Big wins for the younger boys and an epic swansong for the First XV, as QE’s rugby players take on Habs at Saracens’ stadium
December 10, 2021
QE’s First XV pulled on their navy and sky blue-hooped shirts for one last time as they took on rivals Habs at Saracens’ StoneX Stadium, 99 years after the fixture was first played between the two schools. The evening got off to a great start, with resounding wins against Haberdashers’...
A taste of the latest technology: partnering with local primary schools in robotics and 3D-printing
January 28, 2022
Pupils and teachers from QE’s Technology department have been visiting local primaries to help them dip their toes into 3D-printing and robotics. First, QE donated 3D printers to Northside Primary in North Finchley and Foulds School in Barnet, sending along a group of sixth-formers to help set the machines up...
“What fun I had!” Newest Elizabethans make friends on adventure centre trip
October 18, 2022
Just a few weeks after starting at QE, Year 7 pupils headed off to an adventure centre to learn some new skills, test their nerve and have some fun together. The visit to Stubbers Adventure Centre involved climbing, canoeing, archery and laser tag, with competition aplenty as the boys took...
Making it big: Sixth Form pair battle through tough process to win prestigious engineering scholarships
December 2, 2022
Two sixth-formers have been named as Arkwright Scholars after successfully demonstrating their prowess as engineers. Darren Lee and Yash Patel laboured for months through a gruelling selection process for the scholarships, which will now provide them with financial and mentoring support during their A-level studies. Head of Technology Michael Noonan...
Finding solutions and soaking up the atmosphere at water-themed national chemistry competition final
April 9, 2024
Four QE scientists headed to Scotland for the national final of a Royal Society of Chemistry competition. After successfully battling through the regional heats of the long-running Top of the Bench competition, the team took on competitors from around the country at Edinburgh Napier University. The weekend included not only...
“You’ve had the golden ticket: now shine!” Final inspiration for leavers at Valediction
June 27, 2024
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 of Year 13 gathered in the Shearly Hall with their parents for the ceremony – a last chance to celebrate...
Labour of love for QE Collections
July 21, 2024
Shaun McSweeney (OE 1970–1977) is now volunteering regularly to support QE Collections, working with the School’s archivist, Jenni Blackford, with his personal knowledge of his era already proving valuable in the cataloguing. Shaun is a History graduate and qualified as a History teacher, even doing some supply teaching at QE...
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
September 17, 2024
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 and 53 staff head out from Queen’s Road on 25 separate trips, taking full advantage of QE’s position within easy...
Double victory in national Mathematics competition – again!
August 29, 2024
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, was the winner for Key Stage 5, while William Joanes, who goes into Year 12, was first in the Key...
