Queen Elizabeth's Academy
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Chesterfield Road South , NG19 7AP England | |
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Type | Academy |
Motto | Semper eadem (Always the same) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Established | 1561 |
Local authority | Nottinghamshire |
Trust | Diverse Academies Trust |
Department for Education URN | 144486 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Principal | Donna Percival |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrollment | 603 (April 2021) |
Website | www |
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Queen Elizabeth's Academy (formerly The Queen Elizabeth's Endowed School) is a co-educational Church of England secondary school and sixth form located in Mansfield in the English county of Nottinghamshire.[4]
History
The school was first established in 1561 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, whom the school is named after.[5]
Grammar school
For many years it was known as Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (QEGS) for Boys, after the Queen had issued Letters Patent authorising a Free Grammar School in Mansfield. Originally situated in buildings at Church Side, close to St Peter's Church in Mansfield town centre, construction of the present buildings started in 1875 with the school taking residence in 1878. In 1993, the school merged with the former Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for Girls.[6][7][8][9][10]
Girls' School
From 1875, school trustees were allowed to contribute £1,000 annually to the provision of girls' education. A temporary facility was established in a semi-detached house on Woodhouse Road, Mansfield, during 1884, opening in January, 1885 with 35 pupils. Expansion necessitated purchase of the house next door until new school buildings were established nearby, to open on 22 September 1891 with 143 pupils. The girls' school operated independently until August 1993, after which it was amalgamated into the boys' school premises.[11]
Comprehensive
In more modern times it was a voluntary aided school administered by Nottinghamshire County Council.[12]
In 2011 the school was placed into special measures after a critical Ofsted report deriving from a March audit was published in May.[13] In January 2012 The Queen Elizabeth's Endowed School converted to academy status and was renamed Queen Elizabeth's Academy.[14]
In September 2016 the school became part of the Diverse Academies Learning Partnership trust (DALP) following an "inadequate" finding from a January 2016 Ofsted report, including "leadership and management" – the third time in four years that the worst rating had been issued.[15][16] It continues to be a Church of England school under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.[17]
Subjects
Queen Elizabeth's Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils,[18] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels, Cambridge Technicals and further BTECs.[19]
Sixth form education at Queen Elizabeth's Academy is offered as part of the Hucknall Sixth Form Centre, a consortium of three schools within the Diverse Academies Trust based at a dedicated site in Hucknall.[20]
Notable former pupils
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for Boys
- James Barnes (cricketer)
- Jack Butterworth, Baron Butterworth, first vice-chancellor from 1965 to 1985 of the University of Warwick[21]
- Samuel Jebb
- David Pye (zoologist),[22] Professor of Zoology from 1973 to 1991 at Queen Mary and Westfield College
- Mike Woodcock, Conservative MP from 1983 to 1992 for Ellesmere Port and Neston
References
- ^ Listed Buildings in Mansfield District Mansfield District Council. Retrieved 5 February 2022
- ^ Crow Hill Drive Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan Mansfield District Council, April 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2022
- ^ Reserved matterers application for erection of 25 No. 4 and 5 bedroom detached houses with garages Mansfield District Council Planning, January-March, 1997. Retrieved 5 February 2022
- ^ "Home". Queen Elizabeth’s Academy.
- ^ "Mansfield school launches 460th anniversary celebrations". www.chad.co.uk.
- ^ ANNALS OF MANSFIELD FROM 1086 TO 1999 Crute, David. ourmansfieldandarea.org.uk (Mansfield District Council Museum Service). Retrieved 6 August 2021
- ^ Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for Boys, Mansfield, c 1956 Inspire (Nottinghamshire County Council Library Services). Retrieved 6 August 2021
- ^ Mansfield - Queen Elizabeth Boys' Grammar Roll of Honour, Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 6 August 2021
- ^ A History Of Queen Elizabeth'S Grammar School For Boys Mansfield Brettel, L. Book listing at Google Books. Retrieved 6 August 2021
- ^ A History Of Queen Elizabeth'S Grammar School For Boys Mansfield Author listing at Google Books. Retrieved 6 August 2021
- ^ Queen Elizabeth's former pupils help launch display at Mansfield Museum. Chad, 2010, pp.4-5. Accessed 5 February 2022
- ^ "The Queen Elizabeth's (1561) Endowed School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
- ^ "QE will strive for Academy status". Chad, 1 June 2011, p.5. Accessed 30 September 2021
- ^ "Queen Elizabeth's Academy - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
- ^ Struggling schools join trust. Chad, 7 September 2016, p.13. Accessed 9 January 2022
- ^ "Secondary".
- ^ "SIAMS".
- ^ "Our curriculum".
- ^ "Curriculum".
- ^ "Our sixth form".
- ^ Birmingham Daily Post Wednesday 27 May 1970, page 21
- ^ "At Home event - David Pye biographical details" (PDF). Institute of Physics. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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