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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn | |
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Address | |
West Park Road Blackburn , Lancashire , BB2 6DF England | |
Information | |
Type | Free school |
Motto | Disce Prodesse (Loosely translated as "Learn to be of service") |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Established | 1509 |
Founder | Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby |
Local authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
Department for Education URN | 141165 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | Claire Gammon |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 4 to 18 |
Houses | 6 |
Colour(s) | |
Publication | Q-news, Q-review |
Former Pupils | Old Blackburnians |
School Seal | Latin: SIGILIUM COMUNE LIBERAE SCHOLAE GRAMATICALIS DNAE REGINA ELIZABETH BLACKBURNIA Common seal of Queen Elizabeth's free grammar school Blackburn |
Website | http://www.qegsblackburn.com |
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (QEGS) is a co-educational state-funded comprehensive free school in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Founded in 1509 as a boys' school, it is now a co-educational all-through free school with over 1200 students from ages 4 to 18. Pupils come from a very wide geographical area, from Bolton to the south and to Colne in the east. It consists of an Infant School (Reception to Year 2), Junior School (Years 3 to 6), Senior School (Years 7 to 11) and Sixth Form.