New & noteworthy
13.08.2026
Alumni | QE Futures | School performance
A “spectacular” reward for all their hard work: glittering A-level results for leavers at Queen Elizabeth’s School
Year 13 pupils have produced a truly outstanding set of A-level results, with a remarkable 62% of their exams awarded A* grades and with rises achieved against all key benchmarks....
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12.08.2026
Broughton take it back! The red House comes top after grinding it out in a gruelling points battle
Broughton ousted last year’s winners, Harrisons’, to reclaim the Eric Shearly Cup following an exciting year of inter-House competition. The trophy for the winning House overall returned to Broughton, the...
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09.08.2026
Academic enrichment | Geography | Trips
“Business as usual cannot continue” – academic’s warning as sixth-formers hear from university’s disaster experts in the middle of a heatwave
With drought continuing to hit London and the South East, Year 12 geographers braved soaring temperatures to hear from academics at University College London who specialise in disasters. Their trip...
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07.08.2026
QE boys in the medals at fencing championships
Year 10’s Noah Green secured first place and won a gold medal at the regional School Fencing Summer Championships, while fellow pupil Yaw Hayfron took bronze. Noah’s victory came as...
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03.08.2026
QE gains Accredited Archimedes Mathematical Thinking School title
Queen Elizabeth’s School has been named an Accredited Archimedes Mathematical Thinking School. Bestowed by the organisation behind the Archimedes Awards Maths competition, the title recognises the School’s “outstanding commitment to...
Read more31.07.2026
From Roman remains to cutting-edge biological research: QE Flourish Days 2026
This year’s QE Flourish Days saw more than 800 QE pupils head beyond the School gates for exploration and adventure. The two days, a summer highlight of the QE Flourish...
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27.07.2026
Magical musical opportunities in one of the world’s great cities
Two very different London trips provided fresh inspiration for QE’s musicians: a visit to a hit West End musical brought a GCSE set piece to life, while the opportunity to...
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16.07.2026
Academic enrichment | Alumni | English | Library & creative writing
A summer holiday reading challenge: start The QE 100!
As part of the Government-backed National Year of Reading, Queen Elizabeth’s School has created a special list of 100 books for every pupil to read. THE QE 100 features classics and...
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14.07.2026
“Ambitious, remarkable, extraordinary”: The 2026 School Play
This year’s School Play, The Father and the Assassin, was a thought-provoking treat for all the senses. Anupama Chandrasekhar’s play focusing on the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi was a colourful...
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