New & noteworthy - Queen Elizabeth's School

19.05.2025

Top ten finish for aspiring medics and scientists in Imperial competition

Six Year 13 pupils reached the finals of an Imperial College medical competition, ranking among the top ten teams nationally. The QE sixth-formers, who mostly hope to become medics and...

Chamber Choir’s Evensong at St George’s Chapel, Windsor

16.05.2025

Music

Chamber Choir’s Evensong at St George’s Chapel, Windsor

Forty members of QE’s Chamber Choir sang Evensong at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle – last resting place of monarchs and scene of countless royal weddings and funerals. The Evensong...

Power play: political thriller about climate change pushes sixth-formers towards personal action

14.05.2025

Trips

Power play: political thriller about climate change pushes sixth-formers towards personal action

Ten sixth-formers headed to the West End to see a dark comedy set at the time of the UN’s landmark climate conference at which the Kyoto Protocol was adopted. They...

Paarth wins Young Citizen of Barnet award

12.05.2025

Service | STEM

Paarth wins Young Citizen of Barnet award

Year 11 pupil Paarth Aggarwal was among the winners at the London Borough of Barnet Civic Awards. AI enthusiast Paarth won the sole 2025 Young Citizen of Barnet award for...

Eighty years on, QE musicians celebrate VE Day once again

08.05.2025

History | Music

Eighty years on, QE musicians celebrate VE Day once again

Many of the School’s instrumentalists turned out in the sunshine to provide their classmates with a lunchtime concert as the nation celebrated the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Musicians from...

06.05.2025

Alumni | QE Futures

Towards a fruitful future

Two major events took place under the QE Futures programme, with one giving Year 9 pupils insights into entrepreneurialism and the other providing sixth-formers with up-to-the-minute information on what to...

02.05.2025

Music

Musical stars shine one last time

Three Year 13 musicians holding offers of scholarships and places at Cambridge, Oxford and leading conservatoires were among the stars at this year’s Leavers’ Concert. Performing for the last time...

National final countdown: QE’s debaters look forward to their big day

29.04.2025

Debating & public speaking

National final countdown: QE’s debaters look forward to their big day

A Year 13 team will be battling it out with some of the best school debaters in the country tomorrow at the grand final of the historic Mace competition. The...

Advocates and now champions! Year 12 students’ award from the Financial Times

25.04.2025

Academic enrichment | Economics

Advocates and now champions! Year 12 students’ award from the Financial Times

Sixth-formers Karan Somani and Samrath Sareen have won the FT’s Schools Champion Award after stirring up huge interest in the news organisation’s work among their fellow pupils. Having been selected...

Out of the depths: understanding Berlin’s dark past, looking ahead to its future

21.04.2025

History | Trips

Out of the depths: understanding Berlin’s dark past, looking ahead to its future

Year 10 History students headed to Berlin to deepen their understanding of the central role played by the German capital in the 20th century. The 25 boys arrived in the...

Solving Chemistry problems, discovering the wonder of books – together!

19.04.2025

Chemistry | Library & creative writing | Partnership

Solving Chemistry problems, discovering the wonder of books – together!

Community collaboration came to the fore in two special events involving youngsters from local schools working with QE staff and pupils. QE’s youngest boys were joined by Year 7 pupils...

Debaters excel on both sides of the Atlantic

15.04.2025

Academic enrichment | Debating & public speaking

Debaters excel on both sides of the Atlantic

QE pupils have picked up crucial skills – as well as awards – at two prestigious Model United Nations conferences in London and one hosted by an élite university in...