Record of Achievement by Sherborne Schools Group

Academic achievements

MATHEMATICS

Senior Maths Challenge

Gold certificates (and qualified for the Senior Kangaroo follow-up round):

Matthew Chang 5f

Kotaro Taki 5e

Damian Mereacre L6d

Peter Shen L6e

Zhilin Wang L6m

Laizhi Xu L6f

Reuben Catovsky U6d

Guillaume Sagnes U6e

In the follow-up round (the Andrew Jobbings Senior Kangaroo):

Peter Shen L6e Gold

Reuben Catovsky U6d Gold

Intermediate Maths Challenge

Gold Certificates

Arthur Green* 3d

Hongyi Shi* 3a

Eason Tang* 3f

Luke Anderson-Diaper* 4b

Ben Chorley* 4a

John Hartley 4e

Roy Lim 4a

Lucas Cheng* 5b

Frazer Fielding 5f

Tiger Guang* 5e

William James 5c

Bryden Lam 5e

Tom Shaw 5g

Kotaro Taki* 5e

Joey Wang* 5b

Sebastian Willcox* 5b

* Qualified for second round of competition

Qualified for Maclaurin Olympiad (placing him among the highest performing mathematicians nationally)

Kotaro Taki 5e

The top achievers in the Challenge sat a follow-up round (Kangaroo)

Gold Certificates

Eason Tang 3f

Silver Certificates

Lucas Cheng 5b

Joey Wang 5b

ENGLISH

Young Writers Competition

The following boys were selected for publication in the anthology Grim Tales – The Story Untold:

Ernest Ball 4c

Henry Brodrick 5f

Douglas Brownrigg 4g

Ethan Burton 4e

Timothy Bryer 4b

Felix Camacho 4e

Robin Chambré 5d

Milo Crosthwaite-Eyre 4d

Charlie Esdaile 4c

Max Fountain 4f

William Frost 4f

Soshiro Furuhashi 4m

Adam Grasso 4e

Tom Hardick 4b

Charlie Hawkins 4f

James Henderson 5b

Arthur Higgs 4m

Cyrus Jahanbani 5c

Sammy Langly-Smith 4d

Angus Leung 5a

Roy Lim 4a

Oliver Ling 4d

Ethan Lockhart 4a

Wills Mandolfo 4m

Sebastian Nissen-Meyer 4g

Senya Opanasenko 4m

Hugo O’Rourke 4m

Eddie Pears 4g

Freddie Risso-Gill 5g

Olin Rogers 5d

William Rooke 4m

Nick Speers 4d

Teddy Stopp 4f

Arthur Vaughan 4g

Zuka Wan Suhaimi 4b

Joey Wang 5b

Licheng Wang 4f

Henry Wight 4c

Bertie Williams 5b

Josh Yeung 5g

Roger Zhao 5a

BIOLOGY

UK Biology Challenge 2026

(The Royal Society of Biology)

Gold

Alasdair Cooper 4b

Luke Anderson-Diaper 4b

Silver

Tom Houston 4f

Andrew Polley 4a

Bronze

Louis Brodrick 4b

Cosmo Mills 4b

Raffy Heeb 4f

Charlie Hawkins 4f

Milo Crosthwaite-Eyre 4d

Highly Commended

Nathaniel Booth 4e

Manu Manzelli 4g

Teddy Stopp 4f

Wills Mandolfo 4m

Art Littler Pepper 4a

Roy Lim 4a

Tom Hardick 4b

Ben Chorley 4a

Edward Booth 4e

Bertie Bonnevier 4e

Felix Freeth 4c

John Hartley 4e

CHEMISTRY

Chemistry Olympiad 2025

Bronze

Will Bennett U6e

Benjamin Brady U6d

Cameron Groves U6c

Charlie Woodger U6a

Cassian Ali U6c

Marc Fung U6a

Cambridge Chemistry Challenge 2025

Silver

Marc Fung U6a

Charlie Miller U6d

Copper

Gerald Asafo-Adjei U6e

Jasper MacWatt U6b

Nenad Marinkovic U6c

PHYSICS

The following boys took Intermediate Physics Challenge and got these grades

Gold

Kotaro Taki 5e

William James 5c

Silver

Tiger Guang 5e

Josh Spolton 5m

Bronze 1

Jack Maltby 5a

Bronze 2

George Brookes

Henry Brookes 5m

Matthew Chang 5f

Lucas Cheng 5b

Hugh Ferrier

Frazer Fielding 5f

Oscar Filtness 5d

Fin Gardner 5m

Alexander Hayes 5d

Cyrus Jahanbani 5c

Bryden Lam 5e

Alexander Lecher-Molloy 5b

Christian Piney 5f

Joey Wang 5b

Sebastian Willcox 5b

Commendation

Henry Ferguson 5e

William Perry 5b

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Bebras Coding Challenge Round 2

Novice level

George Bennett 3c Merit

Georgie Botes 3g Merit

Percy Catchpole 3d Distinction

David Zhang 3d Merit

Johnny Doherty 3c Distinction

Miroslav Dovnar 3e Best in school

JJ Eden 3e Merit

Tristan Farr 3a Distinction

Aurian Graves 3c Distinction

Leo Li 3b Merit

Donghan Liu 3g Distinction

Tim Lu 3m Merit

Fredrick Maltby 3a Merit

James Marshall 3d Merit

Ollie McVittie 3e Merit

Hector Mudd 3m Best in school

Tom Wilsey 3m Distinction

Perseus Wong 4c Merit

William Yates 3e Merit

Isaac Yu 3d Merit

Explorer level

Ethan Howard 3m Merit

Seb Jerrom-Smith 3g Best in school

Austin Murphy 3f Merit

Sonny Schwyn 3a Distinction

Hongyi Shi 3a Distinction

George Speers 3d Merit

Leo Zhang 3c Merit

Bosco Zhu 3f Merit

Navigators level

Luke Anderson-Diaper 4b Distinction

Monty Beames 5f Merit

Jared Chan 3a Merit

Matthew Chang 5f Distinction

Frazer Fielding 5f Merit

Tiger Guang 5e Distinction

Ian Ho 5g Distinction

Computer Science continued...

William James 5c Best in school

Edward Kennerley 5g Distinction

Bertram Mack 3b Merit

Marley Mighty L6e Merit

Andrew Polley 4a Distinction

Sebastian Quinlan L6b Merit

William Samengo turner 5c Merit

Josh Scott-kerr 5a Distinction

Lecky Swann 5c Distinction

Kotaro Taki 5e Merit

Derek Wang L6m Merit

Sebastian Willcox 5b Merit

Trailblazers level

Tom Cao L6a Best in school

Reuben Catovsky U6d Distinction

Guilliame Sagnes U6e Merit

HUMANITIES

The Young Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction is a prestigious national writing award that challenges young people to offer a fresh perspective on a significant moment from history – perhaps a key scientific innovation, or a moment of profound cultural, geopolitical or social significance. Together with thousands of young people across the UK, fifteen of our Fourth and Fifth Form HAP pupils submitted entries back in the Michaelmas term.

Hugh Ferrier (5c) was placed among only six shortlisted entries in the 16–19 age category. An outstanding achievement.

Winner of John Locke Global Essay Competition for Law

Matthew Wong U6d

MFL

UK Linguistics Olympiad 2026

Silver

Frazer Fielding 5f

George Brookes 5g

Henry Ferguson 5e

Ian Ho 5g

Bronze

George Berry 5a

Kotaro Taki 5e

Seb Noori 5c

William James 5c

THEOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY

2nd Prize in Minds Underground

Frederick Facer U6a

First Prize for Theology and Best Overall Essay at the Sidgwick Prize Awards

Thomas Mosel U6c

Whitehead Prize

Matthew Cha 5b Winner

Miroslav Donvar 3e Runner up

Alasdair Tursi 5b Runners up

HISTORY & POLITICS

The Society for Army Historical Research awards prizes to sixth formers and undergraduates for essays on the history of the British Army. Johnny Moesel (U6c), received First Prize for an essay examining the Malayan Emergency, building from an entry in last year's competition, exploring counter-insurgency in Iraq, which received Second Prize.

Co-Curricular

MUSIC

Diplomas

Benjamin Hunt ATCL Sch.Mus (L6b) – ATCL Alto

Saxophone

Sam Bourke (U6f) – ARSM Singing

Sebastian Kunzer (U6f) – ARSM Singing (Distinction)

Forest Purvis ATCL Sch.Mus (U6b) – ATCL Singing

One Diploma being taken in Trinity Term

Grade 8

Benji Rimington Sch.Mus (L6c) – Singing (Distinction), Clarinet (Distinction), Piano (Distinction)

James Hambly Sch.Mus (L6a) – Singing (Distinction)

Perseus Wong Sch.Mus (4c) – Piano (Distinction)

Louis Rippon Sch.Mus (L6e) – French Horn (Distinction)

Henry Ferguson Sch.Mus (5e) – Singing (Distinction)

Edward Kennerley Sch.Mus (5g) – Singing (Distinction)

Charlie Scammell Sch.Mus (L6f) – Singing (Distinction)

Charlie Miller (U6d) – Singing (Merit)

Hugo Tyrrell (U6d) – Singing (Merit)

William Lewis Sch.Mus (U6d) – Clarinet (Merit)

Patrick Reynolds (U6e) – Piano (Merit)

Six Grade 8s being taken in Trinity Term

Grade 7

James Hambly Sch.Mus (L6a) – Trumpet (Pass)

Freddie Lowe (5m) – Classical Guitar (Pass)

Five Grade 7s being taken in Trinity Term

Grade 4-6

Sirtaaj Grewal Sch.Mus (4a) – Trumpet (Merit)

Michael Phayre-Mudge (5f) – Alto Saxophone (Merit)

Matthew Cha (5b) – Piano (Pass)

Solomon Macaulay (L6a) – Drum Kit (Distinction), Trombone (Pass)

Anton Krnc (5a) – Piano (Merit)

Ben Tall (5f) – Trumpet (Merit)

Henry Ferguson Sch.Mus (5e) – Bassoon (Merit)

Manu Manzelli Sch.Mus (4g) – Piano (Merit)

Kotaro Taki (5e) – Piano (Pass)

Nathaniel Booth Sch.Mus (4e) – Piano (Merit)

Emerson Purvis Sch.Mus (5b) – Piano (Pass)

Tommy Pilkington (4g) – Piano (Merit)

Tom Houston (4f) – Piano (Distinction)

Lunchtime Recital Cheap Street Church performances:

Luke Anderson-Diaper Sch.Mus (4b) - trumpet, piano, voice

Oliver Bibbey (L6e) - voice

Nathaniel Booth Sch.Mus (4e) - violin, voice, piano

Sam Bourke ARSM (U6f) - voice

Henry Brodrick (5f) - voice

Lucas Cheng (5b) - cello, double bass

Henry Clayton (4b) - voice

Henry Cocks Sch.Mus (3b) - voice, double bass, drum kit

Ianto Davies Exh.Mus (4f) - euphonium, voice

Freddie Facer Exh.Mus (U6a) - violin

Henry Ferguson Sch.Mus (5e) - bassoon, bass clarinet, voice

Frazer Fielding Sch.Mus (5f) - organ, cello, piano

Marc Fung ARSM (U6a) - violin

Archie Gibbons Sch.Mus (U6f) - trumpet

Edward Graham (3d) - bassoon

Arthur Green (3d) - violin

Sirtaaj Grewal Sch.Mus (4a) - trumpet, piano

James Hambly Sch.Mus (L6a) - trumpet, voice

Raffy Heeb (4f) - violin

Patrick Higgs (3f) - bassoon

Benedict Hoare (3b) - double bass

Arthur Hudson (5b) - voice

Benjamin Hunt ATCL Sch.Mus (L6b) - alto saxophone, clarinet

Gabriel Irwin (4g) - trumpet

Edward Kennerley Sch.Mus (5g) - voice, trombone

Sebastian Kunzer ARSM (U6f) - voice

Max Lette (4c) - voice

William Lewis Sch.Mus (U6d) - clarinet

Ian Liu ATCL LTCL Sch.Mus (L6d) - piano, flute

Thomas MacCormac (L6b) - guitar

Zeeshan Mahmud Sch.Mus (L6f) - cello

Fredrick Maltby Exh.Mus (3a) - voice, alto saxophone

Jack Maltby Sch.Mus (5a) - trombone, voice

Manu Manzelli Sch.Mus (4g) - oboe, piano, voice

Charlie Miller (U6d) - voice

Harry Nicholson (L6f) - guitar

Sam O'Brien Sch.Mus (3e) - violin, trombone

Michael Phayre-Mudge (5f) - alto saxophone

Emerson Purvis Sch.Mus (5b) - piano

Forest Purvis ATCL Sch.Mus (U6b) - voice, flute

Patrick Reynolds (U6e) - piano, alto saxophone

Benji Rimington Sch.Mus (L6c) - voice, clarinet, piano

Louis Rippon Sch.Mus (L6e) - french horn, piano

Samuel Rippon Sch.Mus (U6e) - piano, clarinet

Inigo Russell Exh.Mus (U6g) - cello

Charlie Scammell Sch.Mus (L6f) - voice, trumpet

Hector Sheldrick Sch.Mus (5m) - voice, guitar

Archie Spenlove-Brown Sch.Mus (U6f) - trombone, voice

Harry Sunderland (4d) - flute

James Tagoe Sch.Mus (3e) - trumpet, piano

Kotaro Taki (5e) - piano

Ben Tall (5f) - trumpet

Eason Tang Sch.Mus (3f) - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, violin

Hugo Tyrrell (U6d) - trumpet, voice

Cedric von Studnitz Sch.Mus (L6a) - voice, violin, viola

James Whiteley Sch.Mus (U6b) - drum kit

Edmund Willmott Sch.Mus (5f) - guitar

Perseus Wong Sch.Mus (4c) - piano, flute

Bosco Zhu Sch.Mus (3f) - piano

The 92-strong Choir sang services in the Abbey twice a week, and the Chamber Choir (*) formed the Tenor and Bass section of the Choral Society performance of Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man on 11 February:

*Luke Anderson Diaper Sch.Mus 4b

Hugo Armsby 5f

Gerald Asafo-Adjei U6e

Konark Balain L6a

Oliver Bibbey L6e

Henry Bishop U6d

Jasper Blundell 3f

*Nathaniel Booth Sch.Mus 4e

Sam Bourke ARSM U6f

Hector Bridge 4f

George Brookes 5g

Lucas Cheng 5b

*Henry Clayton 4b

*Henry Cocks Sch.Mus 3b

*James da Costa Brookes U6a

*Ianto Davies Exh.Mus 4f

Henry Dawson Paul 5d

Freddie Facer Exh.Mus U6a

Archie Fairman 5f

*Henry Ferguson Sch.Mus 5e

*Frazer Fielding Sch.Mus 5f

Will Franks 4g

Felix Freeth 4c

Marc Fung ARSM U6a

Fin Gardner 5m

Archie Gibbons Sch.Mus U6f

Edward Graham 3d

Jayden Graham-Douglas L6a

Sirtaaj Grewal Sch.Mus 4a

Logan Guest 3g

*James Hambly Sch.Mus L6a

Tom Hardick 4b

John Hartley 4e

Jack Heaver 3f

Raffy Heeb 4f

Patrick Higgs 3f

*Tom Houston 4f

Ethan Howard 3m

*Arthur Hudson 5b

Benjamin Hunt ATCL Sch.Mus L6b

*Gabriel Irwin 4g

James Keeping L6a

*Edward Kennerley Sch.Mus 5g

*Sebastian Kunzer ARSM U6f

Walter Lane Fox 4b

*William Lewis Sch.Mus U6d

Ian Liu ATCL LTCL Sch.Mus L6d

*Solomon Macaulay L6a

*Zeeshan Mahmud Sch.Mus L6f

*Jack Maltby Sch.Mus 5a

*Fredrick Maltby Exh.Mus 4a

*Manu Manzelli Sch.Mus 4g

Sotaro Matsui Exh.Mus U6b

Ollie McVittie 3e

*Charlie Miller ARSM U6d

Kyryl Mykytyuk L6f

*Harry Nicholson L6f

Sebastian Nissen-Meyer 4g

*Sam O’Brien Sch.Mus 3e

Alex Paul L6c

Eddie Pears 4g

Emerson Purvis Sch.Mus 5b

*Forest Purvis ATCL Sch.Mus U6b

Sebastian Quinlan L6b

Patrick Reynolds U6e

Benji Rimington Sch.Mus L6c

*Louis Rippon Sch.Mus L6e

Samuel Rippon Sch.Mus U6e

*Inigo Russell Exh.Mus U6g

*Charlie Scammell Sch.Mus L6f

Hector Sheldrick Sch.Mus 5m

Alexander Sington L6b

Nick Speers 4d

Byron Spencer 3f

*Archie Spenlove-Brown Sch.Mus U6f

Josh Spolton 5m

Ez Stewart 3f

*Harry Sunderland 4d

*James Tagoe Sch.Mus 3e

Eason Tang Sch.Mus 3f

Archie Tyrrell 4d

Hugo Tyrrell U6d

*Cedric von Studnitz Exh.Mus L6a

James Whiteley Sch.Mus U6b

*Edmund Willmott Exh.Mus 5f

Arthur Wilson 5f

Perseus Wong Sch.Mus 4c

Matthew Wong Sch.Mus U6d

Will Yates 3e

Leo Zhang 3c

David Zhang 3d

Bosco Zhu Exh.Mus 3f

The Swing Band performed in the annual black-tie Dinner & Jazz, took part in the Joint Schools’ Musical Showcase, played at all three Lists, at OS Day, in Early Evening Jazz in Commem week, and at Commem on the Saturday:

Alto Saxophone

Benjamin Hunt ATCL Sch.Mus L6b

Fredrick Maltby Sch.Mus 3a

Michael Phayre-Mudge 5f

Patrick Reynolds U6e

Eason Tang Sch.Mus 3f

Tenor saxophone

Henry Ferguson Sch.Mus 5e

Trumpet

Luke Anderson-Diaper Sch.Mus 4b

Archie Gibbons Sch.Mus U6f

James Hambly Sch.Mus L6a

Charlie Scammell Sch.Mus L6f

Ben Tall 5f

Trombone

Edward Kennerley Sch.Mus 5g

Jack Maltby Sch.Mus 5a

Archie Spenlove-Brown Sch.Mus U6f

Piano

Benji Rimington Sch.Mus L6c

Bass Guitar

Thomas MacCormac L6b

Harry Nicholson L6f

Electric Guitar

Edmund Willmott Exh.Mus 5f

Drum kit

James Whiteley Sch.Mus U6b

Vocalists

Sam Bourke ARSM U6f

Archie Gibbons Sch.Mus U6f

Forest Purvis ATCL Sch.Mus U6b

Hector Sheldrick Sch.Mus 5m

The Jazz Ensemble performed at the Joint Schools’ Musical Showcase and at Early Evening Jazz: Trumpet

Sirtaaj Grewal Sch.Mus 4a

Alto saxophone

Fredrick Maltby Sch.Mus 3a

Tenor saxophone

Eason Tang Sch.Mus 3f

Double bass

Henry Cocks Sch.Mus 3b

Electric Guitar

Edmund Willmott Sch.Mus 5f

Bass Guitar

Harry Nicholson L6f

Drum Kit

James Whiteley Sch.Mus U6b

The Wind Band performed in ‘A Night at the Movies’ in November and gave a concert in March

Alto saxophone

Benjamin Hunt ATCL Sch.Mus L6b

Fredrick Maltby Sch.Mus 3a

Michael Phayre-Mudge 5f

Patrick Reynolds U6e

Tenor saxophone

Eason Tang Sch.Mus 3f

Clarinet

William Lewis Sch.Mus U6d

Benji Rimington Sch.Mus L6c

Samuel Rippon Sch.Mus U6e

Flute

James Abel 5b

Ian Liu ATCL LTCL Sch.Mus L6d

Forest Purvis ATCL Sch.Mus U6b

Harry Sunderland 4d

Oboe

Manu Manzelli Sch.Mus 4g

Inigo Russell Exh.Mus U6g

Bassoon

Henry Ferguson Sch.Mus 5e

Edward Graham 3d

Patrick Higgs 3f

Trumpet

Luke Anderson-Diaper Sch.Mus 4b

Edward Booth 4e

Ianto Davies Exh.Mus (Baritone) 4f

Archie Gibbons Sch.Mus U6f

Sirtaaj Grewal Sch.Mus 4a

James Hambly Sch.Mus L6a

Gabriel Irwin 4g

Charlie Scammell Sch.Mus L6f

Ben Tall 5f

Hugo Tyrrell U6d

Arthur Wilson 5f

Trombone

Henry Dawson Paul 5d

Edward Kennerley Sch.Mus 5g

Solomon Macaulay L6a

Jack Maltby Sch.Mus 5a

Sam O’Brien Sch.Mus 3e

Archie Spenlove-Brown Sch.Mus U6f

French Horn

Louis Brodrick 4b

Sebastian Quinlan L6b

Louis Rippon Sch.Mus L6e

Drum Kit

James Whiteley Sch.Mus U6b

Percussion

Sotaro Matsui Sch.Mus U6b

Matthew Wong Sch.Mus U6d

Bagpipes

Hector Sheldrick Sch.Mus 5m

The Symphony and Sinfonia Orchestras gave a concert in March at London’s famous Cadogan Hall including repertoire by Nicolai, Mathias, Mussorgsky and Coates

1st Violin

Marc Fung ARSM U6a

Freddie Facer Exh.Mus U6a

2nd Violin

Nathaniel Booth Sch.Mus 4e

Cedric von Studnitz Exh.Mus L6a

Sam O’Brien Sch.Mus 3e

Peter Shen L6e

Cello

Frazer Fielding Sch.Mus 5f

Lucas Cheng 5b

Zeeshan Mahmud Sch.Mus L6f

Flute

Ian Liu ATCL LTCL Sch.Mus L6d

Forest Purvis ATCL Sch.Mus U6b

Oboe

Manu Manzelli Sch.Mus 4g

Inigo Russell Exh.Mus U6g

Clarinet

William Lewis Sch.Mus U6d

Samuel Rippon Sch.Mus U6e

Benji Rimington Sch.Mus L6c

Bassoon

Henry Ferguson Sch.Mus 5e

Horn

Louis Rippon Sch.Mus L6e

Sebastian Quinlan L6b

Trumpet

Archie Gibbons Sch.Mus U6f

James Hambly Sch.Mus L6a

James Tagoe Sch.Mus 3e

Luke Anderson-Diaper Sch.Mus 4b

Sirtaaj Grewal Sch.Mus 4a

Trombone

Archie Spenlove-Brown Sch.Mus U6f

Percussion

James Whiteley Sch.Mus U6b

Matthew Wong Sch.Mus U6d

Violin

Arthur Green 3d

Cello

Henry Clayton 4b

Double Bass

Henry Cocks Sch.Mus 3b

Euphonium

Ianto Davies Exh.Mus 4f

Bassoon

Edward Graham 3d

Patrick Higgs 3f

The annual Halliday Cup Competition for Pianists was adjudicated by Alex Aitken – West End Musical Director, conductor, pianist, organist and writer –with the following results

• Overall winner and recipient of the Halliday Cup: Louis Rippon Sch.Mus (L6e)

• Senior 2nd place: Frazer Fielding Sch.Mus (5f)

• Senior 3rd place: Samuel Rippon Sch.Mus (U6e)

• Intermediate 1st place: Bosco Zhu Exh.Mus (3f)

• Intermediate 2nd place: Emerson Purvis Sch.Mus (5b)

• Intermediate 3rd place: Sirtaaj Grewal Sch.Mus (4a)

• Junior winner: Ian Ho (5g)

• Organ Class winner: Frazer Fielding Sch.Mus (5f)

The Chamber Choir performed an Introit every Sunday evening in the Abbey, took part in the Sherborne Abbey Festival, sang Choral Evensongs in Exeter Cathedral (November), Wells Cathedral (March) and Westminster Abbey (April), in Music & Readings for Christmas in the School Chapel, and in Battle of the Organs during Commem week.

Luke Anderson-Diaper Sch.Mus 4b

Nathaniel Booth Sch.Mus 4e

Sam Bourke ARSM U6f

Henry Brodrick 5f

Henry Clayton 4b

Henry Cocks Sch.Mus 3b

James da Costa Brookes U6a

Ianto Davies Exh.Mus 4f

Henry Ferguson Sch.Mus 5e

Frazer Fielding Sch.Mus 5f

James Hambly Sch.Mus L6a

Tom Houston 4f

Arthur Hudson 5b

Gabriel Irwin 4g

Edward Kennerley Sch.Mus 5g

Sebastian Kunzer ARSM U6f

William Lewis Sch.Mus U6d

Solomon Macaulay L6a

Zeeshan Mahmud Sch.Mus L6f

Fredrick Maltby Exh.Mus 3a

Jack Maltby Sch.Mus 5a

Manu Manzelli Sch.Mus 4g

Charlie Miller U6d

Harry Nicholson L6f

Sam O’Brien Sch.Mus 3e

Forest Purvis ATCL Sch.Mus U6b

Louis Rippon Sch.Mus L6e

Inigo Russell Exh.Mus U6g

Charlie Scammell Sch.Mus L6f

Archie Spenlove-Brown Sch.Mus U6f

Harry Sunderland 4d

James Tagoe Sch.Mus 3e

Cedric von Studnitz Sch.Mus L6a

Edmund Willmott Exh.Mus 5f

In a Joint Schools’ Musical Showcase on 21 January, performances were given by the Sherborne Schools’ Symphony Orchestra, the Joint Schools’ Wind Quintet, the Joint Schools’ Choir, the Sherborne Schools’ Brass Trio, the Jazz Ensemble and the Swing Band.

Ian Liu ATCL LTCL Sch.Mus gave a Piano Concert at St Andrew’s Church, Trent, in May, raising money for a new Church roof.

The Clarinet quartet took part in the Sherborne Abbey Festival in May.

Sam Rippon U6e

William Lewis U6d

Benjamin Hunt L6b

Benji Rimington L6c

The Brass Band gave concerts on Festive Shopping Day on 7 December and as part of the Sherborne Abbey Festival.

Trumpet

Luke Anderson-Diaper Sch.Mus 4b

Archie Gibbons Sch.Mus U6f

Sirtaaj Grewal Sch.Mus 4a

Gabriel Irwin 4g

James Tagoe Sch.Mus 3e

Hugo Tyrrell U6d

Trombone

Jack Maltby Sch.Mus 5a

Sam O’Brien Sch.Mus 3e

Archie Spenlove-Brown Sch.Mus U6f

Tuba

Ianto Davies Exh.Mus 4f

French Horn

Louis Rippon Sch.Mus L6e

Symphonic Strings performed at the Abbey Festival.

Violin

Nathaniel Booth Sch.Mus 4e

Freddie Facer Exh.Mus U6a

Marc Fung ARSM U6a

Sam O’Brien Sch.Mus 3e

Cedric von Studnitz Exh.Mus L6a

Cello

Lucas Cheng 5b

Frazer Fielding Sch.Mus 5f

Zeeshan Mahmud Sch.Mus L6f

Inigo Russell Exh.Mus U6g

Double bass

Henry Cocks Sch.Mus 3b

The annual Patrick Shelley Competition for Advanced Instrumentalists and Singers will take place on Sunday 21 June, adjudicated by Susie Stranders (Conductor and Collaborative Pianist).

Sirtaaj Grewal Sch.Mus (4a) created six editions of the Music magazine, The Blue Notes.

DRAMA

House Plays

Digby House

Bouncers by John Godber (Oct 24)

Will Perry U6m

Charlie Wilson U6m

Harry Sykes U6m

Albi Robinson U6m

Wallace House

Islands (Nov 25)

Directed by Kester Jackson

Ed Booth

John Hartley

Isidore Turner

Alex Sanders

Gerald Asafo-Adjei

Entwistle

Stebbings

McVittie

Bibbey

Camacho

Siddiqui

Carr

Abbeylands House

Dick Barton and the Curse of the Pharoah’s Tomb by Phil Willmott (Jan 26)

Directed by Giles Robinson

Assistant Director – Sebbie Kunzer U6f

Reuben Gray L6f

Milo Fairman U6f

Archie Fairman 5f

Freddie Benbow L6f

Peter Poulain 3f

Charlie Scammell L6f

Felix DiNanno U6f

Felix de Montferrand U6f

Tom Houston 4f

Byron Spencer 3f

Zeeshan Mahmud L6f

Arthur Wilson 5f

Hugo Armsby 5f

George Stanford L6f

Jasper Blundell 3f

Marc Piney U6f

Will Thresh L6f

Donnacha O’Brien 4f

Bertie Ross 4f

Green House

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (March 26)

Directed by Lily Potter

Assistant Director – Nenad Marinkovic U6c

Eddie Esdaile

Max Lette 4c

Charlie Esdaile 4c

Jasper Richardson L6c

Angus James U6c

Nenad Marinkovic U6c

Harry Heard L6c

Eddie Warman L6c

Hugh Ferrier 5c

Ed Hyde U6c

Cassian Ali U6c

Will Ferrier U6c

Max von Bender U6c

Milo Spink L6c

Will Vivianne L6c

Ollie Morgan U6c

Seb Noori 5c

Milo Duder L6c

Fergus O’Connell L6c

Ned Melvin-Dorey L6c

Herbie Wood 3c

Albie Longe 3c

Henry Hoare 3c

Aziz Khodjaev 3c

Charlie Williams 3c

Johnny Doherty

Ed Cowley

Ted Cummings

Raff Barlow

Wilf Hargreaves

Henry Wight 4c

Percy Butler L6c

Theatre Trips

‘Lost Atoms’ - Mayflower Studios, Southampton –(Nov 27) – Joint Schools Drama Trip involving Fourth Form GCSE Drama pupils from Sherborne Boys and Sherborne Girl Drama Departments Edward

‘The Hunger Games’ - Troubadour Theatre, London – (May 25) – Fourth Form GCSE Drama Pupils

Events

Drama Exhibition – Commem 2026

Friday 26 June

Parents and staff were invited to join us for drinks in the Drama School garden followed by a range of performances from boys in all year groups.

Prizes

Fifth Form Prize for Academic Drama

George Johnstone 5d

Richard Eyre Prize for Drama

Nenad Marinkovic U6c

Joint Schools Musical

Joint Schools’ Production with Sherborne Girls –Les Miserables by Boublil & Schonberg –(December 2025)

Jean Valjean U6b Forest Purvis

Javert L6d Jonah Windle

Fantine

Pimp L6a Olly MacDonald

Fauchelevant 5g Xavi Aparicio

Factory Girl 1 Arabella Persse

Factory Girl 2

Factory Girl 3

Factory Girl 4

Factory Girl 5

Old woman

Lovely Lady 1

Lovely Lady 2

Coco Gibbons

Arabella Guy

Marius L6f Charlie Scammell

Cosette

Eponine

Honor McQuitty

Jane Wong

Winnie Foster

Esme Armstrong

Enjolras 5m Hector Sheldrick

Thénardier U6c Nenad Marinkovic

Mme Thénardier

ABC Society

Grantaire

Courfeyrac L6a

Siena Barclay

Summer Keith

Betsy Chow

Olly MacDonald

Prouvaire L6f Harry Nicholson

Lesgles

Coco Le Cornu

Joly Constance Mullan

Combeferre Lettie Stevenson

Feuilly L6b Seb Quinlan

Thénardier’s Gang

Brujon L6e Oliver Bibbey

Montparnasse

Coco Le Cornu

Babet L6a Olly MacDonald

Claquesous 5f Arthur Wilson

La Fouine 5d George Johnstone

Featured Ensemble

Constable 1 5f Henry Brodrick

Constable 2 5f Archie Fairman

Bishop of Digne L6e Oliver Bibbey

Foreman L6f

Harry Nicholson

Bamatabois L6b Seb Quinlan

Matilda Baines

Ploi Pannell

Fantine Understudy

Amelia Robson

Praise Obadimu

Freya Chamberlain

Lovely Lady 3 Livie Packer

Lovely Lady 4

Lovely Lady 5

Farmer

Character

Labourer

Sailor 1 5f

Amelia Ballard

Matilda Baines

Coco Walker

Livie Packer

Arthur Wilson

Sailor 2 5f Henry Brodrick

Sailor 3 5f Archie Fairman

Onlooker 1 L6f Matilda Davies

Onlooker 2

Onlooker 3

Onlooker 4

Nun 1

Nun 2

Lucy Whyte

Sophie Sze

Harry Nicholson

Coco Walker

Kath Hague

Major Domo 5f George Johnstone

Worker 1

Worker 2

Woman

Woman 1

Woman 2

Woman 3

Woman 4

Woman 6

Woman 7

Lucy Whyte

Praise Obadimu

Georgie Turner

Praise Obadimu

Betsy Chow

Sophie Sze

Arabella Persse

Amelia Robson

Freya Chamberlain

Army Officer L6b Seb Quinlan

Lucy Le Maistre

Ensemble

Chain Gang: Xavi Aparicio (5g), Archie Fairman (5f), George Johnstone (5d), Olly MacDonald (L6a), Nenad Marinkovic (U6c), Harry Nicholson (L6f), Forest Purvis (U6b), Charlie Scammell (L6f), Hector Sheldrick (5m), Arthur Wilson (5f)

Ensemble/featured ensemble

Alex Dawson-Paul

Amelia Robson

Arabella Persse

Archie Fairman 5f

Arthur Wilson 5f

Betsy Chow

Coco Le Cornu

Coco Walker

Constance Mullan

Freya Chamberlain

George Johnstone 5d

Georgie Turner

Harry Nicholson 5f

Hector Sheldrick 5m

Henry Brodrick 5f

Kath Hague

Lettie Stevenson

Livie Packer

Lucy Le Maistre

Lucy Whyte

Matilda Baines

Matilda Davies

Oliver Bibbey L6e

Olly MacDonald L6a

Ploi Pannell

Praise Obadimu

Siena Barclay

Sophie Sze

Summer Keith

Xavi Aparicio 5g

THEATRE REVIEW WRITTEN BY THE NATIONAL SCHOOL THEATRE AWARDS

Sherborne School: Les Misérables - Do You Hear the Students Sing?

As NSTA representative, I had the great pleasure of attending the Sherborne School production of Les Misérables on Saturday 6th December 2025. It is always ambitious when a school chooses to stage Les Misérables, but the Sherborne Schools Group rose to the challenge with confidence and success.

Under Alastair Kirby’s assured direction, pupils from Sherborne Boys, Sherborne Girls and Sherborne Prep were seamlessly united to recreate revolutionary Paris. Dan Marks’ musical direction sustained the drama wonderfully, with the 16-piece band rarely taking rest, heightening tension and momentum throughout. Jodie Glover and Lily Potter played vital roles as Choreographer and Assistant Director, supporting Mr Kirby’s vision and uniting performers from across the schools. Les Misérables is a musical masterpiece, adapted from Victor Hugo’s novel and set against the turbulent backdrop of 19th-century France.

Since opening in the West End in 1985, the production has become a firm favourite with UK theatregoers, winning the Olivier Award for Best Actress for Patti LuPone’s iconic portrayal of Fantine. Its Broadway transfer in 1987 further cemented its legendary status, earning eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical. At its heart lies the epic journey of Jean Valjean, whose transformation from hardened convict to respected citizen is shadowed by his relentless pursuit by Javert, a man convinced that no one can ever truly escape their past.

Staged in one of the school’s Great Halls, surrounded by generations of names etched into its walls, the sense of heritage and occasion was immediate. The prologue saw convicts move through the audience, placing us among the oppressed, before Forest (Valjean) and Jonah (Javert) established a compelling rivalry that anchored the production. Oliver’s Bishop of Digne was a standout performance, offering Valjean the mercy that reshapes his life. The ensemble

came into their own with a powerful rendition of “At the End of the Day”, bursting with energy and expertly balanced across the varied vocal ranges of the three schools. Fantine’s tragic arc followed, her rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” was delivered with sensitivity and emotional clarity, charting her descent through exploitation and loss. The sharp tonal shift of “Lovely Ladies” was slickly choreographed, briefly unsettling the audience before Fantine’s inevitable death returned the focus to suffering and injustice. The arrival of the Thénardiers brought much-needed dark humour. Siena and Nenad formed a deliciously slimy double act, sinister yet entertaining, drawing strong audience reactions. The ensemble supported them with raucous energy, while the orchestra’s stamina remained striking; this was a score played with relentless commitment. Act One built to a memorable close. Jonah’s commanding performance of “Stars” was a clear highlight, greeted with rapturous applause. Jonah is an excellent performer, with a strong voice and stage presence.

The introduction of the ABC students launched the audience into the revolutionary heart of the story, from “The ABC Café” to the thrilling “One Day More”. Hector’s Enjolras and Charlie’s Marius were impressive here, while Esme’s Eponine brought warmth and vulnerability. Her unrequited love contrasted beautifully with the blossoming romance between Marius and Cosette, portrayed tenderly by Charlie and Jane in “A Heart Full of Love”. The act ended with a striking tableau of rebellion, enhanced by effective lighting and the bold use of the tricolore on the cyclorama. Act Two sustained the production’s

emotional intensity. Esme’s rendition of “On My Own” was exquisitely controlled and deeply affecting, balancing vocal precision with genuine emotional truth. This was not merely a beautifully sung number, but a fully realised piece of storytelling and a stunning example of acting through song effectively. The barricade scenes were powerfully realised through smoke, gunshots and flashing lights, expertly underscored by the orchestra. Moments of tenderness followed in “Drink with Me” and Forest’s moving “Bring Him Home”, showcasing stunning vocal restraint and emotional depth. The final scenes were handled with care. Charlie’s rendition of “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables” was truly haunting, leading into a gently harmonised trio with Jane and Forest in "Every Day / A Heart Full of Love". Valjean’s final prayer brought Fantine and Eponine back as guiding spirits, joined by the fallen of the barricade and the hushed ensemble epilogue, creating a sense of calm resolution. With the final note, the production closed to a well-deserved full standing ovation. This was an impressive production and a testament to the depth of talent across the Sherborne Schools Group. From the assured central performances to the strength of the ensemble work, the company demonstrated a clear commitment to storytelling, musical precision and emotional integrity. Supported by thoughtful direction, effective design and a powerful score delivered by a talented orchestra, the production captured both the epic scale and the human heart of Les Misérables. The audience response reflected the impact of the evening, which stood as a moving and memorable achievement for all involved.

As part of the National School Theatre Awards, we have been nominated for the following prizes:

Joint Schools’ Junior Production

Alice by Laura Wade

ALICE Tilly Havelock / Alma Scott

MUM Allegra Verity

DAD Gabriel Irwin 4g

GRANDMA Rosalie McGowan

AUNTIE Tatty Hodgkinson

Edward Booth 4e TEACHER Radha Bigatti Dawahoo

Clarence Watson 4a

PAULINE Gigi Milnes

DORIS Jemima Gordon Lennox

Wonderland

WHITE RABBIT Tulumbe Mweemba Xanthe Wilson

CATERPILLAR Molly Harvey

Harris

COOK Lorelei Barnett

DUCHESS Honor Spink / Lily Rix

CAT Eddie Pears

HATTER Roly Heard

Ianto Davies

HARE Henry Clayton 4b

DORMOUSE India Harris-Hughes

BOY Johnny Coode 3d

GIRL Anastasia Holstein

KNAVE OF HEARTS Scarlett Low Margot May

COMMENTATORS Kezia Asafo-Adjei JJ Eden 3e

FLAMINGO Eva Lockhart

HEDGEHOG Jemima Burnell-Nugent

QUEEN OF HEARTS Martha Floyd Poppy Coombes

KING OF HEARTS Hector Mudd

Rufus Madden

MOCK TURTLE Caitlin Cogan

GRYPHON Sybella Wickham

TWEEDLEDUM Eloise Close

TWEEDLEDEE Harry Rogers

Wonderland / Guests Freya Gent; Theodora Bradley; Tilly Comyn; Ottolie Thomasin-Foster; Lottie Thornton; Bea Chapman; Saffy Grandison-Jewitt; Isla-Rose Bird; Daisy Wren; Elodie Comstive; Willa Ingledew

LAMDA Awards achieved

Speaking in Public

Grade 8

Anton Krnc 5a Distinction

Daniel Gover L6b Distinction

Grade 7

Harry Norman 5m Distinction

Grade 6

Arthur Wilson 5f Distinction

Grade 5

Aziz Khodjaev 3c Distinction

Eason Tang 3f Distinction

Freddie Beety 3d Distinction

George Bennet 3c Merit

JJ Eden 3e Pending

Leo Li 3b Pending

Victor Urrutia 3b Merit

Grade 4

Jack Heaver 3f Pending

Acting Grade 8

Harry Cole U6g Distinction

Harry Nicholson L6f Merit

Oliver Bibbey L6e Distinction

Ollie MacDonald L6a Pending

Roly Heard 4d Pending

Will Perry U6m Distinction

Grade 7

Charlie Esdaile 4c Pending

George Johnstone 5d Distinction

Konark Balain L6a Distinction

Rufus Madden 4e Pending

Sebastian Willcox 5b Distinction

Thomas Shaw 5g Distinction

Will Franks 4g Pending

Grade 6

Alex Sanders U6e Distinction

Archie Fairman 5f Distinction

Arthur Hudson 5b Merit

Bobbie Foster-Kemp 3a Pending

Eddie Pears 4g Distinction

Harry Rogers 3d Pending

Henry Brodrick 5f Merit

James Keeping L6a Distinction

Louis Brodrick 4b Merit

Max Lette 4c Distinction

Monty Entwistle 3e Distinction

Noah Catovsky L6d Distinction

Roddy Harris 4d Merit

Xavier Aparicio 5g Distinction

Grade 5

Arthur Green 3d Pending

Ben Tall 5f Merit

Cosmo Mills 4b Pending

Felix Camacho 4e Distinction

Harry Stenhouse 3g Pending

Hector Mudd 3m Pending

Hugo Armsby 5f Merit

Jasper Blundell 3f Distinction

Johnny Doherty 3c Distinction

Ollie McVittie 3e Pending

Will Fidgen 4g Merit

Musical Theatre

Grade 7

Henry Clayton 4b Distinction

Verse and Prose

Grade 7

Jamie Sterck L6a Distinction

Grade 6

Gilbert Johnston 3b Distinction

Hector Walker 5f Distinction

Grade 5

Zuka Suhaimi 4b Pending

Grade 4

George Keeping 4a Distinction

Zuka Suhaimi 4b Distinction

Diploma PCert LAMDA

Grade 7

Charlie Martin U6b Pending

SPORT

Rugby

Boys that have been involved in Bath Rugby Academy this year

Bath Rugby U15

Beau Borne

Ianto Davies

Hugo Dutton Medlock

Cosmo Peel

Freddie Price

Hector Rawlings

Rory Reid Thomas

Will Rooke

Felix Thorburn

Henry Wright

Bath Rugby U16

Hector Handle

Harry Bellew

Edward Grey

Bath Rugby U17

Alf Bourne

Oliver Beckley

Digby Skinner

William Symonds

Bath Rugby U18

Edwin Langley

Jem Lye

Scotland U18 Training Camp

Ali Reid Thomas

Ealing Trailfinders U18

William Heaver U6g

Rugby 7s

Rosslyn Park National Sevens U18 Vase winners

Ben Dawson L6b

Edwin Langley U6e

Jem Lye U6g

Alistair Darko U6b

William Waller U6a

Ben Lacey U6a

Ben Brady U6d

Ali Robinson U6m

Henry Carvosso U6f

Freddie Benbow L6f

Fergus O’Connell L6c

Timmy You L6a

JP Tatham 5d

Harry Bellew 5c

Hockey

• Harry Newbald (U6b), Olly Macdonald (L6a), Roly Heard (4d), Barney Heard (L6e) for Bath talent academy & Anton krnc (5a), Jamie Dineley (4d) for Bath Development Talent Academy.

• Barney Heard (L6e) making his national league debut for Team Bath Buccs

• Ollie McVitte (3e), Bear Wilkinson (3g), Archie Tyrrell (4d), Harry Sunderland (4d) & Sonny Schwyn (3e) – Dorset county

• Anton Krnc (5a) - Somerset County

Cricket

The following boys have been selected in County and National Cricket squads this year

Fin Gardner 5m Dorset

Jordan Graham U6e Barbados

Sam Grocutt U6f Oxfordshire

Logan Guest 3g Berkshire

Art Littler Pepper 4a Dorset

Fergus O’Connell L6c Sussex

Stirling O’Connor 4c Herefordshire

Patrick Reynolds U6e Dorset

JP Tatham 5d Somerset

Nathan Tribe L6e Dorset

The following boys scored centuries or took 5-wicket hauls this season

• Percy Buttler L6c 103* for 3rd XI v Taunton

• Teddy Carvosso 5f 102 for 2nd XI v Taunton

• Jordan Graham U6e 104* for 1st XI v Taunton 111* for 1st XI v Marlborough 130 for 1st XI v Sherborne Pilgrims

• Fergus O’Connell L6c 104 for 1st XI v Sherborne Pilgrims

• Freddie Risso-Gill 5g 6 for 21 for 3rd XI v Marlborough

• Hector Wilson U6b 5 for 16 for 4th XI v Taunton

• In addition, Jordan passed 1000 runs for the 1st XI since his debut in 2025 whilst Fergus took his tally of 1st XI runs beyond 2000 since his debut in 2023.

Team Honours

• 2nd XI DISC100 Finalists

• Mini Colts A XI County Cup Finalists

Football

In the South-West Independent Schools (SWIS) League

• U18A Wessex Independent Schools League Champions.

• 1st XI Winners of Division 1 of the South West Independent Schools League.

• Colts A Winners of Division 3 of the South West Independent Schools League.

• 3rd XI Winners of Division 1 of the South West Independent Schools League.

• Junior Colts A Winners of u15 Division 1 of the South West Independent Schools League.

Tennis

The following boys represented Sherborne in the regional finals of the LTA Year 9/10 competition finishing in the top 12 in the country

Henry Wight

Xavier Aparicio

The following boys represented Sherborne in the Year 9/10 competition winning their group and qualifying for Regional Finals

Tom Hardick

Adam Grasso

Sammy Langly-Smith

Anthony Powell

The following boys represented Sherborne in the LTA Year 11-13 competition

Sebbie Kunzer

Ryan Lai

Rupert Dorey

Fabian Simanjuntak

Milo Spink

Jamie Sterck

Jonah Windle

William Perry

William Ferrier

Ryan Lai

The following boys represented Sherborne in the LTA Glanville Cup (U19 National Championships)

Rupert Dorey

Fabian Simanjuntak

Milo Spink

Xavier Aparicio

Jamie Sterck

Jonah Windle

Henry Wight

Ryan Lai U6e

The following boys participated in County Cup and/or LTA Grade 3/4 competitions

Henry Wight

The following boys represented Sherborne at the Independent Schools Tennis Association at Eton

Henry Wight

Rupert Dorey

Xavier Aparicio 4g

Fabian Simanjuntak 5e

The following boys represented Sherborne at the Under 18s Road to Wimbledon regional finals

Fabian Simanjuntak 4e

Milo Spink L6c

George Stanford L6f

Henry Wight represented Sherborne at the National Finals of the U18s Road to Wimbledon, played at Wimbledon.

Swimming

Bath and Otter Cup Squad

Akila Bakrie* U6b

Bryden Lam* 5e

Sander Marshall-Lee U6c

Jun Yan Mok L6b

New School Records:

Medley Relay (4x50 Long Course) 2.02.30

Freestyle Relay (4x100m Long Course) 4.03.01

Fives

West of England Schools’ Championships

• Johnny Moesel (U6c) and Jordan Graham (U6e) won the Senior Plate Doubles Competition

Charlie Colquhoun Tournament

• Will Horton (U6e) won the Singles Plate Competition and Jordan Graham (U6e) won the overall Open Singles Trophy

Golf

Regional finalists of the ISGA Plate

• Charlie Konig (5d), Alex Ford (5e) and George Parker (4d)

Dorset Schools Golf Championship at Came Down Golf Club

• 12th (gross) Charlie Konig (5d)

• 8th (nett) Donnacha O’Brien (4f)

Ski Racing

• Jago Lacy-Smith (L6d)- 1st U18 unregistered overall, 2nd Slalom unregistered, 1st GS unregistered

• Oscar Brown (3a)- 1st U16 unregistered overall, 2nd U16 GS

• Max von Bender (U6c) - 3rd U21 unregistered overall, 3rd U21 GS

• Tom Hardick (4b), Henry Hardick (L6b), Teddy Carvosso (5f) and Hector Wislon (U6b) - 2nd U18 team competition, 3rd overall team competition

Badminton

Division 1 Wessex Badminton League

Full Squad

Ernest Ball 4c

Tom Cao L6a

Noah Catovsky L6d

Reuben Catovsky U6d

Will Franks 4g

Ian Ho 5g

Abbas Khokhar U6a

Thomas MacCormac L6b

Marley Mighty L6e

Sebastian Nissen-Meyer 4g

Eason Tang 3f

Felix West U6e

Perseus Wong 4c

Josh Yeung 5g

Bosco Zhu 3f

Athletics

Dorset Champions

Sebastian Quinlan L6b Shot put Max Cogan U6f Discus

Dylan Carr L6e 400m

Selected for Dorset

Sebastian Quinlan L6b

Alf Bourne L6c

Theo Knott U6m

Max Cogan U6f

Angus James U6c

New School High Jump Record

Theo Knott - 2.00m U6m

Selected to compete at the English Schools’ Championships

Alf Bourne L6c 110m hurdles

Theo Knott U6m High jump

*GS = Gaint Slalom

*registered skiers are those in the British or European system who race on the circuit, unregistered is everyone else.

Sailing

Sailing First Team: Fourth in the RYA National Youth Team Racing Championships and victorious in the BSDRA Western Area Championships and Wessex Championships

William Lewis U6d

Dylan

Ivo Finney U6d

Tom

Henry

Juniors: The following Third and Fourth Form boys all showed enough talent to sail in the senior teams multiple times within the year

Alex

RYA Dinghy Instructor Award: Henry Hardick (L6b) and Eddie Esdaile (L6c) qualified as RYA Dinghy Instructors having been awarded the Andrew Yorke Bursary to fund the training.

CCF

CCF experiences included

• Scraesdon Fort

• Sailing on the River Dart

• Visit to RNAS Yeovilton

• Visit to 1 Rifles

• Visit to 42 Commando

• Biennial Inspection and Dinner Night with Major General Rich Cantrell RM OBE MC

• Longmoor Training Camp

• Parachuting

• King’s Squad Pass Out Parade

• King’s Birthday Parade

• Adventure Training Camp in Norway

• Rifles Cadet Cup – 2rd place

• Pringle Trophy – 3rd place

• Royal Wessex Yeomanry

• Tour of the Tank Museum

TEN TORS

Ben Chorley

Joseph de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay

Ethan Lockhart

Timo Bryer

Alasdair Cooper

Tom Hardick

Walter Lane Fox

Harry Hicks

Hamish Donnithorne

John Hartley

Rufus Madden

Max Fountain

Dougy Brownrigg

William Fidgen

Olly Franks

Gabriel Irwin

Eddie Pears

Alexander Sington

Percy Butler

Dylan Carr

DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award Achievers

Max von Bender U6c

Tom Nichols U6d

Edward Henderson U6m

Noah Dalrymple-Smith U6e

Lachlan Geddes U6m

Charlie Wilson U6m

Charles Martin U6b

Max Cogan U6f

Caspar Garton U6f

Thomas Wood f25

Kiptala Kiptoo g24

Theodore Jouhanneaud g24

Arthur Wilson U6m

Frederick Wilson U6m

Thomas Whyte U6d

Frederick Rawlings U6m

Harry Newbald U6b

Alec Macpherson U6b

William Kirkwood U6b

Samuel Jones U6b

Angus James U6c

Alexander Grover U6f

Ivo Finney U6d

Felix DiNanno U6f

Henry Cole U6g

Sam Bourke U6f

William Blair U6g

Henry Bishop U6d

Jake Bamford U6b

Harry Stanley U6a

Max Dangerfield m24

Rufus Watson a25

Oliver Langley c25

Oliver Chappell d25

Alexander Williamson-Jones d24

Alexander Sanders U6e

Matthew Wong U6d

Gerald Asafo-Adjei U6e

Myles Boardman-Hirst e25

50 boys completed their Bronze and 35 completed their silver.

CLUBS & ACTIVITIES

Radio Sherborne

The following have been regular presenters throughout the year

Eddie Robertson 5b

Jamie Henderson 5b

Cedric von Studnitz L6a

Henry Clayton 4b

Tom Houston 4f

Ivo Finney U6d

Thomas Gower U6a

Hugo Tyrrell U6d

Inigo Russell U6g

Arthur Hudson 5b

Michael Phayre-Mudge 5f

OTHER

Damian Mereacre L6d

Bronze medal in MCMUN 2026

Representing Switzerland on Global Rebalancing

Henry Hardick L6b

Outstanding commitment to Sherborne Model United Nations

Charlie Frewen-Martin U6b

Outstanding commitment to Sherborne Model United Nations

The list of achievements and successes contained within these pages is testament to the quality of experience the boys can look forward to each year at Sherborne. Yet, it is the boys themselves that create this quality of experience and the quantity of opportunity, by throwing themselves into life and making the most of all that it has to offer.

Simon Heard Headmaster

Sherborne Boys

Admissions Department

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Sherborne

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Record of Achievement