Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith
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Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (QEGS), which was founded in 1564, is a selective secondary school in Penrith, Cumbria. It moved from its original premises in St Andrew's churchyard to its present site on Ullswater Road, close to the railway station, in 1917.
The present headmaster is Mr C J Kirkup, who succeeded Mr Colin Birnie in 2004.
The school has a strong academic tradition, and the most popular sports are Rugby Union, Football, Athletics, Cross Country, Cricket, Netball and Hockey.
It currently has approx. 800 pupils and has a strong rivalry with the neighbouring school Ullswater Community College. It has been recently awarded specialist status in Maths and ICT.
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Schools in Cumbria | |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive | Caldew School · Dallam School · Kirkbie Kendal School · Nelson Thomlinson School · Parkview Community College of Technology · Queen Katherine School · St Bernard's Catholic High School · Ullswater Community College · Ulverston Victoria High School · William Howard School · Wyndham school |
| Sixth Form Colleges | Barrow-in-Furness Sixth Form College |
| Further Education Colleges | Furness College, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Grammar | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith |
| Independent | Austin Friars St Monica's School · St Bees School · Chetwynde School · Sedbergh School · Windermere St Anne's School |
the motto for queen elizabeth grammar school is Semper Eadem, which is Latin for "always consistent, or "always reliable"
