On Tuesday 1 October 2024, the College took part in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge. 

The competition is open to any student studying Maths or Further Maths in years 12 and 13 and is a 90 minute, non-calculator test that aims to stimulate mathematical problem solving.  Taking part helps students’ university applications stand out, since participation indicates a high level of commitment to the subject. 

Jacob Moon, Maths Teacher, who co-ordinates the College’s entries explains, “This year, the College saw a record 145 students participating in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge, with students receiving: 15 golds, 31 silvers, 67 bronzes and 31 certificates of participation. This was an excellent set of results, that were well above the average.” 

The 15 students who achieved a gold award qualified for the next round of the competition called ‘Andrew Jobbings Senior Kangaroo’ and will sit this later in November:

Lower Sixth
Eva Foxhole
Conor  McGrath
Lucas  Abrams
Ivan Dresevic
Oliver Ymerai
Romanos Aivaliotis
Nathan Perkin (Best in year)

Upper Sixth
George Marcroft
Chaitan Patel
Miles Pope
Lydia Sollis
Matty Stevens
Alphi Barnes-Willsher
Jack Tedore 
Morgan Royer-Kennedy (Best in school)

Morgan Royer-Kennedy achieved a high enough score to qualify for the first round of the British Maths Olympiad, which is a truly fantastic achievement. The British Maths Olympiad consists of around the top 1,300 students, who took part in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge across the country. Morgan will also sit this in November.