Queen Ethelburga's

Set in 220 acres of North Yorkshire countryside, Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate welcomes girls and boys from 3 months old to 18 years.

Queen Ethelburga’s is an Excellent rated Collegiate (ISI 2019), known internationally as a group of four schools that promotes the highest standards in all that it does.  Our four separate schools give the opportunities of a larger school, with a friendly family feel. Our exam results speak for themselves, consistently ranking amongst the top 10 day and boarding schools in the UK. Additionally, Queen Ethelburga’s is the first UK school to be awarded the QEGUK Quality Assurance Validation.

QE has a dedicated Pastoral Care Team delivering our award-nominated THRIVE@QE programme. Operating 7 days a week to ensure that students have access to support and care with a huge range of concerns and worries, including (but not limited to) building self-esteem, exam stress, adjusting to change, home sickness, staying safe online, and helping students to acquire the skills to overcome any difficulties in their life. The programme aims to ensure students at QE are happy & healthy.

Parents choose QE for the excellent sporting facilities, state of the art theatre space, and teachers who go above and beyond to support students. This coupled with our award-winning boarding provision, the 100 plus activities available for QE students to become involved in & the 300 domestic and international trips on offer every year means that students feel comfortable and at home with us, and develop into confident young adults who are fully prepared for university and life beyond school.

QE students are well prepared to be ‘the best that they can with the gifts that they have’.