Royal opening 80th anniversary
December 15, 2012
Queen Elizabeth’s School this term celebrated the 80th Anniversary of the official opening of its main building on the present site. On 3rd November 1932, Prince George, fourth son of King George V, was the Royal Guest of Honour at the opening ceremony and symbolically unlocked the School’s front door....
Where it all went wrong – and right: journalist unpicks Election shock
May 30, 2016
Journalist and author Tim Ross gave QE boys an inside view of the 2015 General Election, with its surprise result of an overall majority for the Conservatives.
In his lunchtime talk to the flourishing Politics Society, Daily Telegraph Senior Political Correspondent Mr Ross shared first-hand accounts from his confidential...
QE artist’s work selected for Royal Academy’s prestigious A-level exhibition
June 15, 2018
Sixth-former Darsh Thacker’s ambitious artwork has been chosen for the Royal Academy A-level Summer Exhibition Online 2018. He beat off competition from some 2,000 entries to be included among the exhibitors. Darsh’s project, measuring 2.56 x 2m, was displayed recently at the School along with work by his fellow QE...
These unusual times: thoughts on the pandemic, the cancellation of GCSEs and on online learning, from a Year 11 perspective
April 16, 2020
My name is Manomay Lala-Raykar and I am a Year 11 student, going into Year 12 this September. The announcement of school closures and exam cancellations has been a significant turning point for thousands like me. The message did not come as much of a surprise, but it gave me...
Chosen dozen: QE’s new pupil librarians
November 20, 2017
Twelve new pupil librarians have been selected to serve The Queen’s Library, following a rigorous application process against stiff opposition. The 12 boys appointed have already had their induction session and will soon be trained in how to operate library circulations (loans, renewal and returns) and in how to shelve...
Mathematics
August 18, 2017
We hope to instil in pupils a sense of wonder at how Mathematics explains phenomena in the real world, while helping them become more confident, resilient, resourceful, creative and collaborative, and better problem-solvers, too. Each year we receive a new cohort of Year 7 students who have been selected, in...
