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Chemistry team in UK top 10

05.05.2011

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Chemistry team in UK top 10

A team of QE boys came in the top 10 of a national Chemistry competition – the first time the School has progressed beyond the regional level of the Top...

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A lively debate – et tout en français

26.04.2011

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A lively debate – et tout en français

Year 13 pupils Anton Bridge and Arjun Sajip represented QE at a French debating competition held at The Henrietta Barnett School. “I was most impressed with both the boys,” said...

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QE’s outstanding performance sustained, says Ofsted

07.04.2011

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QE’s outstanding performance sustained, says Ofsted

Ofsted has once again praised Queen Elizabeth’s School in its latest assessment – effectively giving the School its fifth consecutive ‘outstanding’ rating. HM Chief Inspector of Schools, Christine Gilbert, has...

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Putting a price on education: annual dinner debate

06.04.2011

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Putting a price on education: annual dinner debate

QE’s 46th annual dinner debate was “arguably the most interesting and engaging of the last few years”, according to the teacher in charge of debating, Nisha Mayer. Old Elizabethans Aaron...

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Victory for QE Saxophone Quartet

04.04.2011

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Victory for QE Saxophone Quartet

The QE senior Saxophone Quartet has taken first prize in the Popular category of the Spring Grove Music Festival. “The boys performed their pieces beautifully, overcoming a high-quality field to...

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National award for mathematician Madhi

01.04.2011

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National award for mathematician Madhi

A QE student has won a prize in a prestigious, national awards scheme. Madhi Elango, who is in Year 10, was named winner of the Best Use of Maths prize...

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QE boys linking the past and the future at Royal visit

30.03.2011

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QE boys linking the past and the future at Royal visit

A quintet from QE performed at the official opening of Barnet College’s new £50m Wood Street campus by the Duke of Gloucester, who is the Queen’s cousin. They were invited...

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Oxford college sponsors new QE prizes

24.03.2011

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Oxford college sponsors new QE prizes

Year 13 boys Year Joseph Masters and Joseph Phelan have become the first-ever recipients of two new QE prizes being sponsored by Queen’s College, Oxford. The prizes reward the best...

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Poetry competition winner

18.03.2011

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Poetry competition winner

The QE Sixth-Form poetry competition was won by Jed Wilsher with a poem entitled Absence. “The boys are studying Wilfred Owen and war poetry as part of A-Level English,” said...

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Winners of Year 7 Music Scholarships announced

17.03.2011

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Winners of Year 7 Music Scholarships announced

The names of the School’s five new Music Scholars have been announced. Year 7 boys Jonathan Beresford, Himal Bulathsinhala, Jason Mui, Nitharsan Sathiyalingam and Kavi Shah all succeeded in the...

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QE old boy goes from strength to strength with online business

11.03.2011

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QE old boy goes from strength to strength with online business

Former QE pupil Alex Halliday made his first forays into online business while still at the school – and now, at 25, he is the youngest CEO of a company...

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Queen Elizabeth’s in top ten in Financial Times Top 1000 Schools

03.03.2011

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Queen Elizabeth’s in top ten in Financial Times Top 1000 Schools

Queen Elizabeth’s School is the highest-ranked state school in the country in the Financial Times 2011 Top 1000 schools. It was also the highest-climbing school in the table, up 14...

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