3rd July 2025

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…

27th June 2025

Queen Mary’s College has wrapped up QMC Social Action 2025 this week, marking the second successful year of the initiative following 2024’s outstanding debut. This year, QMC first-year students have raised £30,693. What is QMC’s Social Action Project? The Social Action Project is a three-day challenge for first-year students that combines personal development with community…

11th June 2025

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…

2nd May 2025

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….

1st April 2025

Queen Mary’s College was proud to enter four teams again this year for the North Hampshire Rotary Technology Tournament.  What is the North Hampshire Rotary Technology Tournament? The North Hampshire Rotary Technology Tournament is an engineering challenge with teams of four competing against other schools and colleges from Winchester, Alton and Basingstoke. This year’s competition…

14th March 2025

Dr. Patrick Heighway, a former student at Queen Mary’s College, was awarded the prestigious European XFEL Young Scientist Award.  Journey At QMC and After At QMC, Patrick studied Mathematics, Physics, Ancient History and Graphic Communication.  Recalling his time at college, he said, “I couldn’t imagine a better environment than QMC to bridge the gap between…

7th February 2025

Queen Mary’s College is delighted to celebrate its 2025 student offers from the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge (Oxbridge). This year, QMC students have received offers across an impressive range of subjects. Notably, 24% of QMC’s Oxbridge applicants received offers, surpassing the recent global success rates published by both universities. By comparison,…

27th January 2025

On January 20th, Queen Mary’s College celebrated becoming the first educational facility in Hampshire to be established as a third-party hate crime reporting hub. What is a Third-Party Reporting Hub? A third-party hate crime reporting hub allows victims to report hate crimes and incidents without needing to go directly to the police. QMC will act…

21st January 2025

Queen Mary’s College continues to achieve impressive results for GCSE English and Maths retakes, surpassing the national average. For GCSE English  retakes, 73% of students at Queen Mary’s College achieved a grade 4 and above, more than double the national average pass rate of 35%. This success translates to GCSE Maths retakes as well. National…

9th January 2025

Queen Mary’s College is thrilled to announce that it has been successfully selected to be part of Tesco’s Stronger Starts Scheme. This incredible initiative supports community projects and good causes across the UK by providing funding to the project that garners the most votes from the local community. QMC’s project focuses on building a bespoke…