Celebration
Engineering Excellence at Queen Mary’s College
On Wednesday 11th March, three teams from Queen Mary’s College competed in this year’s Rotary Technology Tournament, walking away with a top award in the Advanced category. What is the Rotary Technology Tournament? The Rotary Technology Tournament is a prestigious national competition designed for the next generation of engineers. Run by local volunteers from the…
QMC Celebrates Athletes in Annual Sports Award
Queen Mary’s College recently held its annual Sports Award, celebrating the individual and team achievements of our student-athletes. Taking place across the college’s sports facilities, the ceremony provided an important opportunity to recognise the grit, results, and sporting character developed by our squads throughout the academic year. A Day of Competition and Camaraderie The day…
QMC’s Oxbridge Success Rate Once Again Surpasses Global Numbers
Queen Mary’s College celebrates another year of excellent Oxbridge offer rates for 2026. Once again, the College surpasses the national average, with applicants receiving offers to study at the prestigious universities of Oxford and Cambridge. 23% of QMC’s Oxbridge applicants received offers from the universities following rigorous entrance exams and interviews. In comparison, the global…
QMC Celebrates Senior Maths Challenge 2025 Results
Queen Mary’s College’s young mathematicians celebrated fantastic outcomes from the UK Senior Maths Challenge 2025. What is the UK Senior Maths Challenge? The annual competition invites students at year 13 or below studying Maths, to sit a timed multiple-choice paper which demands complex mathematical problem-solving. While everyone starts off with 25 points, the overall score…
QMC Art Students Create Lasting Legacy for Basingstoke Railway Station
To commemorate 200 years of the Railway, Queen Mary’s College’s art students have created permanent artwork for Basingstoke Railway Station in collaboration with The Arts Society Basingstoke. On Thursday October 2nd, an official unveiling event celebrated this milestone and the wonderful works of our young artists, whose work will be enjoyed by thousands of commuters…
Queen Mary’s College Celebrates Outstanding 2025 A Level Results
Queen Mary’s College is proud to announce another remarkable year of A Level and Level 3 examination results for its 2025 cohort. The high-achieving sixth-form college is delighted with the exceptional performance of this year’s students, who have once again demonstrated their dedication, resilience, and academic excellence. The results reflect both the students’ hard work…
Queen Mary’s College Wins the Best Place to Work at Basingstoke’s Inspire Business Awards 2025
“Education can be a tough environment to work in, but QMC seems to be making it a nice place to work!” Queen Mary’s College has been recognised as the Best Place to Work at Basingstoke and Deane’s annual INSPIRE Business Awards, organised by Destination Basingstoke. The prestigious award was presented on Thursday 17th July at…
Queen Mary’s College Enrichment Group Launches Second Poetry Anthology, Sunny Side Down
On the 1st July 2025, Queen Mary’s Sixth Form College celebrated the launch of Sunny Side Down, a new poetry anthology created by student writers from the Dead Poets enrichment group, founded and led by English teacher Charlotte Reilly. The book has recently been published and is available on Amazon, with all proceeds going towards…
QMC Student Named Finalist at Place to be Proud of Awards
We are incredibly proud to share that Queen Mary’s College student, Hannah Boyle, was named a finalist in the Young Role Model category at this year’s Place to be Proud of Awards, hosted by Destination Basingstoke. Hannah, who studies Media, Film and English Literature A Levels, was recognised for her outstanding commitment to community work…
Queen Mary’s College Wins Excellence in Engineering Award
Queen Mary’s College’s Robotics team has won the Excellence in Engineering Award (sponsored by UK Electronics Skills Foundation), in the 2025 Robotics Competition. What is the Robotics Competition? The Student Robotics competition is an annual event for teams of 16 to 19 year olds. They are challenged to design, build, and programme self-sufficient, independent robots….
