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Debaters excel on both sides of the Atlantic

15.04.2025

Academic enrichment | Debating & public speaking

Debaters excel on both sides of the Atlantic

QE pupils have picked up crucial skills – as well as awards – at two prestigious Model United Nations conferences in London and one hosted by an élite university in...

Brilliant Beethoven performance secures national first place for junior quartet

11.04.2025

Music

Brilliant Beethoven performance secures national first place for junior quartet

Four young musicians won the junior category prize at the prestigious Pro Corda Chamber Music Festival – and the School put on a special concert to celebrate. The Junior String...

Problem-solvers! Five fly high in international Mathematics competition

09.04.2025

Academic enrichment | Maths

Problem-solvers! Five fly high in international Mathematics competition

A Sixth Form team came second in London and third across the whole country in the long-running Náboj Math competition. The Year 12 boys’ performance in the London heat of...

Stellar performances see four robotics teams qualify for world championships in the Lone Star State

06.04.2025

Academic enrichment | STEM

Stellar performances see four robotics teams qualify for world championships in the Lone Star State

After the School’s triumphs at the VEX robotics national championships in Telford last month, it has now been confirmed that four QE teams have qualified for the world championships in...

Old Elizabethans’ triumphant return to Dinner Debate

03.04.2025

Alumni | Debating & public speaking

Old Elizabethans’ triumphant return to Dinner Debate

It is just two years since Sudhamshu Gummadavelly and Ashwin Sridhar won the Elizabethan Union Dinner Debate as sixth-formers in the School’s 450th anniversary year. Now the young alumni, who...

28.03.2025

Music

QE accredited by Royal College of Organists

QE has become only the second state school nationally – and the first in the south of England – to be accredited by the Royal College of Organists. A rare...

The long and the short of it: QE’s Richard III was “brilliant”

25.03.2025

Drama

The long and the short of it: QE’s Richard III was “brilliant”

The cast of Richard III enjoyed the honour of being the first to put on a drama production in QE’s new Robert Dudley Studio – before attracting a rave review...

Out of this world: following regional victory, senior QE pupils aimed to impress at space competition’s national level

21.03.2025

Academic enrichment | STEM

Out of this world: following regional victory, senior QE pupils aimed to impress at space competition’s national level

Having already blasted through the regional round, a dozen QE scientists and engineers have lit up the national finals of a design competition that challenges competitors to plan for a...

19.03.2025

Sport

Celebration at an exciting QE Sevens

One of the great highlights of QE’s sporting calendar – the Rugby Sevens tournament – brought a day of spirited, exciting play. With the weather good, the 49th Annual QE...

Oxford Vice-Chancellor points prize-winners along a very human path to happiness at Senior Awards

13.03.2025

School performance

Oxford Vice-Chancellor points prize-winners along a very human path to happiness at Senior Awards

Queen Elizabeth’s School welcomed Professor Irene Tracey, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, as Guest of Honour at this year’s Senior Awards Ceremony. Professor Tracey handed out prizes in the...

Mapping his way to medical success with competition win

11.03.2025

Academic enrichment | Biology

Mapping his way to medical success with competition win

Sixth-former Soham Kale has won a national medical essay competition for a piece of writing that combined humour with a serious look at preventing disease. Soham took joint first place...

Delegates shine at DIAMUN international debating event in Dubai

07.03.2025

Academic enrichment | Debating & public speaking

Delegates shine at DIAMUN international debating event in Dubai

QE was named as one of the top-performing schools at the Dubai International Academy Model United Nations conference, with three of QE’s delegates picking up awards. The seven sixth-formers joined...