Preparing  our students to succeed in tomorrow's world . 

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School is a busy, happy and successful school with well motivated and conscientious pupils, a highly experienced and committed teaching staff, and outstanding parental support. We have a very clear recognition here between teachers and pupils that we are on the same side, we are working together. We all share the same vision to do our best to ensure that everyone achieves their full potential in the time they are in the school. Queen Elizabeth Grammar School is about taking the best aspects of the traditional grammar school ethos and blending them with the most useful elements of good practice in modern education.

The grammar school ethos is about offering an academic curriculum, encouraging our pupils to have high aspirations and working in a disciplined environment which has a high regard for the community, for honesty and mutual respect. There is considerable extra-curricular provision in sport and the performing and creative arts. We also have an extensive programme of educational visits.

‘Preparing our students to succeed in tomorrow’s world’ is our ethos statement. This is achieved in a happy, safe culture where students and staff work together towards shared goals. Academic outcomes at both GCSE and ‘A’ Level are excellent and are well above national averages every year. Students also excel in sports and the arts, with a rich array of extra-curricular activities on offer to all year groups .The musical drama productions and sporting achievements are particularly impressive and indicative of what our students can achieve beyond the curriculum.

The dedicated and committed staff at QEGS bring out the best in every student. Students are presented with many opportunities and encouraged to be aspirational in everything they do. All staff work closely with parents to ensure that students get the right level of challenge and support to flourish. Additional support is always available through our excellent pastoral system, where necessary. 

Tradition is important at QEGS and our ethos is infused with the traditional values of respect, honesty, responsibility and self-discipline. At the same time we are preparing our students to excel in the 21st century with its many and varied challenges. We make effective use of the latest technology and are constantly developing our learning resources and pedagogy. A new suite of classrooms for the Modern Foreign Languages Department opened last year, for example, with the latest interactive facilities to aid student learning.

OUR VISION

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School is a thriving community where every student is valued and every student succeeds.

                      AIMING HIGH                                 THINKING BEYOND                               STRIVING  TOGETHER 

INTRODUCTION FROM THE HEADTEACHER 

Founded in 1564 by Royal Charter, our school has been helping young people to secure outstanding academic results and providing a well-rounded experience for over 450 years. The school encourages students to take responsibility for their learning from the moment they join, ensuring they are well prepared for the challenges they face on their journey at QEGS. We are a growing school with 1040 students currently on roll, but remain sufficiently small to recognise individual talents and ensure everyone is challenged and supported to reach their goals.

We have a long standing tradition of supporting students to be highly successful in their academic studies and rightly hold a place as a Beacon of Excellence across Cumbria. Our uniqueness comes in the equal emphasis we place on sports and the arts, ensuring all students have the opportunity to be true to themselves and develop their talents whatever they may be. We see it as vital that our students have a wide range of experiences and that they are prepared for their next step when they leave QEGS. This is why we have such a strong focus on enabling students to become independent, autonomous learners able to take what they are taught in the classroom beyond the curriculum, through their own wider research; creating links and developing their own understanding. Being part of the QEGS family means students are prepared for the world beyond school whether that be University, Higher Level Apprenticeship or employment – they leave us with the skills to be successful, able to stand out from their peers and enabled to make a difference to the world around them.

This culture of success is embedded across all aspects of the school and our values mean we put as much emphasis on developing our staff to ensure they have the skills to support our students for this ever changing world. As part of our team you will be supported in your own CPD goals to ensure you are prepared for your next stage in your career, whether this be through internal CPD, school visits or external training such as NPQs. As a school, we never stand still and are always looking for that magic ingredient that will enable our school community to excel in everything they apply themselves to.

At our heart, our vision to enable students to Aim High, Think Beyond and Strive Together to prepare them for their next step, whatever this may be. We know that this is a collaborative process and one which is centred around having the most dynamic and highly qualified staff to be able to unleash this potential in our community and I look forward to welcoming you to our school.

   DAVID MARCHANT

   Headteacher

   Queen Elizabeth Grammar School