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School hosts high-profile water polo tournament

23.01.2012

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School hosts high-profile water polo tournament

A prestigious water polo event drew together top club players from a number of schools from across London and from as far away as Lincolnshire to QE’s Olympic-size Martin...

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Old boy named top student by his Oxford college

17.01.2012

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Old boy named top student by his Oxford college

Ashley-James Turner (2001-2008), has been named Student of the Year by Mansfield College, Oxford. Ashley-James, who graduated last summer, read Geography and was presented with his award at the...

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Sixth-Former performs in Chennai

13.01.2012

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Sixth-Former performs in Chennai

A talented Year 12 pupil has enjoyed the opportunity to perform at a major music festival in India, thanks to his earlier success at a UK competition. ...

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QE team win Barnet spelling competition

10.01.2012

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QE team win Barnet spelling competition

A team of Year 7 boys has won first prize in the Barnet Spelling Bee – a competition organised by the London School of Economics. The competition was established in...

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Fresh victory in University Challenge battle

04.01.2012

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Fresh victory in University Challenge battle

QE alumnus Ben Pugh (2002-2009) has helped his team from Pembroke College, Cambridge, to victory in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the BBC’s University Challenge. He made a...

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Competition winners steer a course through the economic storm

01.01.2012

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Competition winners steer a course through the economic storm

A Year 13 team have progressed to the area final of a national Economics competition and are now working on changes to their entry to reflect the current economic turmoil....

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QE musicians round off term with seasonal offerings

19.12.2011

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QE musicians round off term with seasonal offerings

Queen Elizabeth’s School ended the term on a festive note, with the annual Charity Christmas Concert, a number of smaller charity performances and the traditional Service of Nine Lessons &...

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Beyond A-levels: QE launches Sixth Form academic symposium with leading girls’ school

16.12.2011

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Beyond A-levels: QE launches Sixth Form academic symposium with leading girls’ school

Queen Elizabeth’s School is broadening the range of academic opportunities for its senior pupils with a new Sixth Form symposium arranged under a partnership with a leading independent girls’ school....

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Old boy shares Afghan experiences

15.12.2011

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Old boy shares Afghan experiences

Lieutenant Charles Russell (1997-2004) returned to the School to give two groups of pupils the opportunity to learn at first-hand about army life on active service. Charlie graduated from Durham...

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QE chemists win regional round of prestigious national competition – again!

12.12.2011

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QE chemists win regional round of prestigious national competition – again!

For the second year in a row, a QE team has beaten off stiff opposition from leading schools to secure a place in the national finals of the Royal Society...

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Harrisons’ runaway victory

09.12.2011

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Harrisons’ runaway victory

Harrisons’ has won the School’s 2011 Inter-House Music Competition in style – having already run away with the contest by the end of the Junior and Beginner classes. A combination...

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QE’s Combined Cadet Force: “first-class young men”

30.11.2011

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QE’s Combined Cadet Force: “first-class young men”

The School’s Combined Cadet Force is celebrating after a successful biennial inspection. The Reviewing Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Alan Cliffe, of the Royal Engineers, commended the cadets’ “exceptional personal standards” and...

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