Alumni News - Queen Elizabeth's School

20.11.2024

Ten years on, the 2014 leavers turn out in force for alumni dinner

Attendance at the 2024 Old Elizabethans Annual Reunion Dinner matched the record figure achieved amid 2023’s 450th anniversary celebrations, with some 120 guests heading to Queen’s Road this year. There...

Tradition and creativity combined as the School honours its fallen

13.11.2024

Alumni | CCF | English | Service

Tradition and creativity combined as the School honours its fallen

Queen Elizabeth’s School remembered its war dead in traditional fashion with a wreath-laying ceremony, the 11am two-minutes silence, and the participation of the Combined Cadet Force in the High Barnet...

“The greatest benefit to humankind”: Old Elizabethan’s “stunning breakthrough” in protein research wins him a Nobel prize

10.10.2024

Alumni | Chemistry | STEM

“The greatest benefit to humankind”: Old Elizabethan’s “stunning breakthrough” in protein research wins him a Nobel prize

Old Elizabethan Sir Demis Hassabis has been awarded the Nobel prize for chemistry, jointly with a colleague at the AI company he founded and with an American scientist. Demis (OE...

01.10.2024

Alumni | STEM

Supporting our Silicon Valley set!

Three Old Elizabethan entrepreneurs in San Francisco have linked up and are now connecting with other alumni working in the world’s leading centre for technology companies. Pavir Patel sent Headmaster...

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....

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...

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...

“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...

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...

Up for debate: sixth-formers narrowly defeat alumni over climate change

28.03.2024

Alumni | Debating & public speaking

Up for debate: sixth-formers narrowly defeat alumni over climate change

Victory went to the School in this year’s Dinner Debate – the Elizabethan Union’s historic showpiece event. Combining formal elements with a relaxed atmosphere and plenty of high-calibre debating, the...

After celebrating season’s rugby successes, School now looks forward to the QE Sevens

04.03.2024

Alumni | Sport

After celebrating season’s rugby successes, School now looks forward to the QE Sevens

As the School’s U14 and U16 rugby squads prepare to welcome teams from around the country to the 48th annual QE Sevens tournament, their U15 counterparts are reflecting on a...

Smashed it! QE shatters previous record, with 62 Oxbridge offers

26.01.2024

Alumni | School performance

Smashed it! QE shatters previous record, with 62 Oxbridge offers

Queen Elizabeth’s School has set a new all-time record for the number of places offered by Oxford and Cambridge universities, with the 2024 figure of 62 offers easily surpassing the...