The houses at Queen Anne's are named after seven of the businessmen who originally set up the Grey Coat Hospital Foundation in 1698: Richard Ffyler (draper), John Holmes (soap and candle maker), Robert Maddock (cheesemonger), Samuel Michell (bookseller), Charles Webbe, John Wilkins and Thomas Wisdome (trader in brooms and leather).

The house system is crucial to the development of a confident, friendly and supportive community. With their houses acting as a home-from-home, the girls develop interpersonal skills and learn to understand and respect those around them.

All girls belong to one of our seven boarding and day houses, each of which has a team of dedicated pastoral and academic staff. There are two junior/middle school boarding houses for girls aged 11 to 16, Maddock and Wilkins, and three day houses, Ffyler, Webbe and Wisdome. Our two sixth form houses, Holmes for lower sixth and Michell for upper sixth, accommodate both boarding and day students.