Queen Ethelburga’s College

About the School
An excellent rated school (ISI 2019), Queen Ethelburga’s has provided
a vibrant and supportive school community for its students since 1912.
Set in more than 220 acres of beautiful North Yorkshire countryside, the
Collegiate welcomes girls and boys aged from 3 months for day students,
and Year 3 for boarding students. Children are supported through four
schools – Chapter House (3 months to Year 5), King’s Magna (Year 6 to 9),
The College and The Faculty (both Year 10 to 13).

Our ethos
The QE ethos is centred on supporting each student to be the best that
they can with the gifts that they have, supporting them individually across
four core areas: academic; wellbeing; welfare; and enrichment in order for
them to thrive when with us at QE. Our four-school model, each with their
own heads and staff teams, allows staff to know their students thoroughly
and successfully guide them through each stage of their formative years.
We place great emphasis on our children growing into resilient, caring,
compassionate and confident adults, who develop independence and
initiative, and who can take responsibility for their own learning and futures.

Academic
Our exam results speak for themselves, consistently ranking us amongst
the top 10 day and boarding schools in the UK, with students benefiting
from wonderful study, boarding and leisure facilities as part of campus
life. The Times Independent Schools Guide ranked QE College as the
No.1 independent secondary school in the North of England for exam
performance. In 2023, Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate across both senior
schools – QE College and QE Faculty – achieved 80% A*/A at A Level. QE
Faculty also achieve 76% BTEC Distinction* and Distinction grades.
QE students also achieve much success in a wide range of sporting,
cultural and outdoor activities as part of the QE’s extensive enrichment
programme, focused on helping them to gain necessary skills in leadership,
teamwork and decision making.

Student Wellbeing
Student wellbeing is at the heart of the QE community; every member of
the Collegiate, staff and student, is responsible for the pastoral care and
happiness of the site. QE offers support and guidance to all students and
parents to ensure that we are all working to support individual students
needs and equipping them with the right skills, not only to be successful
in education, but to excel in their chosen career and life in general. We are
focused on developing our students’ skills and resilience, whilst nurturing
their well-being. We have a dedicated team of trained staff on call 24 hours
a day to offer support and guidance to all students within a specialist welfare
area in the school for students to visit at any time. As well as our pastoral
staff, we also have a team of students who are on hand to help around
the school and in the boarding houses. Our buddies and peer leaders show
new students around, explain the school systems, introduce students to
new people and help them to settle in. In the Sixth Form we have trained
peer mentors, who offer a wide range of support to students and can offer

mentoring on a one-to-one basis to help with academic progress, cultural
understanding, contacting parents in the Forces, or day to day routines.
Our dedicated Wellbeing programme offers all QE students a huge range
of activities to support their positive mental health and well-being. This
includes activities and support such as; building self-esteem, strategies to
help with exam stress, adjusting to change, home sickness, staying safe
online, bounce back, and Forces and international support. Everything
possible is done to prepare students for the many experiences they will
encounter as they move through their educational journey and future life.

Sport at QE
All of QE’s students follow a sports programme with the values of fair play,
honesty and determination at its heart. We cater for all abilities and encourage
each student to make the most of all the fantastic opportunities on offer
during their time here. We have physical education teachers working alongside
specialist sports coaches, many of whom are ex-professional sportspeople
themselves. This means there really is no limit to the level our students can
train to. Health and fitness is very central to school life for students that
many continue with sport and exercise, either recreationally or as a route of
study, that it continues to be a key part of their lives long after they have left
us. What enables us to deliver all of this sporting activity so successfully of
course is the outstanding range of high-quality facilities on campus. We have
a dedicated Sports Village to which all students have access to inside and
outside of formal school hours. The Village is home to a 25-metre swimming
pool, triple court sports hall, fitness suite and free weights centre. Outside we
have a four-lane synthetic cushioned running track and over 30 acres of both
grass and artificial 3G pitches. We also have a number of specialist studios
used for; martial arts, wrestling, dance, gymnastics, table tennis, cycling,
archery, fencing and boxing. In addition to all this, the students can make
use of an eight-metre climbing wall at the campus activity centre, which also
houses an assault course and additional tennis courts.

Our Boarding Community
We have a boarding community here unlike any other, a unique blend of
cultures and nationalities, where friendships are formed that last a lifetime.
We have a strong foundation built on listening to the needs of others,
engaging with life and all it has to offer, attending every commitment with
enthusiasm, respecting each other and never giving up on attaining our
goals. We create a second home for our students and try to emulate the
boundaries and expectations that you as parents would want to implement.
QE’s life-long learning programme supports our boarding students with
invaluable skills and our dedicated boarding team understand that the soft
skills they promote outside the classroom are every bit as valuable as the
academic skills gained during the school day. At the heart of our boarding
offer is the desire to help our students to develop the outlook and skills they
need to prepare them for their undoubtedly successful futures.

Awards & Scholarships Over £3,000,000 given away in Awards EVERY year! The Martin Family Charitable Foundation. Every year The Foundation pays for substantial capital improvements to resources and facilities. In addition The Foundation provides Awards to parents every year in excess of £3,000,000. The following pages give details of the different Awards currently available. In the case of there only being one Award remaining in any Category then preference for the allocation of the Award is automatically made to those parents who Register their child first. The Headmaster, or Registrar may recommend parents for an Award. Please note though that the final decision can only be made by, and the Award funded by, the Trustees of The Martin Family Charitable Foundation. Likewise the decision whether to increase, decrease or cease any Award, or add or vary any conditions attaching to an Award, can only be made by the Trustees of the Charitable Foundation. Brian R Martin FCMI. FFA. FinstD. Executive Trustee - Martin Charitable Foundation Most popular Scholarship & Awards British Armed Forces Sports Boarding Scholarships Up to 20% Fees. All ages ~ ability based. New £6m Sports Centre Depending on year of entry Day Parents There is a new Award available which means your child's bus and/or train costs to travel to and from school every week could be FREE for the entire time your child is with us. If you live within the catchment area, you could enjoy the most competitive day fees with FREE daily transport.