Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Address
The Green Road Ashbourne , Derbyshire , DE6 1EP England
Information
Type	State; Voluntary controlled
Motto	En bon espoyr
Religious affiliation(s)	Christian
Established	1585
Local authority	Derbyshire
Specialist	Technology College
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of governors	Mr C. Lewer
Headteacher	Dr Roger Wilkes
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrollment	1245
Houses	Cokayne, Boothby, Hull, Spalden
Publication	QEGS Press
Website	http://www.queenelizabeths.derbyshire.sch.uk/

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 2005-2006, there were 1337 pupils on roll.

In 2002 and 2003, the QEGS 6th form were top of The Guardian and Independent A level performance tables. In December 2005, Ofsted marked the school as being "very good". In 2009 the school celebrates 100 years at the green road site.

History

The buildings from 2003

• 1585 - The school was founded as a voluntary controlled school, in Church Street, Ashbourne. The 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 College, and a new technology block was built with the funding received.

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 form 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. there will be an extention to the sixth form centre coming in 2010 for students in yrs 10 to 62

Uniform

QEGS have a strict uniform policy. If pupils do not wear their uniform correctly then they get their uniform card signed. Three signatures means a lunch time detention. Uniform consists of the following:

Boys

• Navy blue blazer
• Black trousers
• White or light blue shirt
• School tie
• Black shoes of plain style, worn with black or grey plain socks

Girls

Navy blue blazer Plain knee length black skirt Black tailored trousers – with side seams White or light blue shirt School tie Black shoes of plain style with low heels, worn with plain navy or black tights, or black or grey socks

Alumni

• Gordon Bourne (1921-9) Obstetrician 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,

Famous Pupils

• The STIG
• Gary Teale- Scottish Professional Footballer
• Neil Cooper (Music Teacher)

External links

• Official school website
• School profile
• Ofsted reports
• The Times league tables

Taha Belgasmi (Pro Footballer)