Queen Elizabeth's School
The Elizabethan
NE WSLET TER TO PARENTS
SUMMER 2026
WELL PLAYED! As QE’s cricketers produced a vintage season, international bowler Tymal Mills was the hugely popular speaker at this year’s Cricket Celebration. See pp 4-5.
From the Headmaster Dear parents,
been fully occupied in an extraordinary
been to see
breadth of co-curricular activities.
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This has been an exceptionally full
building
Summer Term. In addition to our
I look forward to sharing the outcomes
looking so smart now that the scaffolding
regular calendar fixtures, our Open
of the Ofsted inspection early in the
has been removed! The complete
Day, and all the public examinations,
new academic year. I reiterate my thanks
refurbishment of the entire Biology
we received our first full inspection
to you for submitting so many survey
department is already under way: these
from Ofsted since May 2022. Significant
responses in such a short time frame,
works will continue through the holidays
steps forward in our estates strategy
and I thank your sons for engaging so
and be completed next summer. The
have been keeping us busy, with
enthusiastically with the inspectors.
fitting of a mechanical climate control
contractors on site and extensive
system in the Fern Building’s teaching
consultations taking place about future
The £2.3m Main Building project is now
spaces should ameliorate heating
plans. Furthermore, the boys have
in its final stages. What a treat it has
issues during the winter and reduce