Grammar School merged with Wimborne Secondary Modern and moved to the present site. New buildings In February 2006 it was announced that QE School would be completely rebuilt under the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. Additional funding was secured by making the new building a demonstration project for sustainable schools - features included a ground-air heat exchanger system and biomass boilers. The school was designed by architects Feilden Clegg Bradley in partnership with Mouchel, and constructed by Carillion. Students influenced the design from the start, working alongside the planners. The new buildings went up next to the old ones and were occupied in October 2011. Academy On 1 November 2014 QE converted to an academy. The managing company, Queen Elizabeth’s School (Wimborne Minster), is registered in England and Wales: Company Number 8696394. When it became an academy, the school's unique reference number (URN) changed to 141526. The old URN 113883 should be used to find historical data such as performance tables. References External links Edubase The Web site devoted to the boys and girls of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Wimborne, collectively known as, The Old Winburnians Upper schools in Dorset Wimborne Minster Educational institutions established in the 15th century 1497 establishments in England Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of Salisbury Academies in Dorset People educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Wimborne Minster