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A-Level Results ~ Ranked by the Daily Telegraph Queen Ethelburga’s College The Faculty of Queen Ethelburga’s • The top day and boarding school in the North. • The fourth day and boarding school in the UK. • The second day and boarding school in the North. • The twelfth day and boarding school in the UK. Steven Jandrell, Principal: “ Our results have been improving for many years and are testament to the hard work of students and staff. All are to be congratulated. To be ranked so highly in the UK means the education we offer is truly ‘World Class’. Our investment of £65m in the last eight years, combined with the individual appreciation of every student, is part of our unique approach which is giving our students unparalleled benefits. Our children are happy, confident and highly successful and our staff are friendly, professional and dedicated.” Queen Ethelburga’s offers independent education for boys and girls from 3 months to 19 years, as day students or as weekly or full boarders. We have day pupils and boarders, from all over the region and the UK. This is complemented by students from over 50 different countries worldwide. This enables QE to offer a superb cosmopolitan approach to education, ensuring all our students are fully prepared for the international opportunities that now await them. Virtually all of our Year 13 students go on to university, with the majority to the prestigious Russell Group and 1994 Group universities, as well as others worldwide. 3 4 The Collegiate One campus ~ Four schools Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate is made up of four schools. These are: Chapter House School: for students in Kindergarten to Year Group 5 King’s Magna School : for students in Year Groups 6 to 9 Queen Ethelburga’s College: Levels. The Faculty of Queen Ethelburga’s : following a traditional independent school curriculum in Year Groups 10 to 13 of GCSEs and A- offering a wide range of academic, creative and vocational options to students in Year Groups 10 to 13, but with a more flexible approach to the curriculum that caters for individual abilities and aspirations. A comment from a parent who recently visited QE... “ No doubt, like a great number of other parents, I had pre-conceived ideas before I visited QE. Well I was in for a very pleasant surprise. Everyone said your facilities were excellent, but I doubt anyone really appreciates how superb they are, until they see them for themselves. QE is incredibly well-resourced. I have been to several Open Days at other independent schools and no one even comes close to what you have at QE. I now appreciate your £65m investment in new facilities ! I was really taken with the cosmopolitan atmosphere. I found a good balance between English (the majority) and other nationalities. What came across, more than anything else, was just how friendly and welcoming everyone was. Our pupil tour guides were charming and the staff so helpful. 5 “ The School is successful in fulfilling its maxim for the pupils, ‘to be the best I can “ with the gifts I have so that, in the Sixth Form, the pupils’ achievement is excellent. Independent Schools Inspectorate 6 School Inspection Quotes From our most recent inspection Queen Ethelburga’s College, King’s Magna and Chapter House An exceptionally wide programme of extra-curricular activities including academic, social, creative, cultural and sporting pursuits provides outstanding support and enrichment to the curriculum. High quality relationships exist between staff and pupils and amongst pupils themselves, in the classroom and beyond. A tangible air of mutual respect is evident. In conversation, pupils display a high level of emotional maturity. The Faculty of Queen Ethelburga’s: The students’ overall achievement is excellent. They are highly confident, articulate and mature young people, eager to learn, with highly developed spiritual, moral, social skills and exceptional cultural understanding. The depth of attention given to each individual student sets the expectation for relationships and underpins the excellent relationships between staff and students and among the students themselves. The students’ personal development is excellent throughout the school. For full copies of Inspection reports for QE College and The Faculty of QE, see: www.isi.net 7 “ The best education is about developing individual “ potential and that is central to our ethos. 8 The Collegiate Principal Steven Jandrell Queen Ethelburga’s offers our students a vast range of opportunities, enabling them to pursue their individual interests and aspirations. This way, they can truly live by the ‘Hill Standard’ or school motto: “To be the best that I can with the gifts that I have.” But where I believe we are unique is in having four schools that are small enough to maintain a family atmosphere, where the Heads and their teams know their pupils thoroughly and can successfully guide them through their formative years. Good education is about building special relationships between teachers and pupils, and amongst pupils themselves, which enable boys and girls to develop into mature young adults; people who are confident without being arrogant, friendly but not familiar, relaxed but not casual, but who have the courage to live by sound moral, social and spiritual values. It has been very rewarding to help build a cosmopolitan community based on high standards and mutual support, on a campus that offers our students the best possible environment in which to live and learn. We are very proud of what has been achieved at QE over recent years and would welcome you to come and experience it for yourself. 9 “ Our children are happy and confident within the secure “ Kindergarten environment that we 10 provide Queen’s Kindergarten Babies and toddlers from 3 months to 3 years Our children in Kindergarten are offered a play-based curriculum which meets the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. We present a wide range of activities which promote the child’s physical, emotional and social skills as well as language development. These prime areas are fundamental and move through to support development in the specific areas: Literacy, Understanding the World, Mathematics and Expressive Art and Design. All these skills are developed through adult and child-led play which stimulates initiative and imagination. We aim for your child’s experience to be happy, active and fun offered in a safe and secure environment which supports their development, care and learning needs. Each child is allocated a 'Key Person' within their room, who is responsible for the child's wellbeing. The Key Person will liaise with you and keep you informed of your child’s experiences on a daily basis. We plan to children’s individual needs as well as having monthly topics. Regular observations are completed for every child in their unique Learning Journal to ensure that progress is monitored and planning altered to cater for each individual child. These observations cover mainly the prime areas of the framework, as well as some on the specific areas and are records of special moments. The EYFS progress check is carried out between the age of two and three. This involves a short summary of the child’s development within the prime areas. This is an opportunity to celebrate each child’s achievements and help identify any support to enable them to reach their full potential. 11 12 Chapter House Pre-Preparatory From 3 years to 7 years Our pre-preparatory department gives younger children their all-important introduction to the learning environment from the age of 3 years. We provide a very effective introduction to these concepts within Foundation Stage without subjecting the children to any feeling of pressure; learning is presented in an enjoyable and assimilated way with a wide range of activities which follow the three prime and four specific areas of the Early Years curriculum. As the children develop, we foster their skills in reading, language and number work to provide a secure basis for literacy and numeracy. By the time they join the preparatory department at the age of seven, we would expect them to be competent readers, to have good verbal and writing skills and the ability to work with fractions, graphs and money. We introduce our pre-preparatory children to science by exploring a variety of living things and materials in the environment, stimulating curiosity and an enquiring approach. All pupils from the age of 3 have access to up-to-date computers and use the early-learning software with confidence and enjoyment. French is introduced by the age of 5. Dance, music, art, swimming and physical education extend the range of the pre-preparatory children’s early learning. Our teachers plan the structure of our pre-prep activities carefully, in order to develop the children’s self-confidence and nurture an enjoyment of school work. The addition of social experience and plenty of play provide a fully rounded educational foundation during the vital early years. Regular contact with parents is maintained, informally on a day to day basis and formally with twice yearly parents’ meeting and three end of term reports. 13 14 Chapter House Junior School From 7 years to 10 years ~ Boarding from 6 years Early school life is a time of discovery. Children have a thirst for knowledge and understanding which Chapter House caters for in an exciting and structured way. Our academic programme consists, in essence, of two strands. We equip children with the means to learn, explore and develop ideas; we also provide a thorough grounding in the necessary technical skills. Children benefit from class teaching in the early prep. school years. This enables them to forge strong classroom relationships and develop a sense of security whilst the form teacher gains an accurate insight into each child’s abilities and interests; any problems can be successfully identified and tackled at an early stage. Class sizes are small. Our Junior School is small, friendly and very successful academically. We have spent over £1m upgrading all our Junior School facilities and we have our own dedicated IT suite, science laboratory, technology room and library. All classrooms are of a good size and are well equipped with resources to ensure that children are given the best opportunities. We give every child a thorough grounding in all the subjects covered by the National Curriculum and well beyond. At the same time we stimulate individual interests and creative ability. Children achieve an extremely high standard in their French studies. Every child is encouraged to develop his or her own potential to the full and to achieve the highest academic standard of which he or she is capable. The creative displays of pupils’ work on show in all the classrooms lead the children to experience a sense of pride in their achievements. Chapter House School is particularly well equipped and the children become used to working with computers at an early stage in their school careers, both as a subject in its own right and as an aid to learning other skills. Classwork is supplemented by relevant study trips and fieldwork, which could be a simple nature walk on the school campus or a visit to a specialist activity away from school. 15 “ Chapter House children are taught to be confident “ in themselves and their ability...and it shows! 16 Chapter House Junior School From 7 years to 10 years ~ Boarding from 6 years There is ample opportunity for children to develop their craft skills and to study drama and music, two of the many ways in which we encourage them to grow in confidence and self-expression as their knowledge and academic horizons expand. Musical concerts and dramatic productions are performed regularly for parents and many pupils join the Choir or learn a new instrument. At the end of Year 5 children leaving Chapter House Junior School move up to King’s Magna Middle School, to continue their school education. Chapter House staff are fully qualified in primary education and are dedicated to providing a happy, purposeful atmosphere in which all our pupils can thrive. We firmly believe that, given the right environment and encouragement, every child has the ability to succeed. As pupils progress through the school, they are introduced to specialist subject teaching. Our staff enjoy their individual subjects and ensure that lessons are stimulating and fun, whilst working towards targets well beyond the normal junior curriculum. Full and detailed reports are issued each term and parents also have regular opportunities to talk to each of their child’s teachers individually, to discuss progress. The opportunities that Chapter House can provide your child can give them a big lead over children elsewhere. 17 18 19 20 King’s Magna Middle School Boys and Girls Year Groups 6 to 9 ~ Day, weekly or full boarding Our class sizes are smaller than many other schools which enable us to devote the extra time and energy to ensure that children, across a wide level of ability, achieve outstanding results. Because we share our campus with the senior schools, the number of sports and activities we do is huge. We offer a wide range of after school activities and weekend trips which are open to day and boarding pupils. We pride ourselves on being a very happy school. Every child matters and this shows in what our pupils achieve. Our staff are committed and are really concerned about what happens to our pupils. When necessary, sensible and fair discipline puts a wayward young person back on course. In essence our community is a family. We encourage pupils to become more independent and take on more responsibility as they go through school. King’s Magna, as a middle school, is an ideal place for this to happen, as it is safe and secure. This provides an ideal setting where any pupil can succeed. 21 22 King’s Magna Middle School Boys and Girls Year Groups 6 to Year 9 ~ Day, weekly or full boarding Year 6 pupils are mainly class taught but have specialist teaching in French, art, DT, drama, and PE. Classes are set for English and maths as past experience has shown that pupils benefit from this arrangement. Key Stage 2 tests are taken by year 6 pupils. The test results of Year 6 are, as you would expect, regularly well above the national average. We are very proud of all of our students. Our objective in the early years at school is to identify each pupil’s strengths and weaknesses and ensure that each pupil receives a broad and balanced curriculum in order to develop the whole child. From Year 7, pupils enjoy a broad-based programme of lessons, taught by specialist teachers, including English, maths, three sciences, music, drama, art, design technology, HE, 3 languages, embedded Information Technology, geography, history, personal development and numerous sports. Setting classes in most subjects from year 7 to 9, according to ability, enhances the effectiveness of lessons, and, in our experience, is welcomed by the pupils. King’s Magna welcomes pupils from Year 6 to Year 9 who share our philosophy “To be the best that I can with the gifts that I have”. 23 24 King’s Magna Middle School Boys and Girls Year Groups 6 to 9 ~ Day, weekly or full boarding Classwork goes well beyond the requirements of the national curriculum, to provide a breadth of stimulation and enjoyment which helps every pupil to discover the joy and value of learning, and reap the benefits in later years. Every year group in King’s Magna has an Enterprise day, which is business based. Pupils develop skills in team work, public speaking, retailing and advertising. Visitors are also invited into school to enhance the curriculum as pupils experience living in medieval times or being a writer for a day. We are very keen that parents do not feel excluded from the very effective working relationships which develop between teachers and pupils in schools of high academic quality such as King’s Magna. Parents are a vital force if every pupil is to reach their full potential and we involve them fully. Each pupil’s progress is monitored on a regular basis by their teachers, with a series of assessments being awarded periodically. Each half term a detailed assessment report on progress, regarding development in every subject, is given to pupils and parents, to keep everyone well informed. There are also three opportunities during the year to meet with subject teachers and discuss any progress and aspirations. At the end of the year a full report with comments from academic teachers, form tutors and the Head of School is issued. 25 26 27 “ The College offers a fantastic enrichment programme and without doubt my social skills have improved due to all the opportunities on offer. The teachers are so keen to encourage you so that you get the very best grades. “ Elliot Bell, Year 13 Elliot, Head Boy of the College, left us to go on to the University of Cambridge to study Economics. 28 Queen Ethelburga’s ~ College Boys and Girls Year Groups 10 to 13 ~ Day, weekly or full boarding If you asked our parents to sum up why they chose the College in one word, that word would be 'aspiration.' Our students are focused, positive and overwhelmingly determined to achieve at the highest possible level. Results in the College are excellent and in the last eight years each year group that has come through has consistently outperformed the last. The individual attention and support provided by our teachers is second to none, and the many testimonials throughout this prospectus from our students should give you a strong sense of how highly the students value the guidance they are given. Academic success only tells part of the story though, our students are fine ambassadors for the school, contributing strongly to school life by taking part in our huge range of activities, sports, music, drama and community service opportunities. Ultimately, this leads to outstanding success in their university applications and we are extraordinarily proud of our students and their achievements each year. 29 “ Without a doubt I grasped every opportunity, be it academic, social or sporting during my time at Queen Ethelburga's. My time here stood me in good stead to go on to an excellent university. “ Karyna Balabatko, Year 13 Karyna, Deputy Head Girl of the Faculty, left us to go on to University College London to study Economics and Geography. 30 Queen Ethelburga’s ~ Faculty Boys and Girls Year Groups 10 to 13 ~ Day, weekly or full boarding The Faculty of Queen Ethelburga’s caters for students with a wide range of talents and abilities. Our individual programmes of study help them to enjoy success in their academic work, their vocational studies, and in their artistic, musical or sporting endeavours. The Faculty provides every student with the opportunity to study the courses that are of the most interest to them and that will give them the greatest chances of success. In addition to the more traditional GCSE and A Level options, students are able to choose from a range of vocational BTEC courses in both key stages, providing a broad, exciting and challenging curriculum. Where required, students have access to personal learning mentors to provide support and guidance throughout their time with us. It is the combination of a wide-ranging curriculum and individual support that enables Faculty students to far exceed normal expectations. 31 32 Sports Village Encouraging sport for all All pupils follow a sports programme designed to stimulate the values of fair play, honesty, determination and competition through a wide variety of pursuits in which participation is key. Sport is a vital part of independent school life for children, with many students continuing with sport, either for recreation or as a route of study, through to university. The facilities on campus are outstanding, with the recent development of our £16million “Sports Village” to which all students have additional access outside formal school hours. Specialist high level coaching is undertaken by those students wishing to pursue an avenue in their chosen sport, with many students representing Queen Ethelburga’s at county, regional and national level. There is a wide range of sports available including: rugby, hockey, football, netball, cricket, athletics, basketball, rounders, tennis, fencing, dance, chess, archery, cross country, badminton and volleyball. The list is constantly expanding! Whether a serious athlete or someone wishing to simply enjoy the health benefit that sport brings - we can assure you that we can cater for all abilities and we will encourage your child to enjoy all the fantastic opportunities on offer during their time with us. For more detailed information, please visit www.SportsVillageQE.org 33 Rugby Football Hockey Netball Swimming Dance Cricket Archery Athletics Badminton Gymnastics 34 Basketball Equestrian Table Tennis Sports Village Encouraging sport for all Cross Country Chess Trampolining Rounders Fencing Modern Pentathlon 35 Tennis Karate Golf Volleyball “Some of the best facilities in the country” Stuart Lancaster ~ England Rugby Head Coach 36 Sports Village Extensive sporting facilities on our campus Sports Hall - 1,455m2 of heated, sprung maple flooring 2 senior Rugby / football synthetic pitches 3 netball / basketball courts 2 further senior Rugby grass pitches 12 badminton courts 2 junior Rugby / Football synthetic pitches 9 volleyball courts 2 further junior Rugby grass pitches Indoor hockey Indoor Rugby synthetic training area Indoor cricket nets Indoor AstroTurf Hockey pitch Trampolining Water based synthetic Hockey pitch Gymnastics 180m2 free weights room 25m swimming pool with Jacuzzi, 3 steam rooms and 3 saunas. Physio and Sports Treatment Centre 3 Endless Swim Pool Speed Trainers £1million 140 station strength, conditioning and fitness suite Sports Science Laboratory 400m synthetic running track 18 courts - tennis, basketball, netball Cricket nets Fencing salle - 6 piste, computer scoring Cricket pitch Indoor riding arena - waxed surface 1 full size Hockey sand dressed pitch 4 Squash Courts - tournament standard 5 external tennis courts 2 dance studios 4 external basketball courts 1.2 km outdoor cycling track 8 external netball courts Cycling indoor training room 9 grassed pitches for Rugby or Football 5 lane laser pistol & rifle shooting range 2 high jumps, 4 long jumps and full throws areas 50 station gym for pupils Year 3 to 6 Indoor & outdoor table tennis areas Wrestling and martial arts room 37 Coming 2014 / 2015: 38 Music Music is a vibrant, enjoyable and fulfilling subject for all at Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate Foundation. From the earliest years, students in the music classroom are engaged in playing and making music on a whole variety of instruments from xylophones to djembes, keyboards to bass guitars, drum kits to iPads. BTEC music courses (Performing and Music Technology) are offered in Years 10-13 and are taught using state-of-the art facilities in our superb Music Centre. Extra-curricular musical activities thrive at Queen Ethelburga’s and there are vocal and instrumental ensembles to cater for all ages, musical interests and levels of experience. This work is regularly showcased both in as well as out of school. In addition, we have 11 peripatetic instrumental / vocal teachers, all professional musicians, who offer individual tuition at all levels. 39 “ Results in both of these subject areas are particularly strong, leading to a large proportion of our students applying for degree courses at the UK's most prestigious universities. “ 40 The Sciences Considered by many as a Centre of Excellence for Maths and Science Science and Mathematics at Queen Ethelburga's are areas of particular strength. From the topic-led work in Chapter House, the rigorous yet fun building blocks developed in King's Magna, to the serious examination and coursework studies of the two senior schools, the curriculum seamlessly links throughout the schools to enable students to achieve at a high level by the time they reach the end of their studies in these subjects. A range of subjects are offered in Key Stage 4: traditional GCSEs in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Science, Additional Science, Mathematics and Further Mathematics; along with BTEC Science for those students who prefer a more vocational approach to their studies. A clear route of progression is provided in the Sixth Form, with all of these subjects available for study at A Level and/or BTEC, along with the opportunity to study Psychology at A Level. Results in both of these subject areas are particularly strong, leading to a large proportion of our students applying for degree courses at the UK's most prestigious universities in Mathematics, Engineering, Medicine, Veterinary Science, Biomedical Sciences, and many others. 41 42 Information Technology Ensuring every year group is ahead of technology advancements Every pupil who leaves QE Collegiate will have the IT skills to enter a world which is demanding a higher and higher level of computer literacy. Computers and interactive skills are introduced right from the start in Queen’s Kindergarten, and are continued throughout the year groups. We have invested in the latest technology with regularly updated computers in our large IT department and also throughout our specialist departments across the campus. Our pupils are confident in the use of modern software, including the latest word processing, spread sheet and database, publishing and drawing packages, presentation software and they develop the skills necessary to provide coursework in all subjects to the highest standard, as well as developing abilities in computing. Full high speed Wi-Fi is available throughout all of our 200 acre campus and we have over 1,000 computers throughout the schools solely for students use. 43 44 The Royal Court Equestrian Centre Encompassing recreational through to competition level riders Our Equestrian Centre, from January 2014, will be undergoing a major make-over and upgrade. There will be a new covered arena with superb waxed professional surface plus new stables, tack room, hay, straw and feed rooms. There will be a full refurbishment of the outside area, plus new grass paddocks. On top of this will be a horse solarium for injury treatment, plus horse-walker and other specialised facilities. In addition we are creating new accommodation for visiting teams, plus new changing facilities, offices, meeting rooms, classroom and social areas. Whilst all of this is going on it has been decided, for the duration of the new build, that all riding lessons will now take place off campus at a local riding school after school and at weekends, with lessons given by their qualified staff. Due to the disruption caused by the building work, which could spook horses during this make-over and refurbishment, there will be no school or student horses on campus. When the upgraded Equestrian Centre re-opens it will be part of a new high quality, superb Activity Centre, offering a diverse range of equestrian, sports, social and extra-curricular activities. 45 46 Combined Cadet Force Exciting pursuits The Collegiate has its own Combined Cadet Force (CCF) contingent. It offers pupils the chance to develop powers of leadership, responsibility, self-reliance, resourcefulness, endurance and perseverance through military-themed activities. Students can volunteer to join the CCF at the start of Year 9, and recruit training focuses on turnout (looking smart), drill (marching) and skill at arms (weapons training). Learning how to iron trousers properly can be as difficult as re-assembling the Cadet GP Rifle after it has been stripped, but both demand self-discipline and attention to detail from the Cadet. Recruit training lasts until Christmas when the recruits decide whether to join the Army or the RAF Section of the QE Contingent. Although the emphasis of the training is different in the two sections, there is common training which both sections take part in: Map Reading Drill and First Aid Marksmanship Training Military Knowledge Adventure Training Community Service Training is varied and exciting and places great emphasis on self-reliance and responsibility. For Cadets who enjoy the CCF way of life and stay beyond Year 9, the emphasis switches increasingly to leadership, as the Senior Cadets are encouraged to motivate and train the younger Cadets. With this added responsibility comes promotion and the opportunity to attend external courses to develop their leadership potential. CCF Cadets not only learn valuable life skills such as First Aid and Map Reading, but can also gain nationally recognised qualifications such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award. The CCF is about more than just military skills, there are a wide variety of opportunities available to the Cadets. 47 48 Performing Arts Fantastic resources for all age groups The Drama department across all four schools offers a full and varied co-curricular programme for all year groups, featuring regular drama productions and workshops. Drama within the Collegiate allows students to explore situations, roles and relationships derived from real and imaginary life. Classes provide students with the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills such as movement, mime, improvisation, play building, script-writing and public speaking. The £5million Phoenix Centre is home to our Performing Arts department. The ground floor is open plan with four separate drama and dance studios, together with ancillary services. The use of moveable partitians can open this space up, giving great flexibility and a cast performance area. Opened by Jennie Bond - Royal Correspondent - in 2013, our state-of-the-art Theatre gives students of all ages the opportunity to perform on stage in front of an audience. It features full lighting and sound booth, curtains and orchestra pit. The Theatre and all rehearsal spaces in the Phoenix Centre are air conditioned. Previous drama productions for Year 6 to Year 13 include Oliver!, Annie, and West Side Story. Chapter House use the Theatre for their Christmas and summer performances and it is also used for House Drama and Music competitions, ensuring that children from a young age build up confidence in performing in front of an audience. 49 50 Art, Fashion & Photography Art and Design at Queen Ethelburga’s encourages creativity, independent thinking and an inquisitive nature in our students, so that they can explore and understand the world around them through visual and other art forms. In Chapter House children study art and design as an integrated subject in combined projects. From year 6 this develops into more in depth study in specialist classrooms incorporating painting and drawing, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture and some photography. From year 10, students who choose to continue their study of art and design or photography can take full advantage of our personalised approach and build rich and varied portfolios for GCSE, A Level or BTEC Art and Design courses. Small class sizes and one-to-one support outside normal lessons enable us to nurture young talent and achieve excellent results. A suite of spacious, purpose-built studios for fashion, textiles and photography support the creation of a rich diversity of work using a wide range of materials and processes. Annual overseas trips have included Barcelona, Madrid and Paris, while visits to galleries and artist workshops help to prepare our students for rewarding careers in art, design, photography, fashion and architecture. 51 52 Broad Topic Bases The Humanities Within the humanities, students are able to follow courses in both Geography and History. Both of these more traditional subjects are delivered in a way that makes them relevant to everyday life. Our schools are located close to some of the best geographical and historical fieldwork sites in the country, allowing us to make these subjects ‘come to life’. We also have a thriving Business department within its own suite of rooms where students can follow A Levels in Business Studies or Economics, or study a more vocational BTEC in Business Studies. Our Young Enterprise scheme is particularly popular, with our students regularly achieving highly in National competitions. Modern Foreign Languages Students can follow courses in the traditional European Languages of French, Spanish and German. High quality teaching is supplemented by one to one sessions from native-speaking language assistants so that students make excellent progress in their pronunciation and fluency of speech. The department is well resourced with access to a language laboratory, and European visits provide the opportunity for students to practise their skills! Results across our range of Modern Foreign Languages are excellent. 53 “One big family!” Year 13 student 54 Boarding at QE From 6 years to 19 years Our boarding accommodation is the best in the whole of the UK and Europe - no-one else even comes close. Every boarding bedroom is provided with a direct-dial phone and voice mail, timer controlled plasma 32 inch TV / DVD complete with Sony PS3, mini-kitchen with fridge, a hair dryer, iron and board, wash hand basin, heated towel rail and fan. All bedrooms are air-conditioned and have their own individual private en-suite bathroom with toilet and shower. Sixth form students share top of the range apartments with 55 inch LED TV and their own washer / dryer. We understand and are responsive to the need for our school to be a happy and co-operative environment, in order to meet high academic aims. Our campus provides a wonderful base on which our pupils can build a thriving and fulfilling school life. All staff have a great deal of experience and common sense, providing the warm and supportive atmosphere which has meant more and more pupils choose to live on campus. There are cosy kitchen / common rooms with satellite TV / DVD and music centres. Pupils may bring their small pets such as a rabbit, hamster or goldfish, to school or help look after all of ours! The freedom to go out at weekends is an important part of life. Weekend shopping in Harrogate or York is always popular. On Sundays all manner of places can be visited: theme parks, historic sites, exhibition centres, ice rinks, tourist attractions, cinemas, theatres, concert halls - the list is endless. 55 56 Boarding at QE Some of the finest boarding accommodation in Europe Every bedroom includes: En-suite shower and toilet Air conditioning Comfortable Italian beds Workspace area TV / DVD / PS3 on timer Satellite TV with 200 channels Mini fridge Microwave* Hot drinks facility* Mini dishwasher* Safe Trouser press* Hair dryer Ironing facilities* Wi-Fi coverage Heated towel rail Clothes hanging and drawers Direct dial telephone Comfortable common rooms include: Fully equipped kitchens Recreational areas: Oven Full size fridge Ice machine Leather seating 46” TVs with DVD players Computers Toasters Fresh milk Washing machines Tumble dryers Satellite TV with 200 channels *denotes age dependent usage of item. 57 58 Boarding in the Sixth Form Independent living within a home from home environment There is nothing else in the UK like our Sixth Form boarding accommodation. Court Apartments, home to our sixth form boarding students, houses our showcase apartments. All the current bedrooms are being refurbished for September 2014. An extra 100 identical apartments, so all our Sixth Form can be accommodated in the Court building, should be complete for September 2015. The en-suite shower and separate toilet are fitted out with travertine marble tiles and include heated towel rail, hair dryer, power shower and a telephone in the toilet so you don’t miss those all important calls from home. The well equipped kitchen area houses a microwave, mini dishwasher, sink, mini fridge and full size domestic washer / dryer, along with toaster, kettle and additional cupboard storage. The spacious study area allows dedicated study space for each student, along with their own set of glass shelves and magnetic / dry wipe board. There is also a direct dial phone, along with a printer / scanner / copier provided. There is a 55inch LED Smart TV with DVD and PS3 (all on timers) along with comfy leather sofa and footrest. Ample storage comes from dedicated wardrobe space, your own chest of drawers and underbed storage. Ironing facilities, a trouser press and your own personal safe are also included. The fully air-conditioned apartment is accessed by a key card hotel lock and includes your own front door bell. Common rooms are also provided throughout the apartment block for students to get together to socialise. En-suite shower and toilet Mini fridge / Microwave / Mini dishwasher Individual safe for each student Workspace area with printer / scanner / copier Full size domestic washer / dryer Trouser press 55inch smart TV / DVD / PS3 on timer Clothes hanging and ample drawers Two hair dryers Satellite TV with 200 channels Magnetic / dry wipe board for each student Ironing board and iron Comfy leather sofa and foot rest Air conditioning Wi-fi coverage + direct network Direct dial phone + voice mail Kettle and toaster Heated towel rail 59 A record number of students choose QE for 6th Form 2007/8 205 2008/9 240 2009/10 275 2010/11 325 2011/12 375 2012/13 400 2013/14 450 A-Levels BTECs Art Further Maths Art / Fashion Biology Geography Business Business German Engineering Chemistry Govt & Politics ICT Design Technology History Music Economics Mathematics Photography English Language Physics Performing Arts English Literature Psychology Science French Spanish Sport Students can also take the Extended Project Qualification 60 Sixth Form at QE A Special Time ~ For 16 to 19 years of age Our two Sixth Forms provide students with the opportunity to choose their own individually tailored pathway to success, with the traditionally academic approach of the College complementing the substantial range of A Levels and BTECs available in the Faculty. We aim to prepare all of our students fully for their chosen university course or career, not only prioritising entry requirements, but developing independent learning skills and self motivation, so that our students can continue to achieve success long after they have completed Year 13. Our mentoring programmes provide personalised advice and support with subject choices, academic achievement, study skills and career guidance. This is supplemented by our enrichment programmes which provide substantial opportunities for our students to develop their broader knowledge of the world and a more in depth understanding of their chosen university or career specialism, which proves invaluable at interview. The overwhelming majority of our Sixth Form students go on to the UK's best universities, the remainder achieve equal success with applications for international universities or career opportunities in a diverse range of occupations. 61 62 Preparation for Tomorrow’s World Interaction between pupils and teachers is encouraged at every level. The Head of each school regularly meets with all pupils on a one-to-one basis, or in small groups, which give ample opportunity for views, concerns and goals to be expressed. In this way, the Heads and their teams have a clear understanding of each students’ aspirations and shorter term goals. We adopt an enlightened and positive approach to career development, helping all pupils, throughout their school career, to make plans for later life based upon their abilities and interests. Careers guidance is well resourced; qualified careers advisors give individual support; our computer database includes substantial careers information, as do the schools’ libraries. Talks and presentations by outside speakers provide objective information, which supplements the discussions held between pupils and teachers at formal and informal levels. QE is a member of the Independent Schools Careers Organisation. The pupils’ longer-term objectives often become more clearly focused as they get older and form a strong basis for success at GCSE and Sixth Form study, because career targets, and the means of attaining them, have been thoroughly understood. Through the authoritative advice of our careers specialists and school teams, along with support from our entirely graduate teaching staff, students are well-placed to make sensible and well-informed decisions about their futures that will enable them to realise their full potential. 63 64 Our pledge to our Sixth Form Leavers “ We wish you the very best for your future. As you progress, you find that the different people and situations you encounter mean you need to make decisions. These affect careers, health, financial circumstances and the path in life that you follow. Make your own decisions. Do not be led by others to a decision that you know is wrong, however easy or tempting it may appear. When choices or circumstances become confused or you end up in trouble, make a mistake that is not easily correctable or do, or get involved in, something foolish, we hope you turn to family and friends for help, support or advice. If for any reason this is not possible, we are willing, from now until you leave university, to accept a reverse charge phone call from you, at any time of the night or day, from anywhere in the world. We can also provide the services of our Solicitors for advice on any legal matter, at no cost. It does not matter what the problem is. It does not matter how horrendous things may seem. Our staff, business colleagues and associates from all walks of life, will, without fail, help you. You may be surprised at what we can achieve quickly and discreetly if the need arises. The next few years of your life are important ones. Remember if all else fails we are here. We will not be shocked, upset, disappointed or angry – and we WILL help. With this letter you will find phone numbers that will reach us or our trusted close colleagues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, wherever we may be. “ Good luck and may your God go with you. 65 66 Muggles Home to our £2million Activity Centre Have you ever heard the phrase “I’m bored, there is nothing to do”? With the number of young people we have living on campus, it is important that there is always a huge range of absorbing and exciting things to do in their free time. This is the idea behind our new Activity Centre called “Muggles”. It is packed full of all the favourite things young people like - and the good thing is just about everything is free. Muggles combines outdoor energetic activities and challenges such as go-karts, Segway, huge climbing wall, assault course, inline roller blading, and a professionally built BMX track, with the usual plethora of electronic games and indoor activities. It is available to day students and boarders throughout the schools, and is a fantastic way of bringing students together in an informal, social setting. Free Indoor Activities: 55 iPad 4s 30 Xboxes 10 PS3s Karaoke 36 Lego boards 18 Dominoes Sets 18 Mah-jong Sets Free Wi-Fi and Internet 9 Monopoly 3 Snakes and Ladders 3,000 Xbox / PS3 Games & DVD’s Electric Piano 18 Chess Sets Card Games DJ complex / dance / party area Digital Drums Rocking Horse Sky Sports & MTV Virtual 18 - seat 3D Cinema a real Harley Davidson Table Football Luggage Weighing Scales Big range of the latest magazines ATM & Change Machine Free outdoor activities: Climbing Tower, Assault Course, Trampolines, Extreme Roller Booting and professional BMX Track. Paid for activities: Pinball Machine, Pool Table, Air Hockey Table, Go-karts and Segway. Also available: Payphone, ATM Cash, Change & Vending Machines, Genuine Starbucks coffee and hot chocolate. At times fresh food cooked to order. (e.g. Burgers / Pizzas / Shakes) 67 68 History and Tradition You have to know your past to know where you’re going Our campus is steeped in history, from the old hall being a home to Branwell and Anne Bronte for a short period, to the Monks who used to feed from our stewpond on their way to Fountains Abbey. School history is taught to the students in a light hearted way, with students battling for first place in the annual “School Quiz”. With our school celebrating its centenary birthday, we are proud to ensure that tradition is at the heart of our school community. Some of the students’ favourites are the annual “School Ghost” performance, celebrating the school birthday and singing carols round our huge Christmas tree before the school Christmas dinner. Our traditions bring students together from all year groups and across the four schools and the four school houses too. Whilst our campus may be ever developing with new facilities, our traditions and ethos stay strong, uniting our students for many years after they have left us. 69 70 Community and Charity We have strong links with the local community. Students have spread Christmas cheer by carol singing and our Head Girl and Head Boy of Chapter House are invited every year to lay a wreath at the local Remembrance Service. Charity is a core value within our schools and each year our Charity Committee pick four House charities to support throughout the year. Students then run different events and fundraising activities to support the charities. This happens across all four schools and students relish the opportunities presented to support those less fortunate than themselves through local, national and international charities. We run trips to Gambia and India every year, giving our students opportunities to go out to schools or orphanages in developing world countries that are in need of construction works. Our students have helped build sanitation facilities, libraries and contributed to the regeneration of school buildings. Students also get the opportunity to raise money for their chosen charities at the annual charity fayre. Charities supported previously include: Water Aid Yorkshire Air Ambulance Guide Dogs Meningitis Charity Affecting Real Change And new charities are helped each year. 71 72 Superb Facilities You have to see them to believe them 73 74 Beautiful Learning Environment Gorgeous grounds We take great pride in our campus, ensuring that it is beautifully maintained to a high standard. There are 5 dedicated play areas, in addition to the activity area on site. These areas are purpose built for the age group that use them, from 3 years old, up to our Sixth Form students! If you would prefer tranquil gardens, we have those too, in the “Secret Garden” area, home to sculptures by famous Yorkshire artist Jeremy Guy, or our recently renovated “Millennium Fountain” area, comprising more formal garden settings with ample areas to sit and catch up with your friends. Our charitable foundation has invested in “Olympic Court”, which is situated just outside the entrance to Chapter House Junior school. This area with fountains and bench seating features two original Olympic torches, along with tasteful Olympic memorabilia as a legacy to the London 2012 games. 75 What new pupils have to say I like this school because it is easy to make friends and at boarding it is like one big family. Chido Kanyoka ~ Year 5 I like the balance in King's Magna of playing and learning. I like the freedom, the facilities and the friendships. Kieran Pryce-Jones ~ Year 7 You cannot miss the fact that we have got excellent sports facilities at QE and alongside that some of the best coaching and sports teaching. Jake Somerville ~ Year 12 What parents have to say What has impressed me about QE is the support provided for each individual child, which allows them to reach their full potential whatever their abilities. Compared to our last school, things just happen without you needing to ask. By breaking the Collegiate into smaller schools there seems to be a far closer relationship between the teachers and their individual students. Roger Stocker, parent of a King's Magna pupil and a College student It is difficult to encapsulate in a few sentences all the things we like about QE, but there are three key areas. Firstly, pastoral care, which for us was the most important consideration. Boarding at QE is like a 'home from home' and there is a strong family feeling throughout the school. Secondly, QE has excellent teachers who help students to achieve their academic goals in a positive learning environment. Thirdly, the Collegiate has fantastic facilities and a proactive strategy of reinvesting profits back into the school for the benefit of students and staff alike. Whatever your child's academic abilities QE can help them realise their full potential; they did for mine. Yvonne Clark, parent of a College student 76 Additional Information 77 Location maps Bus and train transport Academic performance Fees ~ Day and boarding Scholarships and awards Prime Location Easily accessible locally, nationally and internationally Postcode: YO26 9SS SatNav Town: Thorpe Underwood County: North Yorkshire Street: Thorpe Green Lane Geographically we embrace Harrogate, York and Leeds. Our beautiful 200 acre campus is located in the heart of the countryside, yet is just 5 miles from the A1. Benefiting from no city centre rush hour, we have excellent road, rail and air transport links making us never far from anywhere in the country. We can arrange transportation from any airport or train station in the North. Inter-City Train - York 2hr 15m 3hr 48m 1hr 33m 21m 2hr 23m 3hr 24m 2hr 13m 1hr 49m 1hr 19m 55m 1hr 58m 56m Travel Times Birmingham Bristol Derby Doncaster Edinburgh Glasgow Liverpool London Manchester Newcastle Nottingham Sheffield AIRPORTS QE 78 To QE by Road 2hr 26m 3hr 53m 1hr 47m 45m 3hr 19m 2hr 59m 2hr 3hr 40m 1hr 25m 1hr 25m 1hr 45m 1hr 19m By Air to Leeds / Bradford Aberdeen 65m Belfast 75m Edinburgh 55m Glasgow 65m London 60m - Gatwick London 60m - Heathrow By Helicopter: Our campus has its own Helipad to CAA standards ~ hard surface, with full markings, night lighting and wind direction "sock". Bus and Train Transport Monday to Friday transport information for Day students PateleyBridge Bridge Pateley Thirsk Cundall Ripon Boroughbridge Aldborough Summerbridge Summerbridge Ripley Ripley Harrogate Harrogate Starbeck Starbeck Knaresborough Knaresborough Farnham Farnham Allerton Allerton Park Scackleton Scackleton SheriffHutton Hutton Sheriff Easingwold Easingwold Newtonon on Ouse Ouse Newton GreatOuseburn Ouseburn Great CattalStation Station Cattal Strensall Whixley Whixley QEC Wetherby Collingham Alwoodley Adel Adel Headingley Shipton Clifton Boston Spa Boston Aberford Aberford Saxton Saxton Tadcaster Tadcaster ~ Sherburn Ferrybridge Ferrybridge Nether Poppleton Railway Museum York Haxby Long Marston Long Marston Askham Lane Askham Lane Woodthorpe Snaith Woodthorpe Tadcaster Road Tadcaster Road East Cowick Doncaster Doncaster Bishopthorpe Bishopthorpe Copmanthorpe Copmanthorpe Escrick Escrick Cattal Knaresborough Station By Train: Our local station - CATTAL - is only 5 minutes away and we offer a pick up / drop off service to meet the trains at the beginning and end of the school day. In order to ensure there is a bus available to pick up / drop off your child you do need to let us know that you intend using the rail service. By Bus: We offer an extensive daily bus service for our day students. We have added more routes and more stops and we now have a total of 8 routes and 49 pick up / drop off points. We offer a bigger daily bus network than other schools. If you require further information, please contact the Admissions office. Hammerton Poppleton Starbeck York Ulleskelf Harrogate Hornbeam Park Pannal www.NorthernRail.org Weeton Church Fenton Horsforth Sherburn In elmet Headingly By rail to York City Main Line Railway Station we are 100 minutes from London (Kings Cross) 100 minutes from Manchester ~ 150 minutes from Edinburgh Burley Leeds Cross Gates 79 Garforth East Garforth Micklefield South Milford York Harrogate Leeds 80 Prime Location Geographically we embrace Harrogate, York and Leeds York The City of York is steeped in history, with many world renowned attractions to be proud of, including the gothic splendour of York Minster, the National Railway Museum, Castle Museum and the Jorvik Centre, to name but a few. In addition to its many historical and educational sites, York is also a vibrant, cosmopolitan shopping destination. Modern department stores run the length of Parliament Street while the smaller craft, souvenir and antique shops can be found winding along the famous cobbles of “The Shambles”. The City also offers a huge variety of bars and restaurants, catering for all styles of national and international cuisine. Harrogate Harrogate’s charm and character owes much to its heritage as a popular Victorian spa town. Modern Harrogate is a major international conference destination with a varied mixture of shopping, fine restaurants and relaxing open spaces. The town centre is decorated with beautiful floral displays annually and, with “The Stray” at its centre, a vast expanse of 200 acres of green lawns, Harrogate bursts into life every English summertime. Other attractions in Harrogate include the RHS Gardens of Harlow Carr, the Royal Pump Room Museum, Mercer Art Gallery and the famous Turkish Baths. Leeds Yorkshire's 21st century capital offers everything you would expect from one of the UK's leading cities, and more. Leeds is the only English city outside London with its own repertory theatre, opera house and ballet companies. Leeds Art Gallery has one of the UK’s best collections of contemporary British art (The Times) and the city is home to the Royal Armouries, the national collection of arms and armour. There are more listed buildings in Leeds than in any English city outside London, with highlights including the Victoria Quarter, Leeds Corn Exchange and Harewood House, home of the Queen’s cousin. A great sporting heritage is built around world-famous stadiums like Headingley and Elland Road, and there is plenty to get involved in yourself too, from world-class golf to some of the country’s best mountain biking. Leeds is the ideal gateway to the Yorkshire region – the Yorkshire Dales National Park is just 20 miles away, and features some of the country’s most beautiful landscapes. Yorkshire is the largest county in the UK, with incredible scenery from inspiring moorlands to stunning coastlines. 81 UK’s Top Co-educational Day / Boarding Schools Chart showing 2013 National ranking of Independent Schools in the area by the Daily Telegraph with % A*/A A-Levels and equivalent qualifications. NR = Not Ranked. th 15 80% Queen Ethelburga’s College 43rd 68% Faculty Queen Ethelburga’s NR 86th 96th 105th 109th 113th 127th NR 142nd 147th 148th NR 164th NR 184th 186th 200th 201st 203rd 207th NR NR 250th 256th 258th 261st 266th 271st 282nd NR 283rd 288th NR NR 300th NR NR 313th 62% 59% 56% 56% 55% 55% 53% 52% 50% 50% 50% 50% 47% 45% 45% 45% 43% 43% 43% 42% 42% 41% 37% 35% 35% 35% 34% 33% 31% 31% 31% 30% 28% 28% 25% 24% 19% 18% Leeds Grammar Birkdale School Yarm School St Peter's School, York Queen Elizabeth Grammar Queen Margaret's School Sheffield High School Bradford Girls’ Grammar Bootham School, York Bradford Grammar Wakefield Girls' High Ripon Grammar Mount School, York Fyling Hall School Hymers College Harrogate Ladies College St Bees School Ampleforth College Windermere School Stonyhurst College Scarborough College Lime House School Hull Collegiate School Rossall School Hill House - Doncaster Ashville College Pocklington School Silcoates School Gateways School Tadcaster Grammar Ackworth School Sedbergh School Giggleswick School Polam Hall School Woodhouse Grove Prince Henry’s Grammar Teesside High School Fulneck School Ranking of all Independent Schools offering day and boarding from the 2013 Daily Telegraph chart, for % A*/A A-Levels and equivalent qualifications. ( NR = Not ranked, • Means last year’s results as this year’s not available. ) 1 2 3 94% Cardiff 6th Form Coll 86% Wycombe Abbey 81% St Swithun's School 4 80% QE College 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 79% 74% 72% 71% 71% 71% 71% Concord College Brighton College St Mary's Ascot Badminton School Benenden School St Catherine's Wellington College 12 68% Faculty of QE 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 68% 68% 67% 67% 66% 65% 64% 64% 63% 62% 62% 61% 61% 60% 60% 59% 58% 58% 57% 57% 56% 56% 56% 56% St Mary's Calne Canford School Hurtwood House Oundle School Dulwich College St Clare's Headington School Malvern St James Godolphin School Caterham School Moreton Hall Bromsgrove School Royal High Sch Bath Ruthin School St Michael's School King's School Marlborough College d'Overbroeck's Coll St Leonards-Mayfield City of Ldn Freemens Talbot Heath School Haileybury Queenswood St Peter's School 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 55% 55% 55% 54% 54% 54% 54% 54% 53% 53% 53% 53% 53% 52% 52% 52% 51% 51% 51% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 49% 49% 49% 48% 48% 48% 47% 46% 46% 46% 46% 46% 46% 46% Warwick School Woldingham School Queen Margaret's Rugby School Roedean School Bedford School Uppingham School Bishop's Stortford Lancing College Haberdasher Girls Oakham School Gresham's School St Francis' College St Teresa's, Eff Brentwood School Surbiton High School St Mary's Cambridge Loughborough Gram Merchiston Castle Bootham School Dauntsey's School Reed's School Marymount School Kingswood School Ipswich School Merchant Taylors B Prior Park College Tudor Hall School Downside School St John's School Mount School (York) Chigwell School Chetham's Music Sidcot School Kimbolton School Bradfield College Cheltenham College Bury Grammar Girls 82 75 76 77 78 NR 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 45% 45% 45% 45% 45% 44% 44% 44% 43% 43% 43% 43% 42% 42% 41% 41% 41% 41% 41% 41% 41% 40% 40% 40% 39% 38% 38% 38% 38% 38% 38% 37% 37% 37% 35% 35% 35% 35% Truro School Kent College St Leonards Harrogate Ladies' Fyling Hall School ACS Cobham School Christ College Mill Hill School St Bees School Ampleforth College Windermere School The Leys School St Mary's Shftbury Stonyhurst College King William's Coll New Hall School Wellington School Burgess Hill Girls King's School Royal Dungannon Wells Cathedral School Queen's College Glenalmond College St Margaret's Bushey St Edmund's College Purcell School of Music Bruton School for Girls Stamford School Wrekin College Victoria College Leighton Park School Welbeck College Tring Park School St James Senior Boys' Ratcliffe College Rossall School Kirkham Grammar Lord Wandsworth Coll 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 NR NR 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 NR• 143 144 145 NR• 35% 34% 34% 34% 34% 34% 33% 33% 33% 33% 32% 31% 31% 31% 30% 30% 30% 29% 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 26% 25% 25% 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 23% 22% 21% 20% 18% 18% 16% Ashville College Plymouth College St Edmund's Cantbury St Joseph's College Pocklington School Stamford High School The King's School Ely Bede's Senior School Sutton Valence School Langley School Battle Abbey School Felsted School Kelly College Ackworth School Millfield School The Oratory School Sedbergh School Farringtons School Shebbear College Clayesmore School Box Hill School Giggleswick Polam Tettenhall College St John's College Woodhouse Grove Sibford School Culford School Friends' School Lincoln Minster School Hampshire Collegiate LVS Ascot Seaford College Barnard Castle Trinity School The Royal Ballet School Fulneck School Read School Drax Academic Results Our students make us proud Sixth Form Results 2013 College – UCAS points equivalent to more than 4 A Grades each Faculty – UCAS points equivalent to almost 4 A Grades each College 2013 Faculty 2013 Overall A-Level Pass Rate: 100% 100% % of A-Level Grades A*/A 80% 68% % of A-Level Grades A*/B 97% 95% UCAS points gained by top student 750 800 Average UCAS points per student 495 469 BTEC - 91% of grades are Distinction / Distinction* ( equivalent in UCAS points to an A/A* grade A Level ) Average IB Diploma Score - 40 points Year 11 Results 2013 2013 % of University destinations that are Russell / 1994 Group and City Universities QE College 86.1% Faculty of QE 67.1% Overall both combined 76.8% % achieving 5A* to C GCSE or equivalents 2010 2011 2012 2013 College 99 89.8 100 100 Faculty 88 65 94 99 83 UK’s 2013 Ranking of Independent 1 A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2 A A A 3 A A 4 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 5 A A A A A 6 A A 7 A 8 A 9 A A A A A A 10 A A A A A A 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 8 0 9 10 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 12 13 0 14 0 15 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 17 18 0 0 0 19 0 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 93.85 91.01 87.65 85.58 85.57 84.12 83.44 82.22 81.85 81.13 80.89 80.41 80.39 80.13 80.09 80.08 79.12 79.08 78.54 75.88 74.64 74.19 73.51 73.43 73.26 73.09 72.86 72.11 71.65 71.63 71.53 71.27 71.27 71.07 70.82 70.61 70.59 70.21 69.90 69.47 69.44 69.07 68.32 68.26 67.83 67.81 67.01 66.73 66.67 66.56 66.49 66.46 66.36 66.33 66.30 66.05 65.44 65.14 64.90 64.75 64.40 64.25 63.79 Cardiff Sixth Form College Magdalen College School Guildford High School Girls King's College School (KCS) Wycombe Abbey School North London Collegiate James Allen's Girls' School St Albans High School Girls The Lady Eleanor Holles City of London School Girls St Swithun's School Withington Girls' School Haberdashers' Aske's Girls Royal Grammar School Queen Ethelburga's College St Helen and St Katharine The Godolphin and Latymer Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' Concord College The Perse School The Abbey School Brighton College Hampton School Oxford High School GDST Merchant Taylors' School Eltham College City of London School St Mary's School, Ascot Alleyn's School Sir William Perkins's School St John's College, Cardiff Badminton School Channing School Benenden School St Catherine's, Bramley Royal Grammar School Wellington College Notting Hill and Ealing High King Edward's, Birmingham Putney High School Nottingham Girls King Edward VI School Faculty Queen Ethelburga's St Mary's Calne Manchester High for Girls Canford School Loughborough High School Hurtwood House Walthamstow Hall Oundle School St Helen's School St Albans School Nottingham High School Highgate School Norwich School Dulwich College St Clare's Immanuel College University Coll Hampstead Latymer Upper School Headington School South Hampstead High Malvern St James as published by The Daily Telegraph Based % A*/A A-Level Grades and equivalent qualifications A A A A A 11 A A A A A A A 21 A 22 A A 23 A 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 63.20 62.78 62.77 62.71 62.68 62.44 62.05 61.85 61.73 61.40 King's School, Chester Bancroft's School Tormead School The Godolphin School The Grange School Caterham School Queen Elizabeth's Hos King Edward's School Moreton Hall St Dunstan's College A 27 A A A A 28 A A A A 48 49 A 50 A 51 A A 52 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 52.87 52.69 52.63 52.49 52.38 52.31 52.03 51.92 51.76 51.76 Sheffield High School Gresham's School St Francis' College Bolton School Girls' St Teresa's, Effingham Newcastle on Tyne Ch Brentwood School Bromley High School St Gabriel's School Surbiton High School 46 A A 47 A A 48 A A A 79 A A 80 A A 81 A A A 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 44.32 44.32 44.09 43.98 43.98 43.81 43.75 43.64 43.62 43.49 ACS Cobham Intnatnal Cheadle Hulme School Wolverhampton Gram Christ College St Columba's College Leicester High Girls Mill Hill School Blackheath High St Benedict's School Reading Blue Coat A A 68 69 A A 70 71 72 73 A A 108 109 A A 110 111 112 113 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 36.08 35.94 35.29 35.24 35.17 35.06 34.96 34.83 34.58 34.42 King's School Colfe's School Ratcliffe College Rossall School Mander Portman Hill House School Kirkham Grammar Lord Wandsworth Ashville College Plymouth College 12 13 A A A 24 25 A A A 74 75 76 77 78 60.75 60.56 60.48 60.47 60.44 Bromsgrove School Royal High School Bath Wimbledon High School Central Newcastle High The Maynard School 49 50 A 51 52 A A 53 A A 82 83 A 84 85 86 A 87 A A 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 43.33 43.32 43.24 43.18 43.09 42.39 42.35 42.16 42.13 42.05 St Bees School Ampleforth College King Henry VIII Windermere School The Leys School St Mary's Shaftesbury The Marist Senior Stonyhurst College The King's School Stafford Grammar St Edmunds Cantbry Austin Friars St Mon St Joseph's College Pocklington School Stamford High Sch Ruthin School Kingston Grammar Leicester Grammar St Michael's School Streatham & Clapham Hereford Cath School St Mary's, Cambridge Loughborough Gram Merchiston Castle Heathfield School Bootham School Dauntsey's School Ibstock Place School Merchant Taylors' Girls Reed's School 34.21 34.19 34.09 34.08 33.99 60.23 60.00 59.93 59.85 59.52 51.57 51.40 51.08 50.93 50.85 50.39 50.36 50.30 50.27 50.15 263 264 265 266 267 79 80 81 82 83 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 114 A 115 116 117 26 A A 27 A A 53 54 55 A 56 57 A A 58 74 A 75 76 A 14 A A 15 A A A A A A 29 30 A A 31 A 77 78 A 79 A 118 119 A 120 268 269 270 271 272 33.70 33.19 33.06 32.81 32.75 St Augustine's Priory The King's School Ely Bede's Senior School Silcoates School Sutton Valence Sch 16 A A A A 28 A A A A 84 85 86 87 88 59.48 59.41 58.60 58.24 57.88 King's School Queen's Gate School Birkdale School Howell's - Llandaff Solihull School A A A A 32 A A A 59 60 147 148 149 150 151 50.11 50.00 49.72 49.70 49.67 Bradford Grammar Wakefield Girls' High Forest School Marymount Intentional Kingswood School A A A 54 A A A A 88 A 210 211 212 213 214 41.98 41.67 41.67 41.46 41.38 Ryde School Elizabeth College Rougemont School King William's College King Alfred School 80 A A A A 121 A A A A 273 274 275 276 277 32.75 32.74 32.43 32.00 31.97 Langley School Queen Elizabeth's The Kingsley School Akeley Wood Redland High Girls 17 18 A A A 29 30 A A A 89 90 91 92 93 57.73 57.69 57.69 57.52 57.34 Marlborough College d'Overbroeck's College The Red Maids' School King's High School Norwich High School 33 A 34 A A 61 62 63 A A 152 153 154 155 156 49.49 49.30 49.02 48.60 48.38 Ipswich School Merchant Taylors Boys Prior Park College Bristol Grammar St George's Weybridge 55 A A 56 A 89 A A 90 A 215 216 217 218 219 41.26 41.18 41.11 41.09 41.03 New Hall School Ipswich High School Thetford Grammar Wellington School Derby Grammar 81 A 82 83 A 122 A 123 124 A 278 279 280 281 282 31.91 31.55 31.46 31.30 30.77 Battle Abbey School The King's School Felsted School Kelly College Gateways School A 19 A A A 31 32 A A A 94 95 96 97 98 56.84 56.83 56.33 56.28 56.25 St Leonards-Mayfield Sch City London Freemen's Yarm School Reigate Grammar School Francis Holland Regent's A A A 35 A A A 64 65 A 157 158 159 160 161 48.23 48.15 48.15 48.13 47.80 AKS Blackpool Francis Holland Sloane Tudor Hall School Downside School The John Lyon School A 57 58 59 60 91 92 93 94 95 220 221 222 223 224 40.91 40.84 40.76 40.55 40.24 Burgess Hill Girls King's School Royal Sch Dungannon Wells Cathedral Sch Queen's College 84 A A 85 A 125 A A 126 127 283 284 285 286 287 30.63 30.12 29.76 29.71 29.59 Ackworth School Our Lady of Sion St Edward's School Millfield School The Oratory School A A A 20 A A A 33 34 A 99 100 101 102 103 56.23 56.14 55.91 55.86 55.81 Bedford Modern School Portsmouth High School Talbot Heath School Haileybury Exeter School 36 A A 37 38 66 A 67 68 69 162 163 164 165 166 47.79 47.37 47.25 46.39 46.33 St John's School Brighton & Hove High Mount School (York) Chigwell School Chethams School Music 61 A A A A 96 A 97 A A 225 226 227 228 229 40.08 39.86 39.52 39.47 39.43 Glenalmond College Northampton High St Margaret's Bushey St Bede's College Wisbech Grammar 86 A A 87 88 128 A A 129 130 288 289 290 291 292 29.57 29.33 29.28 29.17 28.40 Sedbergh School Oldham Hulme Gram Davies Laing & Dick Farringtons School Shebbear College A 21 A A A 35 36 A 37 A 104 105 106 107 108 55.71 55.71 55.47 55.30 55.01 Queenswood St Peter's School Croydon High School Warwick School Stockport Grammar 39 40 A 41 42 70 71 A 72 73 167 168 169 170 171 46.29 46.23 46.23 46.22 46.07 Sidcot School Kimbolton School Sutton High School Bradfield College Cheltenham College 62 A A A 63 98 A A A 99 230 231 232 233 234 38.86 38.67 38.55 38.42 38.39 St Edmund's College Westholme School Colston's School RGS Worcester Purcell School Music A 89 90 A 91 A 131 132 A 133 293 294 295 296 297 28.33 27.84 27.78 27.37 26.17 Princethorpe College Clayesmore School Box Hill School Arts Education Ldn Tettenhall College A A A A A A 38 A A 39 109 110 111 112 113 54.92 54.92 54.81 54.78 54.76 Queen Elizabeth Gram Woldingham School St James Girls School Bablake School Queen Margaret's Sch A A A A 43 A 74 A A 75 172 173 174 175 176 46.00 45.81 45.74 45.28 45.28 Queen's College Ldn Bury Grammar Girls ACS Egham Intnational Shrewsbury High Sch Truro School A A A A 64 A A 100 101 102 235 236 237 238 239 38.33 37.86 37.80 37.74 37.74 Durham High Girls Pitsford School Bruton School Girls Stamford School Wrekin College A 92 93 94 95 A 134 135 136 137 298 299 300 301 302 25.62 25.00 24.56 24.44 24.07 St Mary's College St John's College Woodhouse Grove Sibford School Culford School A A 22 A A A A 40 41 42 114 115 116 117 118 54.58 54.48 54.31 54.23 53.96 Portsmouth Grammar Farnborough Hill Rugby School Roedean School Bedford School A 44 A A 45 A 76 A A 77 177 178 179 180 181 45.27 45.25 45.24 45.18 45.10 West Buckland School Kent College Edinburgh Academy Bolton School Boys' St Leonards A 65 A 66 A 103 104 A 105 A 240 241 242 243 244 37.69 37.63 37.34 37.19 36.90 Victoria College Leighton Park School The Ladies' College Welbeck College Swaminarayan School 96 97 98 99 100 138 139 140 141 142 303 304 305 306 307 24.04 23.96 23.08 22.93 22.27 Friends' School Lincoln Minster Sch Hampshire Collegiate LVS Ascot Seaford College A 23 24 25 A A 43 44 45 A 119 120 121 122 123 53.71 53.71 53.68 53.10 53.06 Birkenhead School Uppingham School Bishop's Stortford Coll Lancing College Epsom College A A A A A A A A A 78 182 183 184 185 186 44.99 44.99 44.94 44.91 44.84 Brampton College Churcher's College Hymers College Dame Allan's Senior Harrogate Ladies Coll 67 A A A A 106 A A 107 A 245 246 247 248 249 36.79 36.72 36.60 36.59 36.57 Tring Park Performing Derby High School Bury Grammar Boys St James Senior Boys' Lingfield Notre Dame A A A A 101 143 A A 102 144 308 309 310 311 312 22.22 20.73 19.59 19.42 18.18 Our Lady's Abingdon Dixie Grammar Trinity School Abbey Gate College Royal Ballet School A A 26 46 A 47 124 53.04 Haberdashers Mon Girls 125 53.00 The King's School 126 52.91 Oakham School A A A A A A 187 44.79 Salesian College 188 44.66 Newcastle-under-Lyme 189 44.53 Edgbaston High Girls A A A A A A 250 36.57 Hull Collegiate School 251 36.49 Fine Arts College 252 36.09 Claremont Fan Court 103 145 A A A A 313 17.78 Fulneck School 314 15.32 Halliford School 315 14.58 Claires Court Sch To view The Daily Telegraph - 2013 League Table web page http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/leaguetables/10262340/A-level-results-2013-Independent-schools-results-table.html 84 University Destinations University Destinations & Results - Faculty of Queen Ethelburga’s 2013 Course CA AA TA GA VA AA JA MB DB HB MB JB AC SC BC CC BC RC NC HD EE JF WF AH YH AH CH II MI AJ VK SK AK MK KL WL JL KL MM CM RM NM SM AM YM LP GR JR BS MS SS ES MS AS CS TT ST TU DV BW WW DW CW JY KY KZ AZ CZ RZ SZ Information Management for Business Business & Management Law International Hospitality Management Business Management Financial Economics Biology Information Management for Business Business and Management Childhood & Youth : Theory & Practice Business Management Physical Education Business Management Management (Human Resources) International Hospitality and Tourism Mathematics and Finance Management + International Business Information Management for Business Management Mathematics and Finance Sport and Social Sciences Politics Banking and International Finance Footwear Design Economics Computer Games Programming Media Arts Psychology Information Management for Business Management with Marketing Law with Business Investment & Financial Risk Business Management Economics & Bus + E European Studies Bus & Management + Year in Industry Math Science + Finance & Economics Investment & Financial Risk Management Management Business Management Maths and Management Management Geography Media and Communication Studies Business Management International Business Management Business Studies Live Events and TV Air Transport Management Marketing Management Management Design Management Fashion Retailing Business Management Management with Marketing Marketing Business Studies Banking and Finance French with Business Management Business and Management Journalism Music Business Economics Psychology Sport and Exercise Science Management and Marketing Economics International Business Management Architecture Communications, Media and Society Management Fashion Design and Marketing University University College London (UCL) University of Kent City University, London Oxford Brookes University King's College London City University, London University of Bristol University College London (UCL) University of Exeter University of Sussex University of Northumbria Leeds Metropolitan University University of Westminster University of Manchester University of Surrey City University, London Royal Holloway, Uni of London University College London (UCL) University of York City University, London University of Bath University of Leeds City University, London De Montfort University University of Manchester University of Northumbria Royal Holloway, Uni of London University of Aberdeen University College London (UCL) Royal Holloway, Uni of London University of Hull City University, London University of Westminster University College London (UCL) University of Kent City University, London City University, London University of Lancaster University of Surrey University of Manchester City University, London University of Liverpool University of Aberystwyth University of Westminster University of Surrey University of Liverpool University of the Arts, London University of Loughborough University of Lancaster Royal Holloway, Uni of London University of Manchester University of Westminster University of Exeter University of Newcastle University of Lancaster University of Essex Queen Mary, Uni of London Aston University City University, London City University, London University of Lancaster University of Sheffield Leeds Metropolitan University University of Essex University of Durham University of Surrey University of Coventry University of Leicester Royal Holloway, Uni of London University of the Arts, London (As at 1/9/13) A Level/IB/BTEC Grades Dist, Dist, Dist Dist*, Dist*, Dist* Dist, Dist, Merit A* + Dist, Dist, Dist A* + Dist*, Dist*, Dist* A B + Dist*, Dist*, Dist* AAA A + Dist*, Dist*, Dist* A A + Dist Dist, Dist, Dist, Merit C + Dist*, Dist*, Dist* Dist*, Dist*, Dist Dist, Dist A + Dist, Merit Dist*, Dist*, Dist* A* A B Dist*, Dist*, Dist A A B + Dist Dist, Dist, Dist A* B + Dist, Dist C + Dist*, Dist*, Dist* B + Dist*, Dist* A + Dist*, Dist*, Dist* Dist*, Dist*, Dist* A* A B B Dist, Dist, Merit, Merit, Dist* Dist*, Dist*, Dist, Merit A* + Dist*, Dist* A + Dist*, Dist*, Dist, Dist B + Dist*, Dist*, Merit A + Dist, Dist, Dist A* A + Dist*, Dist* Dist, Merit A* B C Dist*, Dist*, Dist AB + Dist AAB + Dist A*A + Dist B + Dist, Dist, Merit A A A + Dist* Dist*, Dist, Dist ABC A + Dist*, Dist*, Dist A + Dist*, Dist*, Dist* A* + Dist*, Dist*, Dist* Dist, Dist, Dist C + Dist, Dist Dist, Dist, Dist, Dist A*B + Dist*, Dist* A + Dist*, Dist*, Dist A + Dist, Merit A* + Dist, Dist, Dist A* + Dist*, Dist, Merit B + Dist*, Dist*, Dist* Dist, Dist, Dist A B + ,Dist, Merit A + Dist, Dist Dist*, Dist*, Dist* A + Dist*, Dist*, Dist* Dist*, Dist*, Dist* A + Dist*,Dist, Dist AAB Dist*, Dist*, Dist*, Dist A + Dist, Merit A*A A A* + Dist*, Dist*, Dist* Dist*, Dist*, Dist* A + Dist, Dist Dist*, Dist, Dist Dist, Dist, Dist Red bold denotes Russell Group / 1994 Group / City Universities. (Dist = Distinction) We congratulate all students on their excellent results, including those taking a GAP year. 85 University Destinations & Results - Queen Ethelburga’s College 2013 ) Course LA KA EA EB AB DB DC YC AC ID VD SD DD AE LE LG YG PG RH PH AJ BJ SJ RK AK JK AK YL LL LL AL CL KL PL AM BM SM KM LM SN YN NN SN S O'K JP VP JQ RQ PR CS CS LS OT TT YW DW WW ZX AX RY SY IY IY JY SY EZ YZ MZ QZ DZ SZ TZ Biology English Psychology Economics Management Architectural Engineering and Design Psychology Mathematics Management Business Management Management Studies Mathematics with Actuarial Science Business Management English Law Chemical Engineering Biomedical Science Computer Systems Engineering Business Management International Business Energy Engineering Investment & Financial Risk Maths, Research, Stats and Economics Business Management Econ & Bus with East European Studies Management Business Studies Costume with Textiles Economics and Finance Mathematical Science Management Economics and Industrial Organisation Project Management for Construction Economics Economics Accounting and Finance Business and Management Studies Engineering Mathematics Optometry Geography with Economics Biomedical Sciences with Microbiology Accounting Economics Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology Accounting and Finance Business Management Materials Science and Engineering Mathematics Geophysics Acting Biochemistry with Management Marketing Banking and International Finance English Language and Education Studies Civil Engineering Mathematics Information Management for Business Economics Investment and Financial Risk Accounting and Finance Fashion Design Business Management and Statistics Accounting and Finance / Investment and Financial Risk Law Physics Particle Physics and Cosmology Business Management Management Accounting and Finance Management Studies Accounting and Finance Mechanical Engineering University University of St Andrews University of York University of Bath University of Cambridge London School of Economics (LSE) University of Loughborough University of Durham University of Durham University of Manchester University of Birmingham University of Leicester University of Southampton Queen Mary University of London University of York University of Sheffield Imperial College London King's College London University of East Anglia King's College London University of Manchester City University, London City University, London University of Warwick King's College London University College London (UCL) City University, London City University, London University of Huddersfield University of Hong Kong City University, London University of Manchester University of Warwick University College London (UCL) University of Bristol University College London (UCL) University of Exeter University of Sussex University of Bristol Anglia Ruskin University London School of Economics (LSE) University of Newcastle University of Manchester University College London (UCL) University of Manchester University of Bath King's College London Imperial College London University College London (UCL) University College London (UCL) American Music & Dramatic NY Imperial College London Aston University City University, London University of Chester Imperial College London University of Durham University College London (UCL) University of Essex City University, London City University, London Istituto Marangoni Boston University University of Durham City University, London University of Exeter University of Birmingham University of Sheffield University of Manchester University of Manchester University of Leicester University of Essex University College London (UCL) (As at 1/9/13) A Level/IB/BTEC Grades AAA A* A* A A A* A A A* A* A A A* A* A B A C + Dist* B + Dist, Dist A* A* A A A + Dist*, Dist A* + Dist*, Dist B + Dist*, Dist AAC A* A A IB 41 points + A* ABBB A* A* A A A AAB B C + Dist* A* + Dist*, Dist*, Dist* A* A B A* B C A* A* A + Dist* A* A* A A A + Dist*, Dist* IB 40 points + A* B + Dist*, Dist A* + Dist*, Dist*, Dist* B + Dist*, Dist* A* A B AAB A* A B A* A* A A A* A A AAA A* A A A B A* A A A + Dist*, Dist*, Dist* A A B + Dist*, Dist* BBC AAAA AAAAB A* A A A* A A A A* A* A A* A* A A A* A A A* A* A A B A* A* A A ABBB A + Dist*, Dist*, Dist* A* A A A B + Dist*, Dist*, Dist* A* A A B B C + Dist*, Dist A* A* A A A* A* A AAB B + Dist, Dist A* A A + Dist A A + Dist*, Dist B + Dist*, Dist AAC A* A A A* A A + Dist A* A B A* A* A* A* A* A + Dist*, Dist*, Dist A + Dist, Dist A* A A A* A* A B A* A* + Dist, Dist A* A* A B Red bold denotes Russell Group / 1994 Group / City Universities. ( Dist = Distinction ) We congratulate all students on their excellent results, including those taking a GAP year. Normal Termly Fees Nursery to Year 13 ~ Including lunches Boarding Year Day £8,625 £8,625 £8,625 £9,265 £9,265 £9,795 £9,795 £9,795 £9,795 £10,275 £10,275 £10,775 £10,775 Nursery Rec Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Year 13 £1,650 £2,030 £2,325 £2,325 £2,440 £2,950 £2,975 £2,995 £4,145 £4,145 £4,170 £4,195 £4,195 £4,195 £4,195 Day Fee Comparison Nursery to Year 5 ~ Including lunches Year Group QE Ashville College Bootham School Cundall Manor Harrogate Ladies The Mount Queen Mary’s Saint Peter’s Nursery Rec Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 £1650 £2030 £2325 £2325 £2440 £2950 £2975 £2595 £2595 £2595 £2595 £3095 £3695 £3695 £2130 £2130 £2435 £2435 £3095 £3095 £3095 £1750 £2825 £2825 £2825 £4452 £4452 £4518 £2715 £2715 £2700 £2700 £3080 £3080 £3080 £2200 £2380 £2425 £2425 £3220 £3220 £3220 £2550 £2105 £2520 £2520 £3950 £4170 £4170 £2400 £2445 £2445 £2445 £2540 £3510 £3510 - 20% - 9% - 29% - 17% - 13% -24% - 13% QE costs less 86 Boarding and Day Fee Comparison QE overwhelmingly costs less If anything incorrect notify us, we will make immediate correction. National ranking position of UK independent schools in the area offering both day & boarding. 15th 43rd 105th 113th 142nd 164th 186th 201st 207th 256th 261st 266th 283rd 288th NR NR 300th 313th NR NR QE College Faculty of QE St Peter’s School Queen Margaret's Bootham School Mount School York Harrogate Ladies Ampleforth Stonyhurst College Rossall School Ashville College Pocklington Sch Ackworth School Sedbergh School Giggleswick Polam Hall School Woodhouse Grve Fulneck School Barnard Castle Read School Drax Termly DAY Fees Year 6 Year 7/8 Year 9 10/11 Year 12/13 2995 2995 4145 4145 4185 4185 4195 4195 QE costs differ by % Termly BOARDING Fees Year 6 Year 7/8 Year 9 10/11 Year 12/13 5810 5810 6110 6110 7615 7615 7735 7735 8395 9275 8705 8475 8365 10088 9813 9500 7710 7640 7479 9734 9550 7815 7670 7245 7176 7277 8395 9275 8705 8475 8365 10088 9813 9500 7710 7640 7479 9734 9550 7815 7710 7245 7176 7277 4075 4245 5130 5130 -16% 6480 7145 5877 5877 5877 5877 -31% 9275 9275 3095 4865 5330 5330 -18% n/a 5440 3220 5250 5355 5355 -20% n/a 5900 3080 4790 4790 4790 -12% 6985 8365 4546 4546 6711 6711 -32% 6839 6839 3883 4572 5464 5464 -20% 7040 7040 2700 3470 3790 3790 +13% 5900 6650 3695 4270 4300 4300 -4% 5755 6330 3690 4390 4390 4390 -6% 6180 7640 2678 4191 4191 4191 +1% N/A 7479 3760 4502 7173 7173 -34% 6037 6779 3600 5310 6540 6540 -31% 5995 6895 3250 4265 4265 4265 -3% 6200 7815 3330 3690 3690 3795 +9% 6770 7670 2930 3855 3855 3855 +8% 5855 7245 2792 3997 3997 3997 +5% 5399 7176 3024 3376 3376 3376 +21% 6358 7277 You can also pay by credit / debit card and / or monthly. Childcare Vouchers accepted 87 QE costs differ by % -11% -24% -8% -7% -14% -21% -20% -16% -1% -6% -4% -18% -17% -8% -7% -1% +1% -2% Scholarships and Awards ~ General Each year our Charitable Foundation grants Scholarships and Awards worth in excess of £3m. Over two thirds of this amount is reserved for parents and students living in our Region. There are numerous different Awards which cover all age ranges and both Day and Boarding. First Term Free ~ Day or Boarding ~ Worth up to £9,795 (a) First Term Free for Years N1 to 8 inclusive, or (b) 50% off First Term’s Fees for Years 9, 10, 12. This one off Award covers the cost of the First Term with us for both Day and Boarding from Nursery aged children up to those entering Year 8. The value of the Award thus ranges from £1,650 which is the day fee for Nursery aged children, up to £9,795 which is one terms boarding fee for a Year 8 child. For those entering Year 9 to Year 13 age groups, the Award if for 50% of either the first terms Day or Boarding fee. So the amount of this Award will range from £2,085 up to £5,388. Family Sibling ~ Day & Boarding ~ For brothers & sisters - boarders from 12½% to 20%, or if all day pupils 10%. This Award is for parents with more than one child at our Schools. It can apply to both day and boarding children of any age. The way it works is that the oldest child with us does not get a remission discount but those younger do. This Award is pretty much automatically given. At first you may think this Award is no big deal as other schools give sibling discounts. Our research has shown that fewer and fewer schools are actually giving these discounts, and if they still are, they are often much smaller than ours. These Awards can, over the time your children are with us, total many thousands of pounds! Free Transport ~ Covers cost of the daily School Bus and/or local train service Our daily bus service covers a huge area around us: - from as far as; Pateley Bridge, Ferrybridge, Doncaster, Thirsk, Escrick, Adel, Scackleton and of course covering Harrogate, Leeds, Wetherby and Ripon. This Award covers all age groups and can be valid for the entire time your child is with us. Over time it can amount to several thousands of pounds. 88 Big Sixth Form Academic Awards Sixth Form Academic ~ Day up to £25,000, Boarding - up to £65,000 Contact us if your child is predicted to achieve minimum GCSE’s of: (1) 9 A star - up to 100% Fees. (2) 8 A star & 1 A - up to 85% Fees. (3) 7 A star & 2 A - up to 70% Fees (4) 6 A star & 3 A - up to 50% Fees. These are big Awards and apply to either day or boarding students entering our 6th Form - Year 12. It is mainly based on a students predicted and eventual achievements at GCSE. Each year we grant usually around 20 of these Awards. If you live within our bus route coverage you are more likely to be offered a Day Award. 89 Special Boarding Awards ~ Each worth up to £75,000 Boys and girls (aged 10 to 18 years) worth, on average, £9,450 per year, or 31% of our normal boarding fees. These Awards have proved very popular. There are not a huge list of qualifying requirements. We look at each case on its merits and a recommendation from our Principal usually secures the Award. TERMLY SAVINGS Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10/11 Year 12/13 41% 38% 35% 27% 26% 28% Normal boarding fees Award amount per term You only pay per term Total % savings a year Academic The Daily Telegraph and The Times both rank QE College as the top most academically successful day and boarding school in the North for A*/ A grades at A Level and equivalent qualifications. College students achieved the equivalent of over 4A Grades at A Level. We welcome new students who have a proven track record of academic excellence. All-Rounder Category covers students we believe will thrive in our boarding environment and who will contribute meaningfully and positively to school life. We seek candidates who have shown they have pro-actively supported a variety of worthwhile activities. Art - Fashion - a BTEC Option There has been a good investment in new facilities for our students studying Art and Fashion. Trips in the UK and abroad widen the curriculum. Our students achieve excellent BTEC results. The Art & Design Centre includes facilities for computer-aided graphic design and photography, as well as the Fine Arts studio. Many Queen Ethelburga’s Art students progress to higher education courses at art colleges and universities. Choral - Music - a BTEC option Our Principal , Steven Jandrell, is an Associate of the Royal College of Music. Our new £5m Phoenix Centre is the study and practice area for our Choral and Music pupils. Supported by fully qualified professional staff, our pupils BTEC examination results are excellent. There are options in Performance and Music Technology. Students regularly perform in a variety of settings, both inside and outside the school, including York Minster and Ripon Cathedral. Music courses include performance, composition and theory, along with the development of aural skills in relation to classical and modern music 90 Special Boarding Awards ~ Each worth up to £75,000 Drama - Performing Arts - a BTEC option QE has a long tradition in Drama and the Performing Arts, with a recent old pupil staging his own West End play and the department enjoys visits from acclaimed international performance groups such as ‘Stomp’. Studying the Performing Arts in sixth form is a popular option with QE’s students, who have achieved excellent results and who take part in a variety of performances from the Schools’ Shakespeare Festival to enjoying considerable success annually in the ISA national festival of drama. Jennie Bond, ex-BBC Royal Correspondent, recently opened our new £1m Drama Theatre. This 320 seat, air-conditioned drama theatre is equipped with professional-standard lighting and stage equipment, complete with closed circuit TV. We have a brand new £4 million centre dedicated to the study of Dance, Drama and Music with large open plan areas, a recording studio, practice rooms, production facilities, open air theatre, full sound, lighting and IT systems, courtyard, professional acoustic divisions, with props storage, video, filming and broadcast capability. Sports - a BTEC option We continue to be at the forefront of independent school sporting excellence with the opening of our new £6 million Sports Centre, with probably the biggest school gymnasium in the UK, a vast floodlit all-weather Astroturf pitch and floodlit all-weather 4 lane athletics running track. The new 4 lane heated indoor swimming pool, complete with sports therapy Jacuzzi, sauna and steam room, all ensure students have the very best facilities to train and gain outstanding success. Just opened by Stuart Lancaster, England Rugby Head Coach, is a £1m, 100 station, fitness suite - health club. Our team of expert specialist coaching and sports staff means high levels of sporting excellence are possible which is why students come to QE from all over the world. Recently QE College student, Charles Capps, was called into the full England Under 16 Rugby Squad. From September 2013 we run a new Rugby Academy with assistance from Leeds Carnegie. This includes strength and conditioning coaching plus training from Leeds Carnegie staff. 91 Individual Sports Scholarships These are available in the following sports : Rugby Union Basketball Athletics Netball Swimming Tennis Fencing Scholarships are worth 50%, 75% and 100% saving off normal fees and are available to both prospective day and boarding students. Application for these sports scholarships are subject to meeting minimum eligibility criteria. Please see www.SportsVillageQE.org for more information on minimum eligibility criteria for each sport. 92 93 Why choose QE Collegiate? Daily Telegraph and The Times both rank QE College as the top most academically successful day and boarding school in the North for A*/ A grades at A Level and equivalent results. College students achieved the equivalent of over 4A Grades at A Level. Faculty of Queen Ethelburga’s - ranked by Daily Telegraph and The Times the second most academically successful co-educational day and boarding school in the North for A*/ A grades at A Level and equivalent results. An unrivalled choice of academic and vocational courses even with non-selective entry at Year 10, and a minimum requirement of 4 C grades at GCSE to join the Sixth Form, on average, Faculty Sixth Form students still achieve the equivalent of virtually 4 A Grades at A-Level in UCAS points. Boarding - the best in UK and Europe. No-one else even comes close. All bedrooms have phone, 32 inch plasma TV & DVD player with PS3 (on timer), mini-kitchen, fridge, internet, air-conditioning, private shower and toilet. Sixth form bedrooms include 55 inch LED TV with their own washer / dryer also. Small classes, good discipline and motivation bring confidence, success and first class career prospects. Happy, self-assured students. Choice of 27 different A-Levels and vocational BTECs First class reputation for superb results and care. 4 Schools - one campus - whole age range - wide ability range Majority of students go to Russell Group / 1994 Group Universities. 94 Why choose QE Collegiate? Study programmes tailor-made to the needs of each student £3m yearly in Scholarships & Awards. Access to a vast array of extra-curricular activities £16m Superb Sports Village New £2m exciting Activity Centre. £65m invested in new resources and facilities during the last 8 years All courses taught in new, purpose built departments. Courses to suit students with a wide range of abilities Friendly and supportive atmosphere helps students to excel. Accredited: ISC, ISA, BSA, BHS, British Council, ECS, QISAN Daily Bus Service covering a wide area. QE offers real value for money - saving you thousands in fees Easy to reach by road, rail or air 95 96 What Next? Come and visit us and see just what we can offer you, and your child. Contact our friendly Admissions team who can provide further information or take you on a tour of our campus: Admissions Department Tel: 01423 33 33 30 Fax: 01423 33 14 44 Email: info@QE.org Follow all the latest news about Queen Ethelburga’s on Facebook. www.facebook.com/QueenEthelburgas 97