Age range. 3 months–19 years.
Number of pupils. 1,300.
Fees per term, inclusive of VAT (2024-2025). Day: £4,350–£7,375; Boarding: £12,230–£13,825(UK students), £22,310-£24,125 (International students).
Set in more than 220 acres of beautiful North Yorkshire countryside, Queen Ethelburga’s has provided students with a vibrant and supportive school community since 1912.
Queen Ethelburga’s is an Excellent rated Collegiate (ISI 2019). We are known locally, nationally and internationally as a group of four schools that promotes the highest standards in all that it does. The Collegiate welcomes girls and boys from 3 months and supports them 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).
This unique make-up of four smaller schools is designed to maintain a nurturing family atmosphere and some individuality, each having their own Heads and Staff teams. This allows the staff to know students thoroughly and form outstanding student–teacher relationships based on mutual respect and unwavering support. QE’s Hill Standard is ‘To be the best that I can with the gifts that I have’ providing every child with a springboard to their individual successes, whichever pathway they choose. 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.
Our exam results speak for themselves, consistently ranking us amongst the top day and boarding schools in the UK, with students benefitting from incredible study, boarding and leisure facilities as part of campus life.
In 2024, students in The Collegiate (QE College and QE Faculty) achieved 78% A*/A at A level with students in The Faculty also achieving 73% Distinction in BTECs. In addition, our Year 11s scored 62% 7–9 (A*–A equivalent) at GCSE level.
Alongside academic success, at Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate (QE) we aim to provide a holistic education which supports students to develop their knowledge, skills, and experience beyond the classroom. We provide a broad enrichment curriculum to ensure students become well-rounded individuals, gaining skills in leadership and teamwork, as well as developing self-confidence and self-awareness, respect for others, and their environment.
Care is the most important element within 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 student 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. Our dedicated THRIVE@QE programme offers all students a huge range of activities to support their positive mental health and wellbeing.
Our reputation has grown considerably over recent years, and we believe this is due to our drive to ensure that our outcomes for QE students, across all areas of their endeavour and aspiration, match those of the world’s best schools.