Co-Educational independent grammar school- with nursery school for babies from 3 months to children of four years old. Infant, Junior, Senior and Sixth form departments. Queen Elizabeth's (QEGS) was founded in 1509. Old Blackburnians include Channel Four Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Golfer Nick Dougherty, the late Russell Harty and In the City Yvette Livesey