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Head: Steven Jandrell, BA  Bursar and Accountant: Mr Chris Hall, BSc FCA  Admissions: Mrs Pat Jewitt - Registrar

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Founded in 1912, Queen Ethelburga’s is co-educational with day and boarding for pupils aged 2-19. It offers some of the finest academic and recreational facilities in Europe.

Students past and present will tell you with pride that Queen Ethelburga’s is special, friendly and pleasingly different from other schools. They have benefited from our successful commitment to them as individuals, our dedicated caring staff, our exceptional campus and the practical completeness of the education we give.

Our aim is provide an education for life, with academic achievement as its core but with social and life skills as its heart. Queen Ethelburga’s welcomes students who share our philosophy ‘To be the best I can with the gifts that I have’.

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School details

Age range: 11 - 20

Day pupils: 92 boys and 107 girls

Annual day fees: £9,054 - £9,960

Annual weekly boarding fees: £24,315 - £34,605

Full boarding pupils: 333 boys and 295 girls

Annual full boarding fees: £24,315 - £34,605

This school offers flexi-boarding.

TOTAL PUPILS: 425 boys and 402 girls, including 185 boys and 167 girls in the 6th form

Staff numbers: 120 full time and 37 part time

Method of entry: Assessment, Entry test or exam, GCSE results, Interview, This is a non-selective school, Report from previous school, Registration, Scholarship exam

Accreditations and affiliations: BSA, ISC, ISA Independent, QISAN

Religious affiliation: All denominations welcome, Church of England

Teaching languages: English

School facilities

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Academic Languages Sport Activities Music Miscellaneous
  • Business studies
  • Design technology
  • Drama/Theatre
  • Economics
  • Painting/Sculpture
  • Photography
  • Psychology
  • Chinese
  • English as foreign/2nd language
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Archery
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Cross-country
  • Fencing
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey
  • Martial arts
  • Netball
  • Rounders
  • Rugby
  • Swimming
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Adventure training
  • Ballet
  • Beavers/Cubs/Scouts
  • Cadets - CCF/ACF/ATC etc
  • Canoeing
  • Cycling
  • Dance
  • Drama productions
  • Duke of Edinburgh Award
  • Horse riding and management
  • Public speaking/Debating
  • Sailing
  • Band/Orchestra
  • Brass
  • Choir
  • Guitar
  • Keyboard
  • Percussion
  • Singing
  • Strings
  • Woodwind
  • After school club
  • Experience of diplomatic corps' children
  • Experience of expatriates' children
  • Experience of gifted children
  • Experience of international students
  • Experience of services' children
  • Particular diets
  • Rail/Airport services
  • School bus service

Scholarships

The school offers: Other bursaries, Drama, Academic, Armed forces discounts or bursaries, Art, Junior school entry, Siblings, Music, Senior school entry, Boarding, Other scholarships, 6th Form, Science, Sport

Curriculum, exams and 6th form

Exam boards: Edexcel Foundation, AQA, OCR, All GCE exam boards, IB, BTEC, IGCSE, ABRSM, AS Level, GCSE, IELTS, PET, SATs, UK, IB DP

  % pass rate at grades A* to C (exams at age 16): 79%
  % pass rate (exams at age 18): 100%
Are vocational courses (such as AVCE/GNVQ) offered? Yes
This school offers International Baccalaureate courses
22 courses are offered for age 18 exams
98% of pupils went on to Higher Education or took a Gap Year

Special needs

This school provides for individual pupils with these needs:
Epilepsy
Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)
Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)
Physical Disabilities
Hearing Impairment (HI)

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