Queen Elizabeth's School for Boys
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| Established | 1573 |
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| Type |
Grammar school Academy |
| Headmaster | Mr Neil Enright MA (Oxon) |
| Chairman of the Governors | Mr B R Martin |
| Location |
Queen's Road Barnet Greater London England EN5 4DQ United Kingdom Coordinates: 51°39′06″N 0°11′48″W / 51.6518°N 0.1968°W |
| DfE number | 302/5401 |
| DfE URN | 136290 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1,184 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Houses |
Broughton Harrisons Leicester Pearce Stapylton Underne |
| Colours |
Navy blue and pale blue |
| Former pupils | Old Elizabethans |
| Website | www |
Navy blue and pale blue
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is a boys' grammar school in Barnet, North London, which was founded in 1573 by Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester and others, in the name of Queen Elizabeth I.
It is constantly ranked as one of the most academically successful secondary schools in England, having topped A Level league tables for grammar schools for five consecutive years, as of 2016, and was chosen by the Sunday Times as "State School of the Year" in 2007. The school was the subject of some controversy in the 1990s, but an Ofsted report published in January 2008 stated: "It is held in very high regard by the vast majority of students and their parents, and rightly so." It has also been a Training School since April 2009 and used to have a specialism in Music. In the past, the school has been subject to criticism from pupils, parents and the media, for valuing public examination grades over the welfare and interests of the students.
The school was founded in 1573 by Queen Elizabeth I, petitioned by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and assisted by local alderman Edward Underne.Elizabeth I's charter of 1573 describes the school's purpose thus:
"bringing up and instruction of boys and youth, to be brought up in grammar and other learning, and the same to continue for ever, and the said School for one Master and one Usher for ever to continue and remain and that there shall be for ever four-and-twenty discreet, honest governors"
The original Tudor building, known as Tudor Hall, was erected in 1577 opposite the Church of St John the Baptist on Wood Street, with money raised by the first governors of the school and by collections in London churches. It was repaired in 1597 and again in 1637. During the 17th century, further extensive repairs were carried out, in spite of a poor financial situation following the Civil War. Financial conditions became progressively more comfortable during the 18th century.
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