School. Chester Note5 to the Flnanoal Statements-year Ended 31"Au8ust 2024 12. TaThxlble fixed Assets FrthohJ As92ts Istsept ZOZS dloons durln8pwlod 6JN.481 I,IIUJJ35 1,199216 40.269 17521 148.929 8.831,313 189.198 At31stALVStZ024 6.504.4BI I.IIOW35 1.139555 166.450 9.020.521 Ilepr¢d#h Atlst5Ogkn 1023 awrgefor wiod I3L160 IJX13,Q66 57360 I34.326 85.763 At31stAut2O24 IJ)59> 1.061P16 2,120,089 NetOookVa At3151Augv3t20Z4 17•529 165,45D 6.9DON3Z A13tstAuBUSt2023 6,504.481 78.775 196220 17.521 6,796,99? tywalls ftaa4 Chebtrr verpocd Road. the5ter 4.31158 2.193,423 6.50¢81 Tota Markqtvalueas at15tSeptwth 2023 PA$dIon5 Gains /ILossesl on rwRIuaifjoTr 141.999 142.419 284.418 13.186 16584 29.770 Marketvalas at31stpty$t 2024 155J85 159Jb03 314JB8 Usted oty th¢LK 5tockExcharrf¢ lthllsted UK 11we5tyts 61331 93,353 159m3 220.335 93.853 155.185 159.003 314.188 Hlstorlc tostas at 31st#E5t2014 40.571 126.070 166.641 l invÈstmÈnts areearried atthdrfèirvalue. Invesb))efvt Èqiulies and fixed asset serItI5 are alltr•ed in quoted publKmarketS wimaribtthe London Ethrye. H(4dings in investtnEnt futK15. Unlttrusts and open- ended Investmem c(ffip3nie5 areal the bid wce. The ba offair value for quoted in¥ellmÈnts s equlvant to the marketvalue, u51nB the bwj prKe. A55et 5ale5 and puKhws are retoAnlsed althe deof trade attasi (that Istheirtran5artlonvaluel.
The Queen's School, Chester Nots5 to the Flnancial Sts¢ements-Year EThkd 31#Au$t 2024 14. Debtors 2024 zoz> Fees and charge5 Other dehtr>rs Prepaymw)ts 100.728 . 53.163 155.773 69.508 42,874 143.#10 309.661 256.192 IS. Credltry5-AMoW faHIry4 due ¥Jth •)neye¥ 1014 2023 P&lvance lee Paymtr cru•ls TwaLle Crltur$ Taxes and soEial security B4nk ovdrèFr Loan5 repayablelhIn oneyear (Note 17) Othw uoditprs 42611 46.154 154.062 75?25 1fj2IJ43 173,254 206,813 77P71 3MOO 179.715 95,980 801.9 80196 Adyafite fee p•yments relate tts¥riiounts rec•wedlmm parents ayeements to payup to the 0quNatQf fourteenYeat<tu•fj le% iTh ath8nre. The muney may be retumed 5ubiett to 5pecrfic tDndiknI$. Assumingthèt remafjn at tht SthooL a¢frAnee fee5 be appk"Ed Tthiffi the on to lourteÈn years. 16. Crediiors..Amounts lallingdue aftarmofethan ¢%)èTr 2024 2023 loans repayablealternK)r¢than ON¢tr IIIctt 171 Other arrthnts payableofter ffk%Èthanrrfr. Othn<efLp3yrrthts Registratyon fees ZZ4,163 I7059 103.704 187.675 J95A*I3 191379
The Queen's School. Chester NeSt0 the Finandal Statements-yvar Ended 31$¢ Au8USt 2024 17. Loans Interest Fr• Total % at 1st September 2023 A<l¥onces durin8 year ' Repayments durlng year 3.0 3.000 As at 31st August 2024 3.000 'AepayablÈwithin oneyear '. Repayable between tWD and fl¥e yeafs Repavable after more than five r$ 3.000 3.000 3,000 The interest free loans of£3.LA) repre5eTht rrbunle5atsanced Bur5wy Fund io asAth the kYovlsK)n of Oursarle& The lOaare 1£ed repayableondemM 18. AIIKall¢n d NetAssets Thenet355ets are hekl forthe y10u5funs a5 Idow5'. Curre Lar¥Term Totsl Endod Furts Restdcted 155A21 155J85 . IS93 fjQ.401 665J91 370,908 824,394 .D*51enatsd Funds .'kcuD¥Jlaied Incorr I2550 1.051.797 1.362.550 .10194 6.745.110 , 1395A1131 6JOO832 . 4.140JI4 la95 10.959.Y46 .36-
The Queen's Sthool, Chester Noies to the Financial Ststemei)ts-Year Ended 31 AiiBUSt 2024 19. Endwed Funds: M0vernts in theyear Oim21 31M24 General Fvnd Capitsl Foundatlon Bursary Fund Capltsl PrlzeFunds 2)A69 . . 29S0 . 3#303 . 9.618 626 2.942 300P87 29.676 41.145 357.722 13J86 37DJOJ General Fundfapit41repre5entsfh0ldjII ab)dbyildin858thdtotheSth0014n¢, inthe¢4se 0tth0seprortIeS that weresub5equentty501d. the sale proceed5. GeneralFund&pitala150indudes the value olinve5tments m4dE from lunds set aside out of incorne tts rocoup to capital thE monie5 EwÈTrJed of ihe Sal proceeds of Dther freehdd land and buildin (Yrbed by the SchoDI. The Fwftlatn BursaryFUndCapirolrepresemsthecajeQlOffund5traTh5fred19the Fwndatson Bursary Fund onihewindineup ofthecharity kIn astheHa5tiws Founda1. TheeleMent0ffUnd5lrln5ferred from the Hastin8s Foundabort is induded withln RestrKtrd Funds. The Prize FuTrds Cons ol a numbEr olfundsset up by indNidul donorslorthe purptsst ol•wardlngpritts travel Sc?la1P$to81rfS kn theSenknrScPth 20. Restiicted Fun. M(b¥ements inthe Ye¥ i¥es¢ffint OIA192J eyr%ry Fund3 1501or 150 I$•ry0•pÈl Fund Confuciu5 C1•5sroom Fund PrlzÈ Fuhds Altro Fund Bulldln8Funds Q5PA Fund Mlscellaneous Restrlrd Funds 377113 32.111 35 J42 27.295 50308 196365 {103.0421 Z4.140 . 4Z3,113 67.181 39.112 28.344 53.458 Z06.796 5,489 901 35M70 5M45 IIA75) JN9 3.150 Iiiij. 901 7Z•)¥S IL042•> 25,U9 •14J94 Bursary Funds repThr doTratkn feteNed and ihcomÈ arisiro for the purpose of prodIng for glrfs attenditheser}10r5cb(1. ButsaryFundslndudetheFoundation Bur5aryFund le5tsbllshEd in 1978 and formerly known as the Cenienary Bursary Fundl Whith ¥Kludes cash and in¥esTrments that were transferred to ihe Schwl on ihe winding up of the H•stin8s Foundation. whKh are ta be appli¢d in awardfftB bursaries io pupils in theSL%th Forin. Byrsary FuThds •tso include 8enerou5 annual donatiorts provided by both Tht Chester 8lueco•t Ctharity and Thewildes FLatiOn. to bE expended toprovide firncI&l 5UPPOrt to pupd5 wha Treed suth 5upporL The 150 for 150 ouary Appeal Fund was eStabshed In 1019. wffth the alrn of raisSre £ISO,COJ by SthoDYs annivet5ary in 20Z8. to prtyide bur5aitsfor•rfs attendinE the Senv)r5chool. The Confu¢iu5 Classroom Fund represents fvnlin8 retei¥ed to Contin tl dlOprtt Df the 5eniDr SthLW)fs Mandarin currKulum and to provideCuUre enithmentactivthsvthhin th? whole schoDI. The Prize Funds represent the income elerrerbt of fund5 Set b¥ Indthjual don5 for the purpw of awar(Mn8 prizes and travel stholarshlpsw gir15 tn the Sen5£hOc1.
The Queen's School, Chester Note5 to the Finanaal St•tements- Year Ended 31AUSt 2024 The 8uildinE Funds. whlth Indvde the FoundètiOA Dvlelupfflent FLfftd. f0FMET knMI 35 the Mlllennlum AppEa1 Fund. representamountsdonated and rbngfenced towardithocosLof4eneral projed> The QSPA Fund represents dthiations from theQueen'sSch(wJl Partow Association towards spechficprole¢ts. Mi5cellarous Restrlctsd Fund5 Incbjdes donkn15 rEceell In memoryolArny UThJerhlll, a former wpll. 21. Unrestslcted FuThJ5: Mo¥ements in thèY•ar OlJ)923 Pts••ted Fund: Prow51on forluture repair5 lu bu51dlnand rnechanicol >r¥i eltttrScal ProvisSon forAstro bulld costs Destened FundTrt. 812550 1362550 B12.550 i 1.362.550 Amulated 7929,141 6.705 4431 16.232.690) B.401,894 9291,691 9.764A44 ": The proyWor•forfutU repai to bulldingswd mechankal and electrical equipmentrepresentsfvndse8rmarked to rnettthe(ost olftsturt repalr5 to bulhJlngs4ndewWnEiir SEntryand Lowerhool5. TraTrsFers bett¥een the Dey8nated FurKI and Pmjmulated Irrne art nDttreated asTransfer5 Funds for purpose50f Note 9. as both fuTrdsfoTm part of Unrestri¢ted Reserve5. 22. Catal CorMHtTr Asimfurf Pitth De¥elwMnt-S¢NlorS¢lM>olg The Charity hès approved the de¥thpmÈnt ofa Mu$A$trOyurfPl1th lithe sen5th0 5fte as part of its stratwc wital wTr]wrF4Ymtnt pra8ramff*. The totyl 1rnated cast of thp proJert is approximatoly El.4 At the b•lafi sheet date 31 Awst 1024 the Sthod not Wbtor•d Into a bkndln8 Conrtruthon ntra¢[. Jwever, on 25 September 2024. the tharity issued a formal letter of intent to its sveferred contrattor to allow prepamory workto wtteed. A alty bindingcantrxt Wa5subsequenty yEned lTrJanuary 2025. CDmmittirythe Chiritytothe malority ofthe rtia¥. %attheyearend. £166.450 hadbeen incurredofiprojertde51Kn ande•th-Sta&eworks,whith ha5 capitslised a$4ssets undercmstructw. A desiated reserveof É812.550 as ha5 been set ashyetowards fundlnethis proje akn8 with a re51ricted fund of£S0,308. ?3. ope1atl lease Commftrnents As at 31 Au8USt 2014the School had tothl ftynmltments under nononcdlatrAo opÈrafjn¢ Se$ asdÈtsiied bRIow'.
The Queen's School. Chester Notes to the Financial Statements-yeai Ended 31 August 2024 zozs Land Xld bUdiV. 'Operatsn8 leases £xTrire". 'Wlthln one year ..Be1 Iwr and fiveyears ,After rnorethan fivevears 12.9S6 12.9S6 SI24 . r-_"__5i24 1 12.956 1 38,868 i 103.fj•8 77.736 iÈgtsipment'. ..Operafjng loase5 4lch ejx Irv. ".Wilhin one 'BètwÈen and fiveywrs '.Aher rnor than fiveyBars 7,532 1.898 558 9.830 24. Cont1erI ilabllld•s There were no(titIlabl1it1eS as at31 2024. 25. Tiansacti Wlth Truse5 Durlngtheyeac the followlrbg Gtrlemw daughters thE s110rwhtsrn feeswere tharged oh TrMal commer¢io1 term% .PAr AJ Dandy Mrs H McKdvty.... Mr5 F Roochove Mrs C M E M051Èy is a dir¢¢tty of Canda Copyir¥ whbth supptles pl110[1>pft1 eqUipMt to the 5th001 Under oper3un8 Tentsl agree1rnts. The tvansotyon5 duri the year totslled t192? induSe of VAT12023.. £18.9781.. these transaction5 weRon norrTraIuThmeiaI *rTns. TheTrusiee5dvJ rw)t rec4we any remunerati re1mbunIt ofexpenses or berth h knnd durln8theyear 12023.. £Nill. The TNsto are ethtitw todaim Iortravel expenses their rishl to do sOthrouEhout both the curr¢Atand rKeviousy¢8r.