Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate, York

Thorpe Underwood Hall, Ouseburn, York, YO26 9SS

Head Teacher: Mr Dan Machin Admissions: admissions@qe.org +44 (0)1423 333333

GENDER/AGES: Boys and girls, 3 months-19 years

FEES: Nursery (day) from £71, weekly from £288.

Prep (day) £3,790 per term, full boarding from £10,490 per term Senior (day) £6,125 per term, full boarding from £11,490 per term

TYPICAL CLASS SIZE: Prep – 16, senior – 20, sixth form – 16

FAITH: Multi-denominational.

MOTTO: To be the best that I can, with the gifts that I have ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Application

School philosophy: The school promotes a culture of self-awareness; encouraging and developing individual potential and personal qualities, such as those of leadership, critical thinking, and responsibility. The teaching staff believe in placing each student at the centre of their own development and that learning is a life-long process. Students leave QE as resilient, independent, confident and self-aware young adults, proud to have been members of the collegiate, and ready to take their place in the wider community.

Academic record: QE has two senior schools on its modern, well-equipped campus, which is close to York, Harrogate and Leeds, in Thorpe Underwood. This allows for a high level of personalised care and guidance for all students and an innovative curriculum model to suit each individual. Students in QE Faculty achieved 86% A*-B grades at A-level, and 96% A*-B grades in QE College. The percentage of BTEC Distinction* and Distinction grades in QE Faculty was 81%.

This year has seen students aim high with a wide range of first-choice university places achieved at Cambridge, 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.