The former Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Crediton, Devon, England was founded (as The Kyng's Newe Gramer Scole of Credyton) in 1547 by Edward VI and re-endowed and renamed in 1559 by Elizabeth I.
"[2] [3] Teaching began in 1572 in the Lady Chapel of the parish church with 10 pupils[4] In 1861 it moved into new premises (at St Martins Lane).
[5] It was noted in Hansard in 1952 as a maintained secondary school which provided boarding.
[4] To accommodate the merger, a new multistorey block was built (aligned north-south) on the slope between the former schools.
In 1973 it merged with The Shelley Secondary Modern school at Barnfield, Crediton.