Alumni News
27.06.2024
Academic enrichment | Alumni | School performance
“You’ve had the golden ticket: now shine!” Final inspiration for leavers at Valediction
Lord Simon Woolley, Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, challenged this year’s leavers to make the world a better place when he came to QE as guest speaker for Valediction. All...
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18.06.2024
Alumni | FQE | House system | Old Elizabethans' | Service
A fantastic fete, a “magnificent” Service of Thanksgiving – and even the weather chipped in to make Founder’s Day 2024 a great success
QE’s Founder’s Day 2024 brought a mix of tradition, entertainment, international food and sheer fun to Queen’s Road, with hundreds turning out for the afternoon fete. Before that, staff and...
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28.03.2024
Alumni | Debating & public speaking
Up for debate: sixth-formers narrowly defeat alumni over climate change
Victory went to the School in this year’s Dinner Debate – the Elizabethan Union’s historic showpiece event. Combining formal elements with a relaxed atmosphere and plenty of high-calibre debating, the...
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26.01.2024
Smashed it! QE shatters previous record, with 62 Oxbridge offers
Queen Elizabeth’s School has set a new all-time record for the number of places offered by Oxford and Cambridge universities, with the 2024 figure of 62 offers easily surpassing the...
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11.01.2024
Alumni | Biology | Chemistry | Physics
Science department trialling new education app developed by QE alumni that harnesses the power of AI
Two Old Elizabethan medics are working with the School to trial an innovative education app that uses AI to support both pupils and their teachers. QE contemporaries Kavi Samra and...
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31.12.2023
450th anniversary | Alumni | House system
Farewell to a fantastic 450th anniversary year!
Boys from Years 7 & 8 lined up in front of the School to bid a colourful goodbye to Queen Elizabeth’s School’s 450th anniversary year. With sixth-formers helping to ensure...
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18.12.2023
Out now! QE’s special anniversary video, offering a “great memento of a fabulous year”
With just a few days left until the end of Queen Elizabeth’s School’s 450th anniversary year, a special film published today provides an exciting whistlestop tour of the highlights of...
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22.11.2023
Record numbers turn out for 450th anniversary Old Elizabethans Annual Reunion Dinner
Guests at this year’s QE alumni dinner enjoyed a new, more relaxed approach to the occasion, while also making the most of a few additional activities during the evening. Always...
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21.09.2023
Academic enrichment | Alumni | Support & guidance
Boys’ mature response to film about assassination attempt on Hitler wins plaudits
QE boys were the first-ever under-18s to watch producer Ilana Metzger’s film about her father, a Holocaust survivor who once attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler. And she was so impressed...
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17.08.2023
450th anniversary | Alumni | School performance
Making history: A-level winners excel in Queen Elizabeth School’s 450th anniversary year
As A-level grading returns to pre-pandemic standards this year, QE is celebrating “brilliant” results that cement the School’s place in the very top echelons of the country’s academic schools –...
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01.08.2023
Academic enrichment | Alumni | Careers | STEM
Entrepreneur Arian passes on lessons from Silicon Valley
3D printing entrepreneur Arian Aghababaie, co-founder of California-based Holo, shared insights into the latest developments in additive manufacturing and gave advice on engineering careers when he led two inspirational events...
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