Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (QEGS) is a British independent school for boys in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. QEGS is distinct from most other schools in that it was founded by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I in 1591 at the request of leading citizens in Wakefield (headed by Thomas Saville and his two sons) 75 in total and some of whom formed the first governing body.

In 1854 QEGS moved to its present site in Northgate, Wakefield, into premises designed by the architect Richard Lane and formerly occupied by the West Riding Proprietary School. The attached Junior school for boys aged 7 to 11 was founded in 1910.

Under the Tripartite System, QEGS was a direct grant grammar school, but following the abandoning of the grammar school system in Yorkshire, it became fully independent again.

The school is part of a foundation, with both QEGS Senior and Junior schools joined together, along with the nearby Wakefield Girls High School and its Junior School, and Mulberry House, which is a nursery and pre-prep department.

As of September 2010, the current headmaster of the school is David Craig, taking over Les Hallwood, who stood in as acting Headmaster during the time between the leave of the previous headmaster, Michael Gibbons, and the beginning of the next academic year.

QEGS is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.