 The Queen's Lower School was one of three independent schools in Cheshire to be named in The Sunday Times' top 100 schools for 2011 based on SAT results.The 2011 ISI inspection rated both the Lower School and Senior School curriculum as "excellent" in all areas.The Queen's School is the only independent school in the north of England to be recognised and designated "Confucius Classroom" status by Hanban for excellence in teaching Mandarin Chinese.