Every year we nominate a handful of our students for Jack Petchey awards. Award winners are profiled in our School Newsletter. In the words of Jack Petchey CBE, “the Achievement Awards are primarily about recognising those who put in the effort and do their best.”
Please see more about the award below:
Young people selected are those who have gone above and beyond and achieved – perhaps where others thought they might fail. Winning an Achievement Award means different things for different people – it may represent a personal triumph against adversity, it may recognise a young person who has pushed themselves outside of their comfort zone, it may be the opportunity to recognise the outstanding efforts of a team player who always puts others first. At the very heart of the Achievement Award is the fact that young people make the nominations and selections and so they are recognising the hard work and efforts of their peers.
- Inspire and raise the aspirations of young people.
- Affirm, reward and celebrate achievement.
- Value young people and those who work with them, advocating their views and putting young peoples’ voice at the centre of our work.
- Develop young peoples’ confidence, motivating them to take on new challenges and to believe in themselves.
- Be positive and promote a positive perspective on life.
- Be inclusive, working at grass roots and building communities.
- Promote a culture of ‘giving something back’.
- Strive for excellence in our work.
Previous winners include:
2015-16:
- Mimi Williams
- Jacob Robinson
- Harry Morris
- Daniel Waite
- Lucy Roberts
2016-17
- Mars Van de Vegt
- Zoe Ferguson
- Jake Sanders
- Will Whateley
- Finn Worley Brady
- Yasmin Hammadi
- Harriet Foster
- Narmeen Akl
- Mae Hammond
2017-18
- Sam Hardaker
- Malakai Bennett
- Raissa Das
- Jess Holmes
- Ethan Hope
- Sophie Wan
2018-19
- Geoge Hamblin
- Emily Pithouse
- Luke Rowe
- Charlie Abrey
- Henry Tyson
- Jack Lawrence
- Grace Rew
- Lottie Hughes
2019-20
- Louis Woolf
- Sean Niekurzak-Rooney
- Sasha Gaur
- Phoebe McPherson
- Codey Kilcoyne
- Toby Reid
- Stanley Masters
- Ivy Thomas
- Ralph White
2020-21
- Mariyah Sheikh
- Meg Delaney
- Taylor Brand
- Taran Virdee
- Molly Emery
- Larry Gallagher
- Arne King-Smith
- Lola Vaughan-Williams
- Siana Chana
2021-22
- James Clifford
- Sean Lawton
- Archie Bourdeaux
- Max Ratcliffe
- Iris White
- Zakir Ullah
- Luke Lawrence
- Salim Seif
- Zeph Fyleman
2022-23
- Marsha Smoothy
- Kaiden Greening
- Serine Zahr
- Zachary Swartland
- Alice Veale
- Emily Scott
- Martha Morrell
- Dougie Hale
- Isadora Taylor
2023-24
- Chloe Connelly
- Anton Gebhardt
- Joseph Blundell
- Alice Devereux
- Demi Renno
- Bella Ho
- Ronnie King
- Camden Halket
- Samaira Maniar
2024-25
- William Baker
- Aoibheann Liddell
- Henry Curthoys
- Abby Pearce
- Joseph Vaughan-Williams
- Luke Nasrallah
- Avani Panesar
- Digby Young
