Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate (QE) celebrate their A Level league table positions.
Both senior schools at QE are celebrating a wave of excellent A Level, BTEC and GCSE results. Across the two schools, the combined percentage of A*/A grades at A Level are 78%, with the percentage of BTEC Distinction* and Distinction grades in QE Faculty reaching 73%. In addition, the Year 11 students across QE achieved 62% grades 7-9 in their GCSEs.
These results place QE College and QE Faculty as 1st and 2nd in Yorkshire in the Independent Schools Exam Results for A Levels, which was recently published in The Telegraph and The Times. The same league table ranked QE College as the top independent school from the North of England for A Level and GCSE results, which follows suit with the Sunday Times Parent Power 2024 that confirmed QE College as the top school in the North of England for academic performance for a third year in a row. QE Faculty, which offers bespoke performance pathways for sport and the arts, ranked 7th for academic performance in the North of England in the Sunday Times Parent Power 2024.
Principal of the Collegiate, Daniel Machin, said: ‘We are immensely proud of our Year 11 and Year 13 students – for their results, for the people they have become in their time with us at QE and for the wellrounded, resilient and ambitious adults they will go on to become. We prepare our students for their futures – our two senior schools exist to give a diverse choice of options for our students, to find the fit they need to succeed within their examination years, inside and just as importantly, outside the classroom. The whole of the Team QE community wishes them well on the next part of their journey.’
This year has seen students aim high with a wide range of first choice university places achieved at Oxford, Imperial College London, the London School of Economics, Durham, King’s College London, University College London, and Bath, amongst other excellent UK and worldwide universities.
Scholarships and Bursaries
QE has a longstanding scholarship programme and prides itself on building an experience around each child. At QE, you can create a curriculum to suit your interests and goals, without the limitation of timetables and option blocks. There are over 100 clubs to build up experience and knowledge for career goals as well as for fun and wellbeing.
Many scholars go onto prestigious universities, accept lucrative US scholarships, attend distinguished arts schools and conservatories, or accept professional sporting contracts.
QE offers partial scholarships to both boys and girls in academics (Year 12 entry only), basketball, cricket, football, netball, music, and drama. Applications for September 2025 are now open for day students and boarders applying for entry into Years 7, 10, or 12. Top up means-tested bursaries are also available.
Student Case Study
Georgia, Year 13 QE College A*A*AA
Georgia’s journey at QE began in Year 2 and her commitment has culminated in a place to study Medicine at Oxford University. This prestigious offer is a testament to her individual brilliance and a reflection of the potential that exists within the College community.
Well-rounded, Georgia played 1st team Hockey and Netball and won the ‘Best Student of Spanish in the United Kingdom’ – a distinguished award run by the Ministry of Education in the Embassy of Spain in the UK. Whilst at QE College, she utilised the Medics Programme and Early Applicant Programme to great success, stating that, “One of the main ways that school helped me was with the mock interviews. We had MMI interviews with teachers and this really prepared me and made me feel more comfortable in my real interviews. I received offers from Cardiff, Leicester and Oxford for Medicine and Manchester for Neuroscience with Spanish.”
Student Case Study –
Sebastian, Year 13 QE Faculty AAD (Distinction)
Sebastian joined QE in Year 9. Starting as a shy newcomer, he grew into his role as Head Boy, demonstrating exceptional personal growth. From the outset, his natural talent for rugby was evident, as was his unwavering commitment to his academic pursuits. After captaining QE’s Senior Rugby Team, he is poised to either pursue a professional rugby contract or study Management at Loughborough University.
Sebastian truly made the most out of QE Faculty’s Performance Sport Programme (PSP) which offers weekly training both within the PE curriculum lessons in the day and as a team after school. PSP students can compete at a high-level and can benefit from an Individual Development Plan that comprises of coaching from ex-professionals, nutrition, strength and conditioning, physiotherapy, sports massage, careers advice, workshops from industry professionals, and the latest tactical, technical, physical and mental training.
QE is a non-selective set of four schools. To find out more, visit qe.org or email admissions@qe.org
Alternatively, attend their Open Morning on Saturday 16th November.