Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham


Queen Elizabeth High School is a community high school in Hexham, Northumberland, England.

History

The school was founded in 1599. Thomas Stackhouse, afterwards an Anglican clergyman and theologian was headmaster of the school from 1701 to 1704. The school is in a multi-academy trust with Hexham Middle School. The head of school is James Andriot, and Graeme Atkins is the Executive Headteacher, having previously headed Northwood School.

Admissions

It has approximately 1300 students, of whom 380 are in the Sixth Form. Northumberland LEA currently operates a three-tier system, so QEHS has students aged between 13 and 18.
The school is part of the Tynedale Virtual College, a collaboration between the four high schools in the Tyne Valley and Northumberland College. The TVC seeks to provide vocational learning across the area.
It is just off Allendale Road in the west of Hexham.

Academic performance

On March 21 2019 an Ofsted inspection judged the school to be 'Good'.
It gets above average GCSE and A level results, with the third highest at GCSE in Northumberland. In November 2014, Queen Elizabeth High School was said to be the fifth best state school in the north east of England.

Alumni