Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College
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Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College, or Q.E is a sixth form college in Leicester, England.
The college, which has about 1600 students, was founded in 1976 following a reorganisation of secondary education in the city. It occupies a site adjoining Victoria Park and Leicester University that was previously occupied by Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys (also known as Wyggeston Boys' School).
It was named for William Wyggeston.
- Notable former students of the Grammar School include
- Richard Armstrong
- Henry Atkins
- David Attenborough
- Richard Attenborough
- Neil Fletcher
- Simon Hoggart
- A E Knight
- Tim Pigott-Smith
- Notable former teachers at the Grammar School include