Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

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Sixth form college in Darlington, County Durham, England

Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

Address

Vane Terrace Darlington, County Durham, DL3 7AU England
Information
Type	Sixth form college
Religious affiliation(s)	Mixed
Established	1970
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Tim Fisher
Gender	Mixed
Age	16 to 18
Enrolment	2,000 (approx.)
Telephone	01325 461315
Fax	01325 361705
Website	http://www.qeliz.ac.uk

Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College, or QE as it is commonly known, is a sixth form college on Vane Terrace in Darlington, County Durham, England. It educates nearly 2000 students from Darlington and the surrounding areas with students coming from Stockton, Richmond, Newton Aycliffe and elsewhere. It is situated near the town centre, next to Stanhope Park.

History

It was established in 1970 on the site of the old Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, designed by George Gordon Hoskins. The original educational establishment was commissioned by Queen Elizabeth I, hence the name. Much of the building was refurbished following a fire in 1987 and on 17 April 1991, the Duchess of Kent opened the library. In 2004 a large extension was completed, the Trinity building, including a new sports hall, art department and atrium study area, increasing the capacity of students. In 2012 another extension was completed with the Stanhope building, designed to house creative arts and media, as well as a refurbishment of the library with more computer and study areas.

Admissions

Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College has almost 2000 students, mostly aged 16–18. It offers around 40 full-time AS and A level courses, some vocational courses and GCSEs, as well as several part-time evening classes. For most students the college requires that applicants have at least 6 GCSEs at grades 5 (old grade C) to 9 (old grade A*) to begin A level courses.

Academic performance

A level results for 2011 had over 99% pass rate and over 60% A*-B grades.

Alumni

Jenny Chapman, Labour peer
Alex Cunningham, Labour MP for Stockton North (2010–present)
Theo Hutchcraft, one half of synth-pop duo, Hurts
Robert Icke, Olivier award-winning theatre director and writer
Jane Kennedy, Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree (1992–2010)
Philippa Langley, discoverer of Richard III's body.
Scarlett Moffatt, television personality
Alan Strickland, Labour MP for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (2024–present)
Andrea Sutcliffe, chief executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (1980–2)

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School

Bentley Beetham (1886–1963), mountaineer, ornithologist and photographer
Sir Geoffrey Cass, chief executive of Cambridge University Press from 1972 to 1992 (1933–40)
Aidan Chambers, children's novelist who wrote Postcards from No Man's Land (1946–53)
Norman Creek (1909–14)
David Daniell, Professor of English from 1992 to 1994 at University College London (1940–7)
Bernard Dixon, science writer (1949–56)
Sir Robert Bland Dixon, former President of the Institute of Marine Engineers (1878–85)
Walter Ernest Dixon (1870–1931), pharmacologist.
David Harker, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice (1962–69)
Ian Hamilton, poet (1949–56)
William Henderson, 1st Baron Henderson, Labour MP for Enfield from 1923 to 1924 and 1929–31 (1902–09)
Cecil Kidd, Regius Professor of Physiology from 1984 to 1997 at Marischal College, University of Aberdeen (1944–51)
Angus Maddison, economist (1938–45)
Sir Eric Miller, industrialist (1893–1900)
Eric Neil (1918–1990), physiologist.
Edward Pearce, political journalist, (1950–7)
Chapman Pincher, journalist (1925–32)
James Francis Tait, Joel Professor of Physics as Applied to Medicine from 1970 to 1982 at University College London (1937–44)
Sir Alan Wilson, Vice-Chancellor from 1991 to 2004 of the University of Leeds (1950–7)

References

College Website – Facilities Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Courses Overview Archived 5 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
"QE students enjoy stunning A level success". Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
"Chapman, Jennifer, (born 25 Sept. 1973)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u251480. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
Abruzzese, Phoebe (16 October 2022). "Philippa "King Finder" Langley returns to Darlington College". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
"Alan wins vote as Oxford president". Teesside Live. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
"Scie's chief executive looks to the future". The Guardian. 15 May 2012.
Georgina Ferry. "Bernard Dixon obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
J. A. Gunn, 'Dixon, Walter Ernest (1870–1931)’, rev. Virginia Berridge, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 2 May 2011
Norman Joels, 'Neil, Eric (1918–1990)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 2 May 2011
Kelly, Jim (28 October 2003). "Top man". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

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v t e Universities and colleges in North East England
Universities	Durham Newcastle Northumbria Sunderland Teesside
Further education colleges	Bishop Auckland Darlington Derwentside East Durham Gateshead Hartlepool Middlesbrough Newcastle New College Durham Northern School of Art Northumberland Redcar & Cleveland South Tyneside Stockton Riverside Sunderland Tyne Metropolitan
Sixth form colleges	Carmel Durham English Martyrs Gateshead Jewish Academy for Girls Hartlepool Newcastle Prior Pursglove Queen Elizabeth Stockton Usworth

v t e Schools in Darlington Borough
Primary	Heighington Church of England Primary School Polam Hall School
Secondary	Carmel College, Darlington Haughton Academy Hummersknott Academy Hurworth School Longfield Academy Polam Hall School St Aidan's Church of England Academy Wyvern Academy
Further education	Darlington College Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Defunct	Hurworth House School

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