Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham
| Queen Elizabeth High School | |
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| Address | |
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Whetstone Bridge Road , , NE46 3JB England | |
| Coordinates | 54°58′12″N 2°07′04″W / 54.97012°N 2.11781°WCoordinates: 54°58′12″N 2°07′04″W / 54.97012°N 2.11781°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Spes Durat Avorum ("The hope of the ancestors endures") |
| Established | 1599[1] |
| Local authority | Northumberland |
| Trust | Hadrian Learning Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 143291 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Graeme Atkins |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 13 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1403 |
| Rowing club | Queen Elizabeth High School Rowing Club |
| Website | http://www.qehs.net |
Queen Elizabeth High School (QEHS) is a coeducational high school and sixth form located in Hexham, Northumberland, England.
History[]
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The school was founded in 1599.[2] Thomas Stackhouse, afterwards an Anglican clergyman and theologian, was headmaster of the school from 1701 to 1704. The school is in a multi-academy trust (Hadrian Learning Trust) with Hexham Middle School. The head of school is Neal Seaton, and Graeme Atkins is the Executive Headteacher, having previously headed Northwood School. The school currently uses two buildings - the "Hydro", where languages and the arts are learned, and the "lower school", where core subjects are learned.
The school received a £36 million[3] investment from the government to expand the "Hydro" building with more modern facilities, while demolishing the current lower school, making way for new sports pitches.
Admissions[]
It has approximately 1300 students, of whom 380 are in the Sixth Form. Northumberland LEA currently operates a three-tier system, so QEHS has students aged between 13 and 18.
The school is part of the , a collaboration between the four high schools in the Tyne Valley and Northumberland College. The TVC seeks to provide vocational learning across the area.
It is situated just off Allendale Road (B6305) in the west of Hexham.
Academic performance[]
On 21 March 2019 an Ofsted inspection judged the school to be 'Good'.[4]
It gets above average GCSE and A level results, with the third highest at GCSE in Northumberland.[citation needed] In November 2014, Queen Elizabeth High School was said to be the fifth best state school in the north east of England.
Sport[]
The school has a rowing club called the Queen Elizabeth High School Rowing Club,[5] they are often hailed as one of the best rowing clubs that is operated by a state school.
Alumni[]
- Matthew Wells (rower), British Olympic Rower[6]
References[]
- ^ History of the School Archived 9 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham.
- ^ History of the School Archived 9 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham.
- ^ "New £36m school buildings on Hexham site". BBC News. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Short Inspection Report". Ofsted. 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
- ^ "Rowing: Matt Wells and Co off to a flyer". Evening Chronicle. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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