QE’s University Convention may have gone online this year because of Covid-19, but the alumni still turned out in numbers to support current Year 12 boys. Well over 50 Old Elizabethans – mostly those who left the School last summer – took part in the video convention for Year 12...

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Queen Elizabeth’s School was established in 1573 through the generous giving of patrons, and this strong tradition of philanthropy continues today. The School’s mission is “to produce young men who are confident, able and responsible”: nurturing a commitment to philanthropy is an important aspect of our work to fulfil this...

When his father told him he wanted to retire and invited him to take over the family coffee business, Colin Smith had already established a successful career in teaching. There was no obligation for him to make the move – his father had always valued the fact that a QE...

The results are in, and Mel Giedroyc – TV celebrity, former BBC presenter of The Great British Bake Off and judge of QE’s very own Founder’s Day 2021 Showstopper Bake – has made her decision. Mel has spent the last few days drooling over photos emailed in to the School...

Mukund Soni (starting Year 12) took first prize in the national Young Financial Journalist Competition with his impressive analysis of the decline of cash. His carefully researched essay beat hundreds of other entries to take the top place in the 14-15 age group, drawing fulsome plaudits from the judges. Mukund...

Twice postponed because of Covid-19, the 2021 School Play, an adaptation of the best-selling book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, has finally been performed. A cast drawn from Year 9 performed the play to their year group classmates in the morning and then again to parents,...

Twelve of the School’s best and most committed pianists took their places to celebrate the eagerly awaited delivery of pianos to the new Music School. With the Yamaha CF6 grand piano taking pride of place, seven new upright pianos and four refurbished pianos were arranged in The Friends’ Recital Hall,...

Boys and staff rallied round to help Barnet people in need in the Christmas season with a triple charity effort. The annual QE collection for Chipping Barnet Foodbank – now in its seventh year – gathered food and toiletries, while donations of clothing were taken for Homeless Action in Barnet,...

A major new photographic installation charts the history of School photos at QE, as preparations for next year’s 450th anniversary gather pace. The carefully curated collection of 232 photos of form groups, year groups, sports teams and prefect teams is displayed along the ground-floor corridor of the Main Building. The...