Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
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| Established | 1970 |
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| Type | Sixth form college |
| Principal | Tim Fisher |
| Location | Vane Terrace Darlington County Durham DL3 7AU England  |
| Students | 2,000 (approx.) |
| Ages | 16–18 |
| Telephone | 01325 461315 |
| Fax | 01325 361705 |
| Website | www.qeliz.ac.uk |
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College, or QE, is a sixth form college on Vane Terrace in Darlington, County Durham, England.
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[edit] History
It was established in 1970 on the site of the old Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, designed by George Gordon Hoskins. Much of the building was refurbished following a fire in 1987, and in 2004 a large extension was completed including a new sports hall, art department and atrium study area.[1]
On 17 April 1991, the Duchess of Kent opened the library.
[edit] Admissions
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College is one of the most highly rated colleges in England and has almost 2000 students, mostly aged 16–18. It offers around 40 full-time AS and A level courses, some vocational courses and GCSEs, as well as several part-time evening classes.
[edit] Academic performance
A level results for 2011 are outstanding with over 99% pass rate and over 50% A*-B grades.
[edit] Alumni
- Jane Kennedy, Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree (1992-2010)
- Andrea Sutcliffe, Chief Executive Appointments Commission 2007- (1980-2)
- Prof Antony Eddison, Director of Middlesex University, Mauritius.
- Theo Hutchcraft, one half of synth-pop duo, Hurts.
- Alan Strickland, Labour councillor
[edit] Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
- Vice Admiral Sir Robert Dixon, former President the of Institute of Marine Engineers (1878-85)
- Walter Dixon (1870–1931), pharmacologist.[2]
- Sir Eric Miller (1893-1900)
- Sir Eric Miller (1882-1953)
- Bentley Beetham (1886–1963), mountaineer, ornithologist and photographer
- Rev Lewis Watt, Professor of Social Economics from 1935-65 at Heythrop College
- William Henderson, 1st Baron Henderson, Labour MP for Enfield from 1923-4 and 1929-31 (1902-9)
- Norman Creek (footballer) (1909-14)
- Air Vice-Marshal Arthur Hutton CBE DFC (1912-9)
- Sir William Lee OBE, Chairman from 1957-60 of Darlington RDC (1918-25)
- Eric Neil (1918–1990), physiologist.[3]
- Chapman Pincher, journalist (1925-32)
- James Bourn, UK Ambassador to Somalia from 1970-3 (1928-35)
- Rear Admiral Thomas Cruddas CB, Comdr HMS Ark Royal from 1953-55 (1928-35)
- Sir Geoffrey Cass, Chief Executive of Cambridge University Press from 1972-92 (1933-40)
- William Singleton CBE, vet (1934-41)
- Commander Don Neesham, Head of the Flying Squad from 1973-9 at New Scotland Yard, working with Jack Slipper (1935-42)
- Prof Thomas Scratcherd, Professor of Physiology from 1973-87 at the University of Sheffield, involved with exocrine secretion from the pancreas (1935-42)
- Prof James Tait, Joel Professor of Physics as Applied to Medicine from 1970-82 at University College London (1937-44)
- Angus Maddison, economist (1938-45)
- John Edwin Wood, Executive Director from 1984-8 of British Aerospace, Filton (1941-46)
- Prof David Daniell (author), Professor of English from 1992-4 at University College London (1940-7)
- Nevil Johnson, political adviser (1940-7)
- Prof Cecil Kidd, Regius Professor of Physiology from 1984-97 at Marischal College, University of Aberdeen (1944-51)
- Aidan Chambers, children's novelist who wrote Postcards from No Man's Land (1946-53)
- Dr Bernard Dixon OBE, science writer (1949-56)
- Ian Hamilton, poet (1949-56)
- Sir Alan Wilson, Vice-Chancellor from 1991-2004 of the University of Leeds (1950-7)
- Derek Hunt, former Chief Executive of MFI (1950-7)
- Edward Pearce, political journalist, (1950-7)
- Mike Jackson, UK Ambassador to Bolivia 1991-5 and Costa Rica 1995-7 (1951-8)
- Dr Paul Walker, Chairman since 2008 of the Transform Drug Policy Foundation (1952-9)
- Richard Anelay, barrister, married to Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St Johns (1957-64)
- David Harker OBE, Chief Executive since 1997 of Citizens Advice Bureau (1962-9)
- Mark Ralph (Footballer)
- Tom Noble - manager of Tygers of Pan Tang - internationally successful rock group
- Robin DC Matthews professor (1951-1958)
- Stanley Baines Hamilton (1889–1977), civil engineer and historian.[4]
[edit] See also
- Darlington College, the FE College in Darlington
[edit] References
- ^ College Website - Facilities
- ^ J. A. Gunn, ‘Dixon, Walter Ernest (1870–1931)’, rev. Virginia Berridge, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 2 May 2011
- ^ Norman Joels, ‘Neil, Eric (1918–1990)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 2 May 2011
- ^ A. P. Woolrich, ‘Hamilton, Stanley Baines (1889–1977)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 2 May 2011
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