Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford

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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford
Established 1566
Type Selective
Headteacher Miss A. Francis
Founders F. Spanning' Cecil ' Travers
Specialism Business & Enterprise College
Location Station Road
Alford
Lincolnshire
LN13 9HY
England
LEA Lincolnshire County Council
Staff 41 teaching, 18 administrative
Students 546
Gender Mixed
Ages 11 to 18
Website http://www.qegs.co.uk/

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (QEGS) is a school in Alford, Lincolnshire for pupils aged 11-18 on Station Road. The headteacher is Miss A. Francis and the school motto is Cor Unum Via Una which translates as "One heart and goal are we" The school was first established in 1566 with the donation of £50 from an Alford merchant. In 1576 a charter was granted by Queen Elizabeth I for the Education, Instruction and bringing up of children and Youth for ever to continue. In 1959, a new block was added to the school in preparation of girls being admitted. The school attained grant-maintained status in 1989, and in 1999 moved to Foundation status.

The school recently (2004) achieved business and enterprise status. This gave the school the funds to build a new ICT and Business/Maths suite. This new suite is complete with interactive whiteboards, projectors, 48 computers and video conferencing facilities. The new suite was completed in 2006 after a six month over run on the building project. The new suite adds another ICT room to the school's existing three. Additionally, in February 2007 the Schools Intranet was upgraded with the pupils being able to access their h: drives from home. The school was judged 'Outstanding' in the Ofsted inspection of March 2007.

The school frequently achieves a high pass rate at Year 11; in most years 97% or more pupils gain 5 or more C's or above at GCSE[1], in 2007 the percentage of pupils gaining A* - C reached 100%.

QEGS offer their pupils an array of subjects. The availability of the subjects varies with some age limits applying to such lessons as Sociology and Psychology for example which are offered only in Sixth Form.

Contents

[edit] Subjects Covered/Number of Lessons

Subject Head of Department In charge of Sub-Department Number of Teachers
Y7 Y8 Y9 Y10 Y11 Y12 Y13
Art Mrs G Bulman N/A 2 1 1 1 2* 2* 4* 4*
Biology Mrs M Simpson Mrs M Simpson 2 0 0 2 2* 2* 4* 4*
Business Studies Mr N Jaines N/A 5 1 0 2 1(SC) 2(LC) 1(SC) 2(LC) 4* 4*
Chemistry Mrs M Simpson Dr P Bradshaw 2 0 0 2 2* 2* 4* 4*
Critical Thinking N/A N/A 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Design Technology: Resistant Materials Mr N Triggs N/A 1 1 1 1* 2* 2* 4* 4*
Design Technology: Home Economics Mr N Triggs Mrs J Dobson 2 1 1 1* 2* 2* 4* 4*
English Mrs R Richley N/A 3 3 3 4 4 4 4* 4*
French Mrs L Ballantyne Mrs L Ballantyne 2 2 2 2* 2* 2* 4* 4*
Geography Mrs J Canavan N/A 3 1 2 2 2* 2* 4* 4*
German Mrs L Ballantyne Miss D Foulkes 2 2 2 2* 2* 2* 4* 4*
Health & Social Care Miss B Allen N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0 4* 4*
History Mr G Claxton N/A 2 1 2 2 2* 2* 4* 4*
ICT N/A N/A 3 1 1 1 2 2 4* 4*
Mathematics Miss W Reid N/A 4 3 3 3 3 3 4* 4*
Music Mr A Willoughby N/A 5 1 1 1 2* 2* 4* 4*
Physical Education Mr M Grayson N/A 4 2 2 2 1, 4* 1, 4* 1, 4* 1, 4*
Physics Mrs M Simpson Mr S Boycott 2 0 0 1 2* 2* 4* 4*
Psychology N/A N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0 4* 4*
Religious Studies Miss F Burton N/A 2 1 1 1 1, 2* 1, 2* 4* 4*
Science Mrs M Simpson N/A 6 (2, General) 3 3 0 2 2 0 0
Sociology Miss B Allen N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0 4* 4*

Lessons marked with (*) are optional, In Year 9 either French or German must be chosen. For Years 10 and 11, you may choose to do both, just one or neither. For Year 9 DT Food/Textiles or DT Resistant Materials must be chosen.

In Year 10 pupils who do Double Award Science will choose two subjects from Biology, Chemistry or Physics; in place of the science that has been dropped will be a core science lesson that covers all 3 sciences to a lower degree

[edit] School Buildings

[edit] Main Block (Downstairs)

  • ENGLISH ROOMS 1 & 2*
  • LECTURE THEATRE
  • GEOGRAPHY ROOM*
  • LIBRARY
  • IT ROOM 1
  • D.T SUITE
  • MATHS ROOMS 1 & 2*
  • HISTORY ROOM*
  • STAFF ROOM
  • HOME ECONOMICS SUITE
  • MAIN HALL & STAGE (CANTEEN)
  • PE DEARTMENT

[edit] Main Block (Upstairs)

  • CHEMISTRY LAB*
  • BIOLOGY LAB*
  • GENERAL SCIENCE LAB
  • PHYSICS LAB*
  • LANGUAGES 1 & 2*

[edit] ICT Suite

  • IT ROOM 2
  • BUSINESS MATHS ROOM

[edit] Original Building

  • HUMANITIES ROOM*
  • ART ROOMS 1 & 2
  • BUSINESS STUDIES 2
  • MATHS 3*

[edit] Music Suite

  • MUSIC ROOM*
  • TUTORIAL ROOMS 1 - 4
  • ENSEMBLE ROOM

[edit] Norbury House

  • NORBURTY MATHS*
  • NORBURY HISTORY*
  • NORBURY ICT ROOM
  • NORBURY PSYCHOLOGY*
  • NORBURY SOCIOLOGY
  • BUSINESS STUDIES 1

[edit] Outbuildings

  • GENERAL MOBILE 1*
  • SWIMMING POOL & FITNESS SUITE

[edit] Double Mobile

  • LANGUAGES 3*
  • RELIGIOUS STUDIES ROOM*

* = These rooms are also form rooms

[edit] School Events

Besides school trips, internal activities are also a feature of the school life. these include:

  • Summer Fayre
  • Christmas Fayre
  • Spring Celebration
  • Christmas Celebration
  • Carol Concert
  • Speech Night
  • Pupil produced productions (most recent ones include Aladdin & Grease)
  • Sixth Form Entertainment
  • Charity Week - A week in which all forms of the school take hold fundraising events to raise funds for the school's chosen charity. This usually takes place in the week before the February half term and often incorporates a Non Uniform Day.
  • Founders' Day service at St Wilfrid's Church, this year takes place on Tuesday, 18th March.
  • Friends' of the school events
  • Every years members of Year 9 also get a chance to compete in the Lincolnshire Co-operative Challenge which consists of a day working in teams to design a product, following which one group is chosen to represent the school at the Final in Lincoln in June. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School have been the most successful school in the competition having finished in the Top 3 in every competition entered, notably winning it in 2006.

[edit] 2007/2008 Term Times

TERM 1: Thursday 6 September - Friday 19 October (6 weeks & 1 day)  
TERM 2: Monday 29 October - Friday 21 December (7 weeks & 5 days)  
TERM 3: Tuesday 8 January - Friday 8 February (4 weeks & 4 days)  
TERM 4: Monday 18 February - Thursday 3 April (6 weeks & 1 day)  

School Closed on Good Friday, 21 March & Easter Monday, 24 March

TERM 5: Tuesday 22 April - Friday 23 May; (4 weeks & 3 days)  

Bank Holiday-5 May Year 11 (3 weeks & 3 days)

TERM 6: Monday 2 June - Wednesday 23 July (7 weeks & 1 day)  

Year 11 (Examinations Only)

Staff Training Days - SCHOOL CLOSED

Wednesday 5 September, 2007

Friday 5 October, 2007

Monday 7 January, 2008

Friday 4 April, 2008

Monday 21 April, 2008

Thursday 26 June, 2008

[edit] Additional pictures

The school achieved Business & Enterprise status in 2004

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Performance Tables. DFES (May 2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-20.

[edit] External links

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