Queen Elizabeth's Academy
Queen Elizabeth's Academy (formerly The Queen Elizabeth's Endowed School) is a co-educational Church of England secondary school and sixth form located in Mansfield in the English county of Nottinghamshire. History The school was first established in 1561 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, after whom the school is named. Celebrations to mark the 450th anniversary in July 2011 included a gala day and garden party. A sports pavilion, a listed building, was erected on the main playing field, chiefly funded by old boys to honour those from the school who had died in the first war. It was opened in 1928 by Field Marshall Viscount Allenby. Grammar school For many years it was known as Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (QEGS) for Boys, after the Queen had issued Letters Patent authorising a Free Grammar School in Mansfield. Originally situated in buildings at Church Side, close to St Peter's Church in Mansfield town centre, construction of the present buildings started in 1875 with the school taking residence in 1878. In 1993, the school merged with the former Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for Girls. Girls' School From 1875, school trustees were allowed to contribute £1,000 annually to the provision of girls' education.