Traditions
The school has a very strong academic tradition, QEGS boasts that its A-level geography results were highest in the country for 2007. The most popular sports are rugby union, football, athletics, cross country in which it is Northern Champion, beating Sedbergh Secondary in 2006, cricket, netball and hockey.
In April 2008, the QEGS 1st XV reached the final of the Daily Mail Vase competition at Twickenham, where they were beaten in the dying minutes 13-14.
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