Queen Elizabeth's Hospital A GSG School
- Queen Elizabeth's Hospital
Berkeley Place
Clifton
Bristol
BS8 1JX - Head: Rupert Heathcote
- T 01179 303040
- F 01179 293106
- E admissions@qehbristol.co.uk
- W qehbristol.co.uk/
- A mainstream independent school for boys aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Read about the best schools in Bristol
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Bristol
- Pupils: 660; sixth formers: 222 (156 boys; 66 girls)
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £19,440 pa (last updated on 15/01/2025)
- Open days: September October and March
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Queen Elizabeth's Hospital Junior School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
School makes much of the virtues of single sex education; they apply as much to the performing arts as to academic matters, where boys in their younger teens are free to express themselves artistically without fear of ridicule from peers or girls. An unashamedly academic school with expectations to match. From the outset boys are set in maths, and sciences are taught separately leading to GCSE – no dual science options here. Absolutely stunning new laboratory suite, especially the biology labs whose corridor ends on a...
What the school says...
Founded in 1586, Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital (QEH) is the oldest independent boys' school in Bristol, with a co-educational sixth form that has admitted girls since 2017. Academically selective but not socially exclusive, QEH consistently delivers outstanding GCSE and A level results, positioning it among the highest performing schools nationally. The school benefits from an ideal location in Clifton, close to the city centre. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2020, Mr Rupert Heathcote BSc PGCE, previously second master at King Edward’s School Birmingham. Brought up in the idyllic setting of Monkton Combe just outside Bath, Mr Heathcote boarded at the school even though his parents lived in the village. ‘I could see my house from my sixth form room!’ he said in tones of wonder. A degree in geography from Nottingham, preceded by time as a ‘gappie’ in a school, led on to a couple of years at Accenture as an IT consultant. It was then, as he sat at a vast boardroom table, that he asked himself ‘what on earth I was doing’. After a flexible PGCE at Liverpool Hope University on Accenture’s time, his career path was set.
Significantly, that career has unfolded predominantly in boys’...
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Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
Y |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
Y |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
Y |
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Y |
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