ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
This academic year was marked by distinction across every discipline. Pupils earned national prizes, Oxbridge places and competitive scholarships, while also contributing to public debate and even curriculum reform.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS Pupils engaged with national economic policy debates through the IEA’s Budget Challenge 2025 , submitting detailed proposals in response to the Chancellor’s spring statement. Notable contributions came from Rowan Bell , Billy Hart , Tom Hoskinson , Kiki Su , Will Travers , Xinyue Zhao and Hanhan Zhu whose work showed strong awareness
CLASSICS Pupils studying classical subjects demonstrated thoughtful scholarship and confident communication, with James Dunlop giving a well- received presentation on the Greek poet Hesiod at the Benenden Classics Symposium , while Neffion Myles Hall achieved second place in the Reimagining Classics Competition .
ENGLISH The English department continued to champion both critical and creative thinking. Frank Liu won the Year 9 Declamation Prize with a powerful original poem. Ava Williams was awarded the Newton Critical Reading Prize in Year 10 for a considered response to an extract from Great Expectations . At A-level, Emma Birch won the Vernon Dobtcheff Prize with an imaginative recreation of Ophelia’s Diary , incorporating sketches, poetry and artwork. Wilf Medlycott was highly commended for his poetic response to Pink Mist . Trips to Stratford-upon-Avon and London gave sixth formers the chance to see Hamlet and Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing , while guest speakers including Dr Lewis Todd and Holly Dawson enriched the department’s Literature Society programme.
of fiscal policy trade-offs and macroeconomic priorities.
Business and economics pupils also took part in the College’s CISI (Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment) programme to study for their Level 2 qualification in Fundamentals of Financial Services , gaining early exposure to concepts in finance, investment analysis and ethical governance.
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