New & noteworthy

Stepping up: new top team for QE’s 450th anniversary year

01.01.2023

Service | Support & guidance

Stepping up: new top team for QE’s 450th anniversary year

Today the 2023 School Captain, Darren Lee, and his large team of prefects officially take up their posts. The team, all from Year 12, will enjoy the distinction and honour...

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QE’s new role in reviving classics

29.12.2022

Academic enrichment | Languages | Lecture Programme

QE’s new role in reviving classics

Queen Elizabeth’s School is to work with the charity, Classics for All, as a ‘Hub’ for developing the study of classics across schools in North London. Based at King’s College...

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“In a world of wannabes, Woods is the real deal”

26.12.2022

Alumni Newsletter | Careers | Support & guidance

“In a world of wannabes, Woods is the real deal”

Until recently, Ali Woods was, as one reviewer put it, PR man by day, comedian by night. Better known to his QE contemporaries as Alister Heywood (OE 2005–2012), he first...

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“Fall in love with the problem, not the solution”

21.12.2022

Academic enrichment | Lecture Programme | STEM

“Fall in love with the problem, not the solution”

Deloitte innovation specialist Ed Greig demonstrated robots on his visit to QE – but told the boys to focus on the nature of any problem, not the technology involved in...

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Musical treats, royal honours and kindness to others: the most wonderful time of the year!

16.12.2022

Charity | Music

Musical treats, royal honours and kindness to others: the most wonderful time of the year!

Traditional festivities brought the term to an end for the pupils and staff of Queen Elizabeth’s School – while one member of the Elizabethan family was singled out for the...

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Sixth-former’s solo coding efforts at Harvard and online win him international success

15.12.2022

Academic enrichment | STEM | Trips

Sixth-former’s solo coding efforts at Harvard and online win him international success

After winning plaudits at Harvard for his performance in a 24-hour ‘hackathon’, 16-year-old Soumil Sahjpall’s entry in an online follow-up event took third place, beating off competition from university teams...

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New state school table confirms QE’s A-level results were the best in the country, capping the School’s “annus mirabilis”

11.12.2022

School performance

New state school table confirms QE’s A-level results were the best in the country, capping the School’s “annus mirabilis”

Queen Elizabeth’s School had the best A-level results of any state school, according to the influential Sunday Times Parent Power survey’s first post-pandemic rankings published this weekend. QE is the...

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“Cry ‘Havoc!’, and let slip the dogs of war”: “Strong” performance of Julius Caesar reflects the all-too-modern dangers of political chaos

08.12.2022

Academic enrichment | Drama | Trips

“Cry ‘Havoc!’, and let slip the dogs of war”: “Strong” performance of Julius Caesar reflects the all-too-modern dangers of political chaos

QE actors mixed the language of Shakespeare with modern costumes and props to create a potent performance for our times. The boys put on Julius Caesar at North Finchley’s artsdepot...

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Ace trader Pavan’s double triumph at hi-tech finance simulation

05.12.2022

Academic enrichment | Careers | Economics

Ace trader Pavan’s double triumph at hi-tech finance simulation

Year 11 pupil Pavan Kovuri came first on both days of a two-day simulated financial trading event open to Year 11–13 students from across the country. Pavan, who already has...

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Making it big: Sixth Form pair battle through tough process to win prestigious engineering scholarships

02.12.2022

Academic enrichment | STEM | Technology

Making it big: Sixth Form pair battle through tough process to win prestigious engineering scholarships

Two sixth-formers have been named as Arkwright Scholars after successfully demonstrating their prowess as engineers. Darren Lee and Yash Patel laboured for months through a gruelling selection process for the...

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Royal visit to herald 450th anniversary: from ancient roots to robotics, HRH The Duke of Gloucester enjoys a taste of life at Queen Elizabeth’s School

29.11.2022

450th anniversary | CCF | House system | Music | STEM

Royal visit to herald 450th anniversary: from ancient roots to robotics, HRH The Duke of Gloucester enjoys a taste of life at Queen Elizabeth’s School

HRH The Duke of Gloucester today visited QE, as the reigning Sunday Times State Secondary School of the Year prepares to celebrate its 450th anniversary early next year. Members of...

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Crepes, a cruise – and commuting French-style

22.11.2022

Languages | Trips | Uncategorized

Crepes, a cruise – and commuting French-style

From their arrival in Paris to their departure three days later, QE A-level French students enjoyed their authentic taste of Parisian life and the opportunity for some language learning.  Moving...

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