Queen Elizabeth High School, Bromyard

Queen Elizabeth High School is a high school with academy status situated in Herefordshire, on the outskirts of Bromyard. The school meets the educational needs of the children in the area, with feeder primary schools including Burley Gate Primary School, St Peters Primary School, Brockhamton Primary School, Bredenbury Primary School. The governing board recently changed the name back to Queen Elizabeth High School from Queen Elizabeth Humanities College.

Queen Elizabeth High School
Address
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Panniers Lane

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HR7 4QS

Coordinates52°11′05″N 2°31′09″W / 52.18460°N 2.51925°W / 52.18460; -2.51925
Information
TypeSecondary academy
MottoSupport. Believe. Achieve.
Established1961
Department for Education URN137703 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairmanMac Henderson
HeadmasterMartin Farmer[1]
Staff42
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Enrolment361
HousesGriffin, Pegasus, Phoenix
Colour(s)Blue, Red and Gold
Websitehttp://www.qehs.co/

History

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Education in Bromyard can be traced back to 1394 when a chantry school was founded. After the dissolution of the chantries, the school was granted a charter for its re-foundation as a Boys' Grammar School by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1566.

In 1958, the Grammar School, which had been admitting boys and girls from the beginning of this century, combined with the secondary school established in 1961 to open the school as Bromyard County Secondary School in 1963.

In 1976, Sixth Form education was concentrated at Hereford Sixth Form College and this school became a comprehensive school catering for pupils aged 11 to 16.

Since 2007, the college has progressed notably, producing high GCSE results. A school inspection in 2011 found that "Teachers, support staff and governors all share a strong sense of moral purpose that their students deserve the best possible education, and this leads to the current culture of continuous improvement and 96% of parents surveyed stated that they were happy with their child's experience of this school" [2] On 1 December 2011, the school officially gained academy status.

A former pupil of the school was Robin Chater, Secretary-General of the Federation of International Employers

References

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  1. ^ "Staff". Queen Elizabeth Humanities College. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  2. ^ Ofsted Inspection report reference 137703, inspection number 388266, 6-7th December 2011, Richard Barbour
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