New & noteworthy - Queen Elizabeth's School

06.06.2025

“Incredible achievement”: sixth-former wins place on UK team competing in International Physics Olympiad

Year 13’s Harik Sodhi will be heading to Paris this summer to compete with the world’s top young physicists as part of the British national team in the International Physics...

Trailblazers or burnt-out? Young writers explore the economics of South America

02.06.2025

Academic enrichment | Economics

Trailblazers or burnt-out? Young writers explore the economics of South America

QE’s in-house Economics magazine has proved so popular throughout the School that it has been opened up to younger boys for the first time. Issue 23 of The Econobethan, which...

Justice seen to be done: barrister Matthew appears in new TV series

29.05.2025

Alumni

Justice seen to be done: barrister Matthew appears in new TV series

Lawyer Matthew Radstone featured in the first episode of a new Channel 4 documentary series that follows some of the country’s leading barristers representing clients accused of serious crimes. The...

Challenging the world through the written word

26.05.2025

Academic enrichment | Library & creative writing

Challenging the world through the written word

The latest edition of QE’s creative magazine, The Arabella, includes a look at the eponymous Lady Arabella Stuart, exploring her tragic life but also her lively intellect and talent for...

Headmaster meets King Charles III at Buckingham Palace garden party

22.05.2025

School performance

Headmaster meets King Charles III at Buckingham Palace garden party

Queen Elizabeth’s School Headmaster Neil Enright met the King when he attended a garden party at Buckingham Palace. Mr Enright was representing QE at the afternoon event, hosted by the...

Top ten finish for aspiring medics and scientists in Imperial competition

19.05.2025

Academic enrichment | Biology

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...