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Hexham seven-year-old Emily Craddock crowned fastest girl in Mini Great North Run
Emily Craddock, from Hexham, completed the 1.2km Mini Great North Run in five minutes and 15 seconds to become the fastest girl in the red wave.
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Queen Elizabeth High School reminds Hexham families: phones need a pouch from the start of term
Queen Elizabeth High School says students who bring a mobile phone to school must have a phone pouch, as final preparations are made for the new school year.
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GCSE results day: Hexham and Tynedale students discover their next steps
Students across Hexham and Tynedale are collecting their GCSE results, with the Hexham Courant reporting live updates, school reaction and standout achievements throughout the day.
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Rosie’s Corner in Hexham makes urgent school uniform appeal ahead of back-to-school rush
Rosie’s Corner, the children’s charity on Burn Lane in Hexham, is asking residents to donate good-quality school uniform, shoes and jackets before demand is expected to rise in mid to late August.
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Queen Elizabeth High School GCSE results: when Hexham students can collect grades
Queen Elizabeth High School has confirmed how and when GCSE results will be released, with students able to receive them online or collect them in person.
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Queen Elizabeth High School celebrates its sixth-form students in latest results-day message
Queen Elizabeth High School published a sixth-form news post titled “Well Done to our Sixth Form!” on 13 August 2026, but the supplied material does not include students’ results, grades, destinations or comments from the school.
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Hexham QEHS students celebrate strong A-Level results as they prepare for their next steps
Queen Elizabeth High School’s Sixth Form in Hexham has reported an average A-Level grade of B and a Distinction in vocational qualifications, with students progressing to health, STEM, creative and other courses.
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Queen Elizabeth High School sixth-form results released at 8am tomorrow
Queen Elizabeth High School students will receive their sixth-form results by email at 8am on Thursday 13 August 2026, with in-person collection available at the Winter Gardens.
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Queen Elizabeth High School head announces departure after ‘fantastic year’
Queen Elizabeth High School has thanked its school community as its head prepares to leave at the end of the academic year.
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QEHS pupils complete Silver Duke of Edinburgh expedition across North Northumberland
Queen Elizabeth High School’s Year 10 Silver group completed its qualifying Duke of Edinburgh expedition last week, walking across North Northumberland over three days in hot conditions.
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QEHS Project Q drama club tackles bullying and vaping in performance for Year 5 pupils
Queen Elizabeth High School’s Year 9 Project Q Drama Club staged a production for Year 5 HMS students, exploring bullying, vaping, toxic relationships and peer pressure before a question-and-answer session with the cast.
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QEHS alumni return to Hexham school to help students prepare for university and careers
Former Queen Elizabeth High School students returned to support applicants facing an earlier deadline, sharing advice on university courses, applications and career pathways. The alumni included students and graduates linked to medicine, neuroscience, physics, chemistry, history and materials science.
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Queen Elizabeth High School celebrates Year 9 and 10 students after standout year
Queen Elizabeth High School has honoured its highest-achieving Year 9 and 10 students at a celebration event recognising their hard work and success during the school year.
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Hexham students bring famous sociologists to life at surreal dinner party
Sociology students at Queen Elizabeth High School in Hexham took on the roles of famous sociologists while debating education, crime and the family over cake.
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Queen Elizabeth High School students recognised in UK-wide Biology Olympiad
Year 12 A-level Biology students from Queen Elizabeth High School have received awards after competing in the Intermediate Biology Olympiad, which attracted more than 15,000 students nationwide.