Established 1843 Headmistress Dr Lorraine Earps Phone +44 1823 272559 Colors Black, Yellow | Religion Methodist DfE number 933/6024 Founded 1843 | |
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Location Trull RoadTauntonSomersetTA1 4QSEngland Motto Non scholae sed vitae discimus; "We learn not for school, but for life" Profiles | ||
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Queen's College is a co-educational independent school located in Taunton, the county town of Somerset, England. It is a day/boarding school for children aged 0–18. The school incorporates Nursery, Pre-Prep, Junior and Senior schools. The current Head Teacher of the Senior School (11–18) is Dr Lorraine Earps. Tracey Khodabandehloo is the Head of the Junior School (3–11)
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History
First known as the Wesleyan Collegiate Institute, Queen's College was established by the Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1843. The building is a symmetrical Tudor Gothic building and set in approximately 35 acres (140,000 m2) of grounds.It was built by Giles and Gane in 1874 and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building. It first began admitting girls during the 1970s and is now fully coeducational.
The college's motto non scholae sed vitae discimus ("We educate not just for school but for life’").
Sports
The school has sports teams in cricket, rugby union, hockey, swimming, athletics, netball and tennis. The school also provides other popular disciplines such as rock climbing, kayaking, mountain biking, canoe polo, fencing, Duke of Edinburgh Award, mountaineering, badminton and horse riding.
Arts
Queen's College teaches performing arts, including drama and music, and dance. The Quartz festival, running from the first Wednesday of October each year for ten days, attracts over 6,000 visitors annually.
An edition of the BBC television programme This Is Your Life was broadcast from the school hall in February 1958, when host Eamonn Andrews surprised H J ‘Dapper’ Channon, a college master, known affectionately by all at the school as ‘Mr Chips’.
Houses
The Junior School is split into four day houses and one boarding house, each accepting both boys and girls. The houses are named after local hill ranges: Quantocks, Brendons, Blackdowns and Mendips.
The Senior School is split into boarding and day houses for girls and boys. The houses are named after past headmasters or early pupils:
Notable alumni
Former pupils are known as Old Queenians, and include: