The committee members take their work seriously, for two main reasons: firstly, this is a good example of pupil power – while teachers may make nominations, it is only those ten or so Upper Sixth pupils sitting on the committee who have the power to vote; secondly, to retain the value of the ‘School First’, precious few are handed out.

Nowadays School Firsts have been split into two types: sporting and non-sporting. Below is a list of those pupils who  were given the coveted award during the final School Assembly of the Michaelmas Term for their exceptional contributions to School life in non-sporting activities:

For the remarkable range and the unstinting nature of his contributions to school life:
Henri Cramsie

For his exceptional contributions to School Drama:
Koby Ferdinand-Okpala

For her outstanding contributions to and leadership of the RAF section of the CCF:
Grace O’Mara

For his exceptional contributions to the RAF Section and commitment to Gliding :
Jack Li

For his unstinting and wide-ranging service to the pastoral life of the School:
Petr Rostokin

For their outstanding contributions to the musical life of the School:
Maddy Baly, Henri Cramsie, Fingal Dickins, Will Hope, Ben Lloyd, Jack Lockett, Dalton Foster, Greta Roberts and Abi Watkinson

For their outstanding commitment to and leadership of the Beekeeing Society:
Jasmine Lo and Chad Usher

For their unstinting and wide-ranging contributions to and leadership of school life:
Emma Graham and Harry Remnant