Queen Elizabeth High School | |
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Address | |
Panniers Lane , , HR7 4QS | |
Coordinates | 52°11′05″N2°31′09″W / 52.18460°N 2.51925°W |
Information | |
Type | Secondary academy |
Motto | Support. Believe. Achieve. |
Established | 1961 |
Department for Education URN | 137703 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chairman | Mac Henderson |
Headmaster | Martin Farmer [1] |
Staff | 42 |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 11to 16 |
Enrolment | 361 |
Houses | Griffin, Pegasus, Phoenix |
Colour(s) | Blue, Red and Gold |
Website | http://www.qehs.co/ |
Queen Elizabeth High School is a high school with academy status situated in Herefordshire, on the outskirts of Bromyard. The school meets the educational needs of the children in the area, with feeder primary schools including Burley Gate Primary School, St Peters Primary School, Brockhamton Primary School, Bredenbury Primary School. The governing board recently changed the name back to Queen Elizabeth High School from Queen Elizabeth Humanities College.
Education in Bromyard can be traced back to 1394 when a chantry school was founded. After the dissolution of the chantries, the school was granted a charter for its re-foundation as a Boys' Grammar School by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1566.
In 1958, the Grammar School, which had been admitting boys and girls from the beginning of this century, combined with the secondary school established in 1961 to open the school as Bromyard County Secondary School in 1963.
In 1976, Sixth Form education was concentrated at Hereford Sixth Form College and this school became a comprehensive school catering for pupils aged 11 to 16.
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