Student Success – Cricket

Congratulations to Thomas H of QEHS Sixth Form who has been selected to represent Northumberland County Cricket (Under 18s) in the forthcoming season! Thomas plays for his local club (Shotley Bridge CC) in County Durham but is eligible to represent Northumberland due to attending school in the county. Thomas has a great love for the game and not only plays great

LRC Recommended Read

Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes is a dramatic and exciting story of survival that explores race, class and climate change. #Respect #Engage #Aspire

Year 12 – Still Life

The art department is thrilled with the current year 12’s ‘still life’ paintings, based on their own photography. We are excited to see the outcomes more developed, the students are working incredibly hard and really enjoying this creative task.

Hexham Book Festival 2025

Hexham Book Festival 2025: Now open for booking We are very fortunate in Hexham to have our own inspiring and engaging book festival. Events have now opened for booking. We would encourage our students across all year groups to take a look at the programme for this year. From the latest fiction, to maths, science, farming, fashion, history, poetry and

World of Music Event

The Tenth Avenue Band Presents A World of Music This accessible session is a celebration of music from around the globe and is aimed at anyone who has an interest in world music and has at least some basic facility on their instrument.While a knowledge of a few scales and some basic technique are certainly enough to access the session,

LRC Recommended Read

This weeks LRC recommended read is by Alex Wheatle, Cane Warriors.  Based on the true story of an 18th century slave uprising, which took place on Easter Sunday in 1760. #Respect #Engage #Aspire

Song from the Shows Event

It is not too late to join our ‘Songs from the Shows’ event.  We are looking for talented soloists from QEHS who love musical theatre! Come along to the next rehearsal/meeting this Friday from 3:20-4:30 – meet at the Hydro Hall. There will be an opportunity to find out which songs you can audition for as well as rehearsing a

Hexham Book Festival – Moira Buffini

We are delighted to announce that the Hexham Book Festival will be bringing author, director and screenwriter, Moira Buffini, to QEHS to present to Y9 on the morning of Tuesday 25th March. Moira Buffini is one of the UK’s leading playwrights and screenwriters whose credits include ‘Jane Eyre’ (2011), the Bafta-nominated ‘The Dig’ (2021) and Olivier-award-winning play ‘Handbagged’ (2025).  Moira’s