Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne
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| Motto | En bon espoyr |
| Established | 1585 |
| Type | State; Voluntary controlled |
| Religious affiliation | Christian |
| Headteacher | Dr Roger Wilkes |
| Chair of governors | Mr C. Lewer |
| Specialism | Technology College |
| Location | The Green Road Ashbourne Derbyshire DE6 1EP England |
| LEA | Derbyshire |
| Ofsted number | 112967 |
| Students | 1245 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Houses | Cokayne, Boothby, Hull, Spalden |
| Publication | QEGS Press |
| Website | http://www.queenelizabeths.derbyshire.sch.uk/ |
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (QEGS) is a comprehensive school for 11-18 year olds, situated in the town of Ashbourne, Derbyshire. In the academic year 2005-2006, there were 1337 pupils on roll.[1]
In 2002 and 2003, the QEGS 6th form were top of The Guardian and Independent A level performance tables.[citation needed] In December 2005, Ofsted marked the school as being "very good".[citation needed]
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[edit] History
- 1585 - The school was founded as a voluntary controlled school, in Church Street, Ashbourne. The building still exists today.
- 1909 - The school relocated to its current site on The Green Road.
- 1973 - QEGS took over the Ashbourne County Secondary School on Old Derby Road, but they both remained as two separate sites.
- 2003 (February) - New building work was completed on the Green Road site, and the lower school pupils moved to this site.
- 2005 (June) - QEGS became a specialist Technology College, and a new technology block was built with the funding received.
[edit] Current buildings
- 'Old building' - this is the oldest part of the school, and is used for teaching maths and ICT. It also holds some smaller classrooms for SEN teaching.
- 'Science corridor' - this runs adjacent to the old building. Chemistry and physics are taught here. It is connected to the main building by a corridor with the library off it. The drama studio and gym are also connected to the science corridor.
- 'West wing' - holds the main SEN classroom and a Sixth form chemistry lab.
- 'East wing' - contains a computer room, and several offices.
- 'Teaching block' or 'New building' - this is the largest building of the school. Subjects taught here include modern foreign languages, geography, history, biology, English, religious studies, PSHE, textiles, systems and control technology and art.
- 'Halls block' - this contains the canteen, main hall, sports hall, and the music department.
- 'Old technology block' - this contains several technology workshops, as well as food technology areas.
- 'New technology block' - built in 2005, this contains up-to-date technology classrooms and workshop.
[edit] Sixth form centre
There are two buildings at the sixth form centre, where sixth form studies are taught, such as psychology, sociology and economics.
[edit] Uniform
QEGS have a strict uniform policy, which consists of the following.[2]
[edit] Boys
- Navy blue blazer
- Black trousers
- White or light blue shirt
- School tie
- Black shoes of plain style, worn with black or grey plain socks
[edit] Girls
- Navy blue blazer
- Plain knee length black skirt
- Black trousers
- White or light blue shirt
- School tie
- Black shoes of plain style with low heels, worn with plain navy or black tights, or black or grey socks
- Navy Blue jumper for years 7-11 in Winter
- Red, Black or Grey jumper for Sixth Form
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Profile. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
- ^ Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Uniform. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
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