Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet - +442084414646

Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is a boys' grammar school in Barnet, North London, which was founded in 1573 by Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester and others, in the name of Queen Elizabeth I.It is constantly ranked as one of the most academically successful secondary schools in England, having topped A Level league tables for grammar schools for five consecutive years, as of 2016, and was chosen by the Sunday Times as "State School of the Year" in 2007. The school was the subject of some controversy in the 1990s, but an Ofsted report published in January 2008 stated: "It is held in very high regard by the vast majority of students and their parents, and rightly so." It has also been a Training School since April 2009 and used to have a specialism in Music. In the past, the school has been subject to criticism from pupils, parents and the media, for valuing public examination grades over the welfare and interests of the students; however now it is well known that the school has an immense range of extra-curricular activities for students to be involved in.HistoryFoundation and locationThe school was founded in 1573 by Queen Elizabeth I, petitioned by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and assisted by local alderman Edward Underne. Elizabeth I's charter of 1573 describes the school's purpose thus:

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