Rowing News Update

After a summer break the QEHS rowers have returned to competition. Our first event was back on the river Tyne. New club captain James has written this report on the day: Last weekend, QE rowers took part in the first head race of the season: the Tyne single scullers. What’s usually a gentle start to the head season, with mild

QEHS Open Evening and Open Day Tours 2026

We are delighted to announce our Open Evening for prospective Year 9 students. The open evening will be held on the 24th september, starting at 6pm. This is your chance to explore the school and to meet our staff. No need to book for the Open Evening event. We are also offering a number of small Day Tours where you

DofE Silver

Last week our Y10 Silver group took part in their silver qualifying expedition. Teams showed real resilience battling the heat, walking across North Northumberland over three days. 

Project Q Drama Club Inspires Year 5!

Our Year 5 HMS students were invited to the QEHS theatre for a special performance created and performed by our talented Year Year 9 Project Q Drama Club. Over the past few months, the students have written, rehearsed and staged an engaging production exploring important issues young people may face, including bullying, vaping, toxic relationships and peer pressure. Their hard

QEHS Alumni

A huge thank you to our amazing alumni who took the time to return to school last week and support our applicants with an earlier deadline.Your insights, experiences and advice were invaluable in helping students prepare for the next stage of their journey. Hearing first-hand about course structure, university life, applications and career pathways gave our students both inspiration and

Celebrating Success!

It was a pleasure to welcome our highest achieving Year 9 and 10 students to a celebration event on Monday, where they received awards acknowledging their hard work and outstanding success over this year. A special thank you to Alice Morris for her inspirational speech, which encouraged our students to continue aiming high and making the most of every opportunity.

Sociology Dinner Party

Sociology students got into character today debating issues in education, crime and the family as some famous sociologists.A surreal experience to see Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim and Germaine Greer (amongst others) have a heated argument over some lovely cake made by Luke.