New & noteworthy - Queen Elizabeth's School

From Kabul to Cambridge: former refugee, who is now a doctor and leader of two medical charities, urges boys to remember to give back

05.10.2023

Academic enrichment | Lecture Programme | Support & guidance

From Kabul to Cambridge: former refugee, who is now a doctor and leader of two medical charities, urges boys to remember to give back

Former Afghan refugee Waheed Arian told Year 9 boys the remarkable story of his life, from arriving near-penniless in the UK aged 15 to becoming a doctor and the leader...

Feel the power! QE debuts electric racing car

02.10.2023

Academic enrichment | STEM | Trips

Feel the power! QE debuts electric racing car

After two-and-a-half years of hard work, patience and perseverance, an electric car built by QE’s first Greenpower team overcame both mechanical challenges and terrible weather to perform strongly against much...

Creativity inspired by tragedy: remembering the Grenfell Tower fire on A-level Art trip

28.09.2023

Art & Design | Trips

Creativity inspired by tragedy: remembering the Grenfell Tower fire on A-level Art trip

Ten Art & Design pupils from Year 13 spent a day exploring some very different exhibitions in London to gain inspiration for the final stages of their A-levels. First stop...

26.09.2023

Academic enrichment | Partnership

Lighting a path towards life on Mars

Teams from QE and The Henrietta Barnett School aimed to turn science fiction into future reality when they planned for a settlement of the red planet in a space design...

Boys’ mature response to film about assassination attempt on Hitler wins plaudits

21.09.2023

Academic enrichment | Alumni | Support & guidance

Boys’ mature response to film about assassination attempt on Hitler wins plaudits

QE boys were the first-ever under-18s to watch producer Ilana Metzger’s film about her father, a Holocaust survivor who once attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler. And she was so impressed...

Fired up and loving their STAARring roles!

18.09.2023

Academic enrichment | Careers | STEM

Fired up and loving their STAARring roles!

Five QE boys got to grips with cutting-edge aerospace technologies at a summer residential after triumphing in a spring competition. The group headed to Shropshire for the Summer Time Advanced...

QE is leading state school for Oxbridge places, new table reveals

14.09.2023

School performance

QE is leading state school for Oxbridge places, new table reveals

New figures show that QE pupils received more offers from Oxford and Cambridge universities than those at any other state secondary school last year. Queen Elizabeth’s School is the top...

11.09.2023

In tribute

Honouring former Headmaster Tim Edwards

Queen Elizabeth’s School today remembers Tim Edwards, Headmaster from 1961 to 1983, who died on Friday at the age of 98. Timothy Bracey Edwards took over the headship from longstanding...

Remembering Diane Mason: tributes paid to “inspiring” FQE stalwart

07.09.2023

FQE | In tribute

Remembering Diane Mason: tributes paid to “inspiring” FQE stalwart

Headmaster Neil Enright today paid tribute to Diane Mason, a longstanding supporter of the School, former parent and retired staff member, who has died at the age of 88. Diane’s...

From ambushes and a massed attack to first-aid training, cadets relish their summer camp

05.09.2023

CCF

From ambushes and a massed attack to first-aid training, cadets relish their summer camp

QE’s Combined Cadet Force headed into East Anglia for their longest and most ambitious field exercise yet. The five-day summer camp at the Barnham Training Area close to the border...

Hisham’s star performance in space competition

03.09.2023

Academic enrichment | STEM

Hisham’s star performance in space competition

QE pupil Hisham Khan has been named the UK winner of an international space competition and reached the top 5% of competitors from around 100 nations across the world. In...

Performing in Paris: a successful summer Music tour

31.08.2023

Academic enrichment | Music

Performing in Paris: a successful summer Music tour

QE musicians of all ages gave performances at iconic venues in the French capital during a summer Music department tour. Fifty-two boys from Years 8–13 combined concerts with seeing the...