Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham

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Queen Elizabeth High School
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Address
Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham
Whetstone Bridge Road

Hexham
,
Northumberland
,
NE46 3JB

England
Coordinates 54°58′12″N2°07′04″W / 54.97012°N 2.11781°W / 54.97012; -2.11781
Information
Type Academy
MottoRespect. Engage. Aspire.
Established1599;425 years ago (1599) [1]
FounderThomas Stackhouse
Local authority Northumberland
TrustHadrian Learning Trust
Department for Education URN 143291 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Executive HeadteacherGraeme Atkins
Head of SchoolNeil Seaton
Staff136
Gender Coeducational
Age13to 18
Enrolment1290
Colour(s)Blue, gold and green. (Formally black)
Rowing club Queen Elizabeth High School Rowing Club
Website http://www.qehs.net

Queen Elizabeth High School (QEHS) is a coeducational high school and sixth form located in Hexham, Northumberland, England.

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History

The school was founded in 1599. [2] Thomas Stackhouse, afterwards an Anglican clergyman and theologian, was headmaster of the school from 1701 to 1704. The school is in a multi-academy trust (Hadrian Learning Trust) with Hexham Middle School. The head of school is Neal Seaton, and Graeme Atkins is the Executive Headteacher, having previously headed Northwood School. The school currently uses one building, split into 4 sections; Causey, Leazes, Fellside and The Hydro.

The school received a £36 million [3] investment from the government and Northumberland County Council to expand the "Hydro" building, while demolishing the old 'lower school' and adding state of the art facilities. The new building also incorporates Hexham Middle School, although the students do not mix. During this time, the school rebranded to a new design.

The work was completed in September 2021, after a short delay.

Admissions

It has approximately 1300 students, of whom 380 are in the Sixth Form. Northumberland LEA currently operates a three-tier system, so QEHS has students aged between 13 and 18.

As of 2016 its catchment area is about 6 miles (9.7 km) from west to east and 15 miles (24 km) from north to south. It includes Hexham, Blanchland, Humshaugh, and Riding Mill. [4]

The school is part of the Tynedale Virtual College, a collaboration between the four high schools in the Tyne Valley and Northumberland College. The TVC seeks to provide vocational learning across the area.

It is just off Allendale Road (B6305) in the west of Hexham.

Academic performance

On 21 March 2019 an Ofsted inspection judged the school to be 'Good'. [5]

Sport

The school has a rowing club called the Queen Elizabeth High School Rowing Club, [6]

Alumni

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References

  1. ↑ History of the School Archived 9 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham.
  2. ↑ History of the School Archived 9 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham.
  3. ↑ "New £36m school buildings on Hexham site". BBC News. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Meechan, Simon (20 December 2016). "Troubled Northumberland school could close as merger plans revealed". Evening Chronicle . Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Short Inspection Report". Ofsted. 10 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
  7. ↑ "Rowing: Matt Wells and Co off to a flyer". Evening Chronicle. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

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