Wakefield free school
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| Motto |
Turpe Nescire (Latin:"It is a disgrace to be ignorant") |
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| Established | 1591 |
| Type | Independent school Public School |
| Religion | Church Of England |
| Headmaster | David Craig |
| Founder | Thomas Saville and others |
| Location |
Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 3QX England Coordinates: 53°41′18″N 1°30′05″W / 53.68844°N 1.50135°W |
| DfE URN | 108306 Tables |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 4–18 |
| Colours | Black & Gold |
| Former pupils | Old Savilians |
| Website | www |
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (QEGS) is an independent, public school for boys in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The school was founded by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I in 1591 at the request of leading citizens in Wakefield (headed by Thomas Saville and his two sons) 75 in total and some of whom formed the first governing body.
In 1854 QEGS moved to its present site in Northgate, Wakefield, into premises designed by the architect Richard Lane and formerly occupied by the West Riding Proprietary School. The attached Junior school for boys aged 7 to 11 was founded in 1910.
The school is part of a foundation, with both QEGS Senior and Junior schools joined together, along with the nearby Wakefield Girls' High School and its Junior School, and Mulberry House, which is a nursery and pre-prep department.
As of September 2010, the current headmaster of the school is David Craig, taking over Les Hallwood, who stood in as acting Headmaster during the time between the leave of the previous headmaster, Michael Gibbons, and the beginning of the next academic year.
QEGS is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
Some notable former pupils include, John Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden, Joseph Moxon, Mathematician and Hydrographer to King Charles II, Richard Henry Lee, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, US Senator and President of the Continental Congress, Mike Harrison, former captain England national rugby union team, Mike Tindall, England Rugby Union player, member of the World Cup winning team in 2003. John Potter, Archbishop of Canterbury and The Rt Revd and Rt Hon The Lord Hope of Thornes, former Archbishop of York.
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