Established 1585 Head of Academy Mr Scott Garrity DfE number 830/4500 Founded 1585 Gender Mixed-sex education | Chair of Governors Mr Max Jeffery Phone +44 1335 343685 Motto En bon espoyr | |
Location The Green RoadAshbourneDerbyshireDE6 1EPEngland Similar The Ecclesbo School, Anthony Gell School, John Port School, Lady Manners School, Thomas Alleynes High Sch |
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (QEGS) is an academy school for 11- to 18-year-olds in the town of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England. In the academic year 2009–10, there were 1396 pupils on roll.
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Both the main school and 6th form are often within the top 25 in league tables, and in October 2008, Ofsted marked the school as "good" or "outstanding" in all sections. In 2009 the school celebrated 100 years at the Green Road site.
History
The school was founded in 1585 by a group of men including Sir Thomas Cokayne (or Cockayne), High Sheriff of Derbyshire, and Thomas Carter of the Middle Temple, London. Sir Thomas Cokayne granted £4 a year out of his lands towards the maintenance of the school. He is often credited as the founder of the school; this is due to his Lordship of the Town of Ashbourne and the fact the school took his family's coat of arms. The original building still exists today.
The school relocated to its current site on The Green Road in 1909. In 1973 QEGS took over the Ashbourne County Secondary School on Old Derby Road, but they both remained as two separate sites. QEGS was awarded technology specialist status in 2005, and a new technology block was built with the funding received. On 1 August 2011 it converted to Academy Status and became an Independent State School but still serves the same catchment area and has the same admissions procedures.
Current buildings
Sixth form centre
There are two buildings at the sixth form centre, where sixth form studies are taught, such as psychology, sociology and economics. An extension to the sixth form centre has now been added which is now open to staff and pupils, including a new information technology suite.