Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham
Encyclopedia
Queen Elizabeth High School (QEHS) is a flourishing community high school and Performing Arts College
.
, so QEHS has students aged between 13 and 18.
The school is part of the Tynedale Virtual College, 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.
inspection judged the school to be "outstanding".
It gets above average GCSE and A level results, with the third highest at GCSE in Northumberland.
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
.
Admissions
It has 1422 students, of whom 498 are in the sixth form. Northumberland LEA currently operates a three-tier systemThree-tier education
Three-tier education refers to those structures of schooling, which exist in some parts of England, where pupils are taught in three distinct school types. A similar experiment was also trialled in Scotland....
, so QEHS has students aged between 13 and 18.
The school is part of the Tynedale Virtual College, a collaboration between the four high schools in the Tyne Valley
Tyne Valley
Tyne Valley may refer to:*Tyne Valley, Prince Edward Island, Canada*River Tyne in Northern England...
and Northumberland College
Northumberland College
Northumberland College is a further education college based in Ashington, Northumberland, England. The present site opened in 1957, became the County Technical College in 1961, transformed again in 1987, becoming the Northumberland College of Arts and Technology, and finally settled upon its...
. 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
In March 2007 an OfstedOffice 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 ....
inspection judged the school to be "outstanding".
It gets above average GCSE and A level results, with the third highest at GCSE in Northumberland.
Alumni
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School- BrigBrigadierBrigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
Eric Forster MBE, General Manager from 1970–82 of the Potato Marketing BoardBritish Potato CouncilThe Potato Council is a division of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board which is a non-departmental public body. Its mission is to develop and promote Britain's potato industry.-History:... - Basil Reay, Secretary General from 1973–6 of the International Tennis FederationInternational Tennis FederationThe International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
, and Secretary from 1948-73 of the Lawn Tennis AssociationLawn Tennis AssociationThe Lawn Tennis Association is the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.As the governing body, the LTA is responsible for the coaching and development of junior players, offering courses and qualifications on coaching, as well as the...