New & noteworthy - Queen Elizabeth's School

17.09.2024

Head for the hills! (and for the theatre, zoo, air museum, ancient ruin…) Almost 1,000 pupils and staff take a break from the classroom

With most pupils set to enjoy two days off, while the School conducts its annual entrance test, inspiration can be drawn from the two-day Flourish Festival that saw 940 boys...

Learning about rescuing coral reefs from scientists behind pioneering research

11.09.2024

Biology | Geography | Trips

Learning about rescuing coral reefs from scientists behind pioneering research

When Deputy Head Anne Macdonald was watching the BBC’s Our Changing Planet, she was so impressed with the work of the Coral Spawning Laboratory shown in the Restoring Our Reefs...

09.09.2024

CCF | Trips

The tough get going at CCF summer camp

QE’s senior Combined Cadet Force members experienced five days that tested their knowledge, skills and endurance at Exercise Endeavour – their summer camp in Lincolnshire. Cadets from Year 10 and...

Affiliate Schools to open in India and UAE

02.09.2024

Partnership | School performance

Affiliate Schools to open in India and UAE

Queen Elizabeth’s School is entering a partnership with educational business Global Education (GEDU), who will be establishing three new schools overseas under the Queen Elizabeth’s School banner. The new schools...

Double victory in national Mathematics competition – again!

29.08.2024

Maths

Double victory in national Mathematics competition – again!

QE won two first places in the All England Grammar School Mathematician of the Year (GSMOTY) competition for the second consecutive year. Saim Khan, who enters Year 13 in September,...

Multiple records tumble as the School records its best-ever GCSE results

22.08.2024

School performance

Multiple records tumble as the School records its best-ever GCSE results

Almost two-thirds of all GCSEs taken at QE were awarded the highest-possible grade, with pupils today celebrating across-the-board successes. The 65.8% for grade 9s was one of three records set...

Setting the seal on a memorable year: top A-level grades follow golden array of university offers

15.08.2024

Alumni | School performance

Setting the seal on a memorable year: top A-level grades follow golden array of university offers

The biggest-ever Year 13 at Queen Elizabeth’s School are today celebrating a strong set of A-level results, maintaining an unbroken record of top-level academic performance stretching back almost two decades....

Rocco’s soaring success in two national butterfly finals

13.08.2024

Sport

Rocco’s soaring success in two national butterfly finals

Star swimmer Rocco Giustiniani won gold in both the 100m and 200m butterfly finals in Swim England’s Summer Meet at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge complex. Rocco, who enters Year 13 next...

At the top of his game! Head of Rugby bows out with special leadership award, with nine QE boys also winners

08.08.2024

Alumni | School performance

At the top of his game! Head of Rugby bows out with special leadership award, with nine QE boys also winners

Teacher and Old Elizabethan James Clarke won QE’s first-ever Leader Award from the Jack Petchey Achievement Award Scheme, having been nominated by his pupils. Mr Clarke (OE 1999–2004), who leaves...

Young visitors enjoy a taste of the future as primary school programme grows

06.08.2024

Outreach | Partnership | Service

Young visitors enjoy a taste of the future as primary school programme grows

QE has again expanded its outreach work with Barnet primary schools, adding a day focussed on Art to its programme this year. Now in its ninth year, the primary schools...

From ancient ruins to zip wires, Latin trips were classics of their kind

02.08.2024

Academic enrichment | Languages | Trips

From ancient ruins to zip wires, Latin trips were classics of their kind

Two four-day trips to Provence and Rome respectively provided boys with the opportunity to see at first-hand many marvels of the ancient world, alongside stunning scenery and modern attractions. Arranged...

Recognised and affirmed: ten sixth-formers receive awards

30.07.2024

Support & guidance

Recognised and affirmed: ten sixth-formers receive awards

Ten pupils from Year 12 received special bursary awards from a philanthropic foundation set up by Old Elizabethan Priyan Shah’s family. The DVS Awards recognise qualities such as humility, resilience,...