| Queen Elizabeth's Academy Trust | |
| Coordinates: | 50.7919°N -3.6661°W |
| Type: | Academy |
| Head Label: | Acting Headteacher |
| Head: | Paula Smith[1] |
| Specialist: | Technology Humanities (secondary) |
| Address: | Western Road |
| City: | Crediton |
| County: | Devon |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | EX17 3LU |
| Local Authority: | Devon |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Dfeno: | 878/4003 |
| Urn: | 136646 |
| Enrolment: | 1303 |
| Gender: | Coeducational |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 18 |
Queen Elizabeth's School is an academy school, with a sixth-form, in Crediton, Devon. It has 1300 students.[2] [1] It was formed as a comprehensive school in the early 1970s by a merger of The Shelley Secondary Modern with the Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.
The grammar school was founded in 1547 and started teaching in 1572 with 10 pupils. The grammar school moved to new buildings in 1861, and merged with the girls' high school in 1966.
The college's coat of arms shows the figure of Saint Boniface, the patron saint of the town.
The school gained academy status on 1 April 2011.[1]
The school previously had state boarding provision, but this was closed in 2019.[3]
, the 2022 inspection is the most recent one.
A new humanities block composed primarily of permanent classroom "blocks" (lowered onto each other by crane) was opened in 2010 to replace the old Quad courts. In 2011 the upper site technology blocks, hosting food technology, textiles, graphic products and product design, were refurbished.