Family Hubs – March/April
Please see below the What’s On Guide of activities being held at Hexham Family Hub for March/April 2025.
Song from the Shows Event
It is not too late to join our ‘Songs from the Shows’ event. We are looking for talented soloists from QEHS who love musical theatre! Come along to the next rehearsal/meeting this Friday from 3:20-4:30 – meet at the Hydro Hall. There will be an opportunity to find out which songs you can audition for as well as rehearsing a
Hexham Book Festival – Moira Buffini
We are delighted to announce that the Hexham Book Festival will be bringing author, director and screenwriter, Moira Buffini, to QEHS to present to Y9 on the morning of Tuesday 25th March. Moira Buffini is one of the UK’s leading playwrights and screenwriters whose credits include ‘Jane Eyre’ (2011), the Bafta-nominated ‘The Dig’ (2021) and Olivier-award-winning play ‘Handbagged’ (2025). Moira’s
Sixth Form Options Process
We are pleased to have completed our 6th form options process. After the summer exams, we will put in writing your option choices and the details of the summer admissions process. As in previous years, any current QE or external students who now wishes to make option choices at QE should contact Joanne Smeatom on sixthform@qehs.net – space on courses will
Cross Country
Two QEHS teams completed in the finals of the ESAA Cross Country Cup. This event was held at the Grammar School in Leeds. This venue provides a quick and testing course. It is a good challenge and provides good racing. The IBs raced over 4090m. Arthur D had the best run of the day finishing an excellent 13th place. The
Student Success with Derwent Valley Allstars
Congratulations to The Derwent Valley Allstars Cheerleading Club, whose team Fierce (Level 3 U18) competed at the recent NCA Championships in Dallas, Texas.In an extremely competitive division and facing stiff competition from the best cheer programmes in the world, the girls hit the stage twice at the weekend, making the coveted finals and then competing for the second time in
Year 9 Taster Sessions
Yesterday year 9 had taster sessions, to help them decide on their options, students really enjoyed the fine art and textiles tasks. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Barcelona Trip
Year 12 Fine Art, Photography and Graphics students had a brilliant time in Barcelona last week!The students visited many Art Galleries, Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, and Salvador Dali Museum in Figueres. We explored the city, taking photographs, drawing sketches, and researching artists, respectively, towards their up and coming Year 13 Personal Investigation projects.There were some lovely moments captured during our
Athletic Achievements
Magnus competed at the Keely Klassic in the U17 800m and won the race, beating the current Scottish champion in a time of 1:53.66. As a result of winning he and his coach were invited to the VIP area where he met and chatted with Keely Hodgkinson, Olympic 800m champion and mixed with other current and former Olympians, including Molly Caudrey,