Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne
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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 2009-2010, there were 1396 pupils on roll.
Both the main school and 6th form are often within the top 25 in league tables, and in October 2008, Ofsted
marked the school as "good" or "outstanding" in all sections. In 2009 the school celebrated 100 years at the Green Road site.
Will Macdonald-lowe went here.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
for 11-18 year olds, situated in the town of Ashbourne
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Ashbourne is a small market town in the Derbyshire Dales, England. It has a population of 10,302.The town advertises itself as 'The Gateway to Dovedale'.- Local customs :...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
. In the academic year 2009-2010, there were 1396 pupils on roll.
Both the main school and 6th form are often within the top 25 in league tables, and in October 2008, Ofsted
Office for Standards in Education
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
marked the school as "good" or "outstanding" in all sections. In 2009 the school celebrated 100 years at the Green Road site.
History
- 1585 - QEGS was founded as a voluntary controlled schoolVoluntary controlled schoolA voluntary controlled school is a state-funded school in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in which a foundation or trust has some formal influence in the running of the school...
in Church Street, Ashbourne by Thomas Carter of the Middle TempleMiddle TempleThe Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
. Although Sir Thomas Cokayne, High Sheriff of DerbyshireHigh Sheriff of DerbyshireThis is a list of High Sheriffs of Derbyshire from 1568.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...
in 1530, did help fund the school, he is frequently incorrectly credited as the main founder. The original 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 CollegeTechnology CollegeTechnology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...
, and a new technology block was built with the funding received.
Will Macdonald-lowe went here.
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 formSixth formIn the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
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.
Sixth form centre
There are two buildings at the sixth form centre, where sixth form studies are taught, such as psychology, sociology and economics. An extension to the sixth form centre has now been added which is now open to staff and pupils, including a new information technology suite. However, water damage has caused disaster, destroying some carpets and making some people angry. This is as interesting as it gets at qegs.Alumni
- Gordon Bourne (1921-9) ObstetricianObstetrics and gynaecologyObstetrics and gynaecology are the two surgical–medical specialties dealing with the female reproductive organs in their pregnant and non-pregnant state, respectively, and as such are often combined to form a single medical specialty and postgraduate training programme...
and author - William Charles Langdon Browne CBE (1931-), Banker
- Captain Sir Robert Beaufin Irving OBE (1877–1954)
- Raymond Spencer Millard, (1920–97), Civil Engineer
- William Kenneth Ward, (1918–95), Under-Secretary, Department of Trade
- Neil Cooper, (1973-), drummer for Therapy?Therapy?Therapy? is an alternative metal band from Northern Ireland. The band was formed in 1989 by guitarist–vocalist Andy Cairns from Ballyclare and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing from Larne, Northern Ireland. The band initially recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar...
. Currently a drum teacher at QEGS.