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Broughton brings it off, winning House Cup by narrow margin

26.07.2024

Academic enrichment | House system | tours | Trips

Broughton brings it off, winning House Cup by narrow margin

Broughton just pipped last year’s winner, Stapylton, to become QE’s champion House, with 1,592 points, against Stapylton’s 1,589. Headmaster Neil Enright presented the Eric Shearly House Cup to Broughton’s leaders...

23.07.2024

House system | Sport

Result goes to the wire at Sports Day

Stapylton House beat rivals Broughton at Sports Day 2024 in the closest contest for years. The blues of Stapylton emerged victorious by the narrowest of margins – a single point...

Setting a positive example: high-flyers recognised at Junior Awards

19.07.2024

Academic enrichment | Alumni | House system | Support & guidance

Setting a positive example: high-flyers recognised at Junior Awards

Pupils from across the first three years of Queen Elizabeth’s School had their achievements recognised and lauded at the 2024 Junior Awards. At an afternoon ceremony held in the Main...

Crowning glory: remembering QE’s 450th anniversary with special artwork

17.07.2024

450th anniversary | Art & Design | Arts

Crowning glory: remembering QE’s 450th anniversary with special artwork

After its successful unveiling at last month’s Founder’s Day, plans are being drawn up to give a permanent home to a new artwork produced by every boy in the School....

Podcast and visit to St Paul’s cap an exciting year of opportunity for QE’s growing band of organists

15.07.2024

Academic enrichment | Music | Trips

Podcast and visit to St Paul’s cap an exciting year of opportunity for QE’s growing band of organists

QE’s Music teachers and pupils have been reflecting in a podcast for the Royal College of Organists on a year that has seen the organ take centre-stage at the School....

Pride 2024 helps “boys develop their understanding of their place in the world today”

12.07.2024

Support & guidance

Pride 2024 helps “boys develop their understanding of their place in the world today”

QE’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Ambassadors visited all 18 forms in Years 7–9 to lead activities and discussions during Pride Month. They timed their visits to coincide with School Diversity...

Labour landslide nationally – but at QE, coalition government beckons!

08.07.2024

Academic enrichment | Debating & public speaking | Lecture Programme | Politics

Labour landslide nationally – but at QE, coalition government beckons!

While the country woke up on Friday to news of a Labour landslide in the General Election, at QE the political landscape looks very different, though still with scant consolation...

02.07.2024

Outreach | School performance | STEM

Car-sharing at QE up by more than a fifth as parents enthusiastically sign up for environmental app, cutting pollution and congestion

QE parents and staff have reduced the number of low-occupancy car journeys on the school run after signing up in numbers for a new app aimed at reducing local traffic...

“You’ve had the golden ticket: now shine!” Final inspiration for leavers at Valediction

27.06.2024

Academic enrichment | Alumni | School performance

“You’ve had the golden ticket: now shine!” Final inspiration for leavers at Valediction

Lord Simon Woolley, Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, challenged this year’s leavers to make the world a better place when he came to QE as guest speaker for Valediction. All...

Theatre director inspires younger pupils in ‘relatable’ talk about her career triumphs and challenges

25.06.2024

Careers | Drama | Lecture Programme

Theatre director inspires younger pupils in ‘relatable’ talk about her career triumphs and challenges

Young theatre director and writer Neetu Singh’s story drew rapt attention from Lower School boys when she visited as part of the QE Futures programme. Still aged only 24, Neetu...

To die for: Vihaan impresses with his “tender, powerful” Romeo speech as QE hosts Performing Shakespeare competition

21.06.2024

Academic enrichment | Drama | English

To die for: Vihaan impresses with his “tender, powerful” Romeo speech as QE hosts Performing Shakespeare competition

Having won QE’s internal round of the national Performing Shakespeare competition and made it through the London heats, Year 8’s Vihaan Pal then performed strongly in the regional final held...

A fantastic fete, a “magnificent” Service of Thanksgiving – and even the weather chipped in to make Founder’s Day 2024 a great success

18.06.2024

Alumni | FQE | House system | Old Elizabethans' | Service

A fantastic fete, a “magnificent” Service of Thanksgiving – and even the weather chipped in to make Founder’s Day 2024 a great success

QE’s Founder’s Day 2024 brought a mix of tradition, entertainment, international food and sheer fun to Queen’s Road, with hundreds turning out for the afternoon fete. Before that, staff and...