Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Logo: The Coat of Arms and Motto of The Cokayne Family
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| Motto | En bon espoyr |
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| Established | 1585 |
| Type | Academy |
| Head of Academy | Mr Scott Garrity |
| Chair of Governors | Mr Max Jeffery |
| Location |
The Green Road Ashbourne Derbyshire DE6 1EP England 53°01′19″N 1°43′46″W / 53.02198°N 1.72936°WCoordinates: 53°01′19″N 1°43′46″W / 53.02198°N 1.72936°W |
| DfE URN | 136972 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | ~1400 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Cokayne, Boothby, Hull, Spalden |
| Publication | QEGS Press |
| Website | www |
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (QEGS) is an academy school for 11- to 18-year-olds in the town of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England. In the academic year 2009–10, there were 1396 pupils on roll.
Both the main school and 6th form are often within the top 25 in league tables, and in October 2008, Ofsted marked the school as "good" or "outstanding" in all sections. In 2009 the school celebrated 100 years at the Green Road site.
The school was founded in 1585 by a group of men including Sir Thomas Cokayne (or Cockayne), High Sheriff of Derbyshire, and Thomas Carter of the Middle Temple, London. Sir Thomas Cokayne granted £4 a year out of his lands towards the maintenance of the school. He is often credited as the founder of the school; this is due to his Lordship of the Town of Ashbourne and the fact the school took his family's coat of arms. The original building still exists today.
The school relocated to its current site on The Green Road in 1909.
Prior to 1973 the school was a Grammar School, with an "11 plus" entry exam. In 1973 QEGS merged with the Ashbourne County Secondary School on Old Derby Road. The school kept both sites, and continued to use the historical name "Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School" although it operated as a Comprehensive Secondary school, not a Grammar School, and had no entry exam and was the sole state secondary school in the town.
QEGS was awarded technology specialist status in 2005, and a new technology block was built with the funding received. On 1 August 2011 it converted to Academy Status and became an Independent State School but still serves the same catchment area and has the same admissions procedures.
There are two buildings at the sixth form centre, where sixth form studies are taught, such as psychology, sociology and economics. An extension to the sixth form centre has now been added which is now open to staff and pupils, including a new information technology suite.
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