RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT
Record of Achievement
Sherborne is a school defined by our commitment to the flourishing of every single boy. We are a strong community, in which intellectual inquiry is prized, sporting achievement celebrated, and artistic and musical endeavour deeply valued. This Record of Achievement aims to summarise the incredible breadth and depth of academic and co-curricular achievement over the year.
LIST OF ACHIEVEMENTS
ACADEMIC
• Maths
• English
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Physics
• Modern Foreign Languages
• Classics
• History
CO-CURRICULAR
• Music
• Drama
• Sport
• Combined Cadet Force (CCF)
• Ten Tors
• Outdoor Education
• Clubs and Activities
Academic achievements
MATHEMATICS
Senior Maths Challenge
Gold certificates (and qualified for the Senior Kangaroo follow-up round):
Arthur Wright U6b
Charlie Perry U6b
Joon Sang Huyn U6f
Ahmed Alsaad U6c
Johnny Moesel L6c
Reuben Catovsky L6d
Joe Zhou 5e
Jinmo Koo 5b
In the follow-up round (the Andrew Jobbings Senior Kangaroo):
Reuben Catovsky L6d merit
Joon Sang Hyun U6f merit
Intermediate Maths Challenge
Gold Certificates
Luke Anderson-Diaper 3b
Raffy Heeb 3f
Roy Lim 3a
Harry Bellew 4c
Matthew Chang 4f
William James 4c
Kotaro Taki 4e
Joey Wang 4b
Freddie Benbow 5f
Noah Catovsky 5d
Harold Chen 5f
Chun Lok Choy 5f
Austin Lai 5c
Ian Liu 5d
Marley Mighty 5e
Hugo Shiu 5b
Joe Zhou 5e
The top achievers in the Challenge sat a follow-up round (Kangaroo):
Gold Certificates
Joey Wang 4b
Joe Zhou 5e
Silver Certificates
Luke Anderson-Diaper 3b
Raffy Heeb 3f
Roy Lim 3a
Kotaro Taki 4e
Freddie Benbow 5f
Harold Chen 5f
Hugo Shiu 5b
Millfield Mathematics Challenge:
Sherborne Boys won the Millfield Team Mathematics Challenge (competing with 15 other teams to solve a number of individual and team based mathematical puzzles). The following boys took part:
Kotaro Taki 4e
Joey Wang 4b
Harold Chen 5f
Joe Zhou 5e
ENGLISH
Freddie Fineman (U6e) received a commendation for his entry to the Trinity Gould Prize in English Literature.
BIOLOGY
Fourth Form Biology Challenge
Silver
Cyrus Jahanbani 4c
Hector Walker 4f
Frazer Fielding 4f
Emerson Purvis 4b
William James 4c
Hugh Ferrier 4c
Bronze Ptolemy Grave 4c
Jack Maltby 4a
Edward Carvosso 4f
Sebastian Willcox 4b
Ian Ho
Eli Yu 4d
Highly Commended
Kotaro Taki 4c
Henry Arthur Ferguson 4e
Bryden LAM 4e
Josh Scott-Kerr 4a
Josh Spolton 4m
Alexander Hayes 4d
Joey Wang 4b
Henry Brookes 4m
Matthew Cha 4b
Robin Chambre 4d
Michael Phayre-Mudge 4f
Alasdair Tursi 4b
Commended
Lucas Cheng 4b
Angus Eadie 4m
George Brookes 4a
Oscar Filtness 4d
Christian Piney 4f
Harry Bellew 4c
Tiger Guang 4e
Fin Gardner 4m
CHEMISTRY
Cambridge Chemistry Challenge 2024
Gold
Joon Sang Hyun U6f
Ahmed Alsaad U6c
Copper
Dusan Vukcevic U6a
Ted Silcox U6f
Nathan Ho U6b
Ali Ali U6m
Freddie Hope-Hawkins U6e
Chemistry Olympiad 2025
Gold
Joon Sang Hyun U6f
Silver
Ahmed Alsaad U6c
Ted Silcox U6f
Bronze
Will Bennett
L6e
Benjamin Brady L6d
Cameron Groves L6c
Charlie Woodger L6a
Cassian Ali L6c
Marc Fung
L6a
Dusan Vukcevic L6a
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Second round of the Bebras Challenge (formally known as the Oxford University Computing Challenge):
Merit
Felix Hoad
Louis Brodrick
Licheng Wang
Miles Crosthwaite-Eyre 3d
Arseniy Opanasenko
Leo Storey
Thomas Heaver
Zuka Wan Suhaimi
Montgomery Beames
George Brookes
Chi Chang
Kotaro Taki
Ian Ho
William James
Edward Kennerley
Roman Shubenko
William Pittman
Wenhong You
Jin Koo
Hugo Shiu
Jordan Graham
Asenath Antonio
Ryan Lai
Joshua Cheng
Distinction
Alasdair Cooper
Edward Eales
Preston
Fuller
Dylan Hooper
Oscar White-Andersen
Bonnevier
Distinction continued...
Soshiro Furuhashi 3m
Arthur Higgs 3m
Rufus Madden 3e
Harry Bellew 4c
Zhouyi Guang 4e
Joshua Scott-Kerr 4a
Sebastian Willcox 4b
Frazer Fielding 4f
Ho Yeung 4g
Marley Mighty 5e
Joe Zhou 5e
Hengyu Zhu 5m
Qihan Chen 5f
Mitchel Choo 5b
Cameron Groves L6c
Reuben Catovsky L6d
Best in School
Luke Anderson-Diaper 3b
Bertie Ross 3f
Douglas Brownrigg 3g
Joseph de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay 3a
Stirling O’Connor 3c
Tsz Cheung 3e
Will Franks 3g
William Frost 3f
Ian Liu 5d
Tom Cao 5a
Guillaume Sagnes L6e
PHYSICS
Senior Physics Challenge
Marc Fung L6a Silver
Reuben Catovsky L6d Bronze
William Horton L6e Bronze
Ryan Lai L6e Bronze
Forest Purvis L6b Bronze
MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
UK Linguistics Olympiad 2025
Silver
Mark Geweiler 4g
Henry Ferguson 4e
George Brookes 4g
Bronze
Andrew Polley 3a
Lucas Cheng 4b
Participation
Perseus Wong 3c
Roy Zheng 3b
Joey Wang 4b
Licheng Wang 3f
CLASSICS
Charlie Sclater (U6m) gained a place at Oriel, Oxford to study Classics.
HISTORY
Johnny Moesel (L6c) was awarded Second Place in the Society for Army Historical Research’s essay competition for an essay considering counterinsurgency in Iraq.
Co-Curricular
MUSIC
Diplomas
Ian Liu ATCL Sch.Mus (5d) - LTCL Piano (Distinction)
Jack Arnold Sch.Mus (U6e) – ARSM Saxophone (Distinction)
Oscar Boswall Sch.Mus (U6f) – ATCL Tuba (Distinction)
Oscar Boswall Sch.Mus (U6f) – ARSM Singing (Merit)
Grade 8
Patrick Reynolds (L6e) – Alto saxophone (Distinction)
William Ashworth Sch.Mus (U6b) – Cello (Pass)
Alex Biddulph (U6d) - Singing (Distinction)
Alex Biddulph (U6d) - Euphonium (Merit)
Sotaro Matsui Sch.Mus (L6b) - Piano (Pass)
Grade 7
Manu Manzelli Sch.Mus (3g) – Oboe (Distinction)
Manu Manzelli Sch.Mus (3g) - Singing (Merit)
Daniel Gover (5b) – Piano (Merit)
Charlie Scammell Sch.Mus (5f) – Trumpet (Merit)
Inigo Russell Exh.Mus (L6g) - Cello (Pass)
Frazer Fielding Sch.Mus (4f) - Cello (Pass)
Grade 4-6
Freddie Lowe (4m) – Classical Guitar (Merit)
Ben Tall (4f) – Trumpet (Pass)
Zeeshan Mahmud Sch.Mus (5f) – Piano (Pass)
Edward Kennerley Sch.Mus (4g) - Trombone (Pass)
Curtis Lee (U6e) - Cello (Pass)
Kotaro Taki (4e) - Piano (Merit)
Henry Dawson Paul (4d) - Trombone (Distinction)
Henry Ferguson Sch.Mus (4e) - Piano (Merit)
Henry Clayton (3b) - Singing for Musical Theatre (Merit)
25 Lunchtime Recital Cheap Street Church performances:
Luke Anderson-Diaper Sch.Mus (3b) - piano, trumpet
Jack Arnold ARSM Sch.Mus (U6e) - alto saxophone
William Ashworth Sch.Mus (U6b) - cello
Oliver Bibbey (5e) - voice
Alex Biddulph (U6d) - euphonium, voice
Nathaniel Booth Sch.Mus (3e) – piano, violin
Oscar Boswall ATCL ARSM (U6f) - tuba, voice
Sam Bourke (L6f) - voice
Aloysius Cath (U6a) - piano
Lucas Cheng (4b) - cello
Henry Clayton (3b) - voice
Ianto Davies Exh.Mus (3f) - trumpet
Freddie Facer Exh.Mus (L6a) - violin
Henry Ferguson Sch.Mus (4e) - bassoon, piano, voice
Frazer Fielding Sch.Mus (4f) - cello, organ, piano
James Fielding ARSM (U6a) - guitar
Arlo Findlater (L6m) - electric guitar
Marc Fung ARSM (L6a) - violin
Archie Gibbons Sch.Mus (L6f) - piano, trumpet
Daniel Gover (5b) - piano
Sirtaaj Grewal Sch.Mus (3a) - piano, trumpet, voice
James Hambly Sch.Mus (5a) - voice
Benjamin Hunt Sch.Mus (5e) - alto saxophone, clarinet
Joon Sang Hyun (U6f) - clarinet
Gabriel Irwin (3g) - trumpet
Luke Jamieson (3m) - clarinet
Edward Kennerley Sch.Mus (4g) - trombone, voice
Sebastian Kunzer (L6f) - piano
William Lewis Sch.Mus (L6d) - clarinet
Ian Liu ATCL LTCL Sch.Mus (5d) - flute, piano
Austin Lai (5c) - violin
Walter Lane Fox (3b) - trumpet
Freddie Lowe (4m) - guitar
Zeeshan Mahmud Sch.Mus (5f) - cello, piano
Jack Maltby Sch.Mus (4a) - trombone
25 Lunchtime Recital Cheap Street Church performances continued...
Manu Manzelli Sch.Mus (3g) - oboe, voice
Sotaro Matsui Exh.Mus (L6b) - piano
Harry Nicholson (5f) - bass guitar
Sebastian Nissen-Meyer Exh.Mus (3g) - piano
Alex O’Sullivan Exh.Mus (U6d) - drum kit
Michael Phayre-Mudge (4f) - alto saxophone
Emerson Purvis Sch.Mus (4b) - harp
Forest Purvis Sch.Mus (L6b) - voice
Patrick Reynolds (L6e) - alto saxophone
Benji Rimington Sch.Mus (5c) - clarinet, piano, voice
Louis Rippon Sch.Mus (5e) - French horn, piano
Samuel Rippon Sch.Mus (L6e) - clarinet, piano
Inigo Russell Exh.Mus (L6g) - cello
Charlie Scammell Sch.Mus (5f) trumpet, voice
Freddie Senior ATCL Sch.Mus (U6g) - flute
Hector Sheldrick Sch.Mus (4m) - piano
Archie Spenlove-Brown Sch.Mus (L6f) - trombone
Harry Sunderland (3d) - flute, voice
Kotaro Taki (4e) - piano
Ben Tall (4f) - trumpet
Hugo Tyrrell (L6d) - trumpet
Jethro Ware Sch.Mus (3m) - violin
James Whiteley Sch.Mus (L6b) - drum kit
Edmund Willmott Exh.Mus (4f) - electric guitar, voice
The 97-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 Britten’s Saint Nicolas on 12 February:
Cassian Ali L6c
*Luke Anderson-Diaper Sch.Mus 3b
Hugo Armsby 4f
Jack Arnold ARSM Sch.Mus U6e
Gerald Asafo-Adjei L6e
William Ashworth Sch.Mus U6b
Konark Balain 5a
Alex Biddulph U6d
Henry Bishop L6d
*Nathaniel Booth Sch.Mus 3d
*Oscar Boswall ATCL ARSM Sch.Mus U6f
*Sam Bourke L6f
*Henry Brodrick 4f
George Brookes 4g
Aloysius Cath U6a
*Oliver Chappell Exh.Mus 6d
Lucas Cheng 4b
*Henry Clayton 3b
*James da Costa Brookes L6a
*Ianto Davies Exh.Mus 3f
Henry Dawson Paul 4d
Charlie Esdaile 3c
*Freddie Facer Exh.Mus L6a
Archie Fairman 4f
Milo Fairman L6f
*Henry Ferguson Sch.Mus 4e
*Frazer Fielding Sch.Mus 4f
Will Franks 3g
Felix Freeth 3c
Charlie Frewen-Martin L6b
Marc Fung L6a
Fin Gardner 4m
Lachy Geddes L6m
Archie Gibbons Sch.Mus L6f
Jayden Graham-Douglas 5a
Sirtaaj Grewal Sch.Mus 3a
*James Hambly Sch.Mus 5a
Tom Hardick 3b
*Raffy Heeb 3f
*Reuben Hobbs Exh.Mus U6c
Hugo Horsley 3c
*Tom Houston 3f
Arthur Hudson 4b
*Benjamin Hunt Sch.Mus 5b
*Gabriel Irwin 3g
*Luke Jamieson 3m
James Keeping 5a
*Edward Kennerley Sch.Mus 4g
*Sebastian Kunzer L6f
Walter Lane Fox 3b
*Max Lette 3c
*William Lewis Sch.Mus L6d
Ian Liu ATCL LTCL Sch.Mus 5d
Solomon Macaulay 5a
*Jasper MacWatt Sch.Mus L6b
*Zeeshan Mahmud Sch.Mus 5f
*Jack Maltby Sch.Mus 4a
*Manu Manzelli Sch.Mus 3g
Sotaro Matsui Exh.Mus L6b
*Charlie Miller L6d
Tom Moesel L6c
Kyryl Mykytyuk 5f
Harry Nicholson 5f
Sebastian Nissen-Meyer Exh.Mus 3g
Alex O’Sullivan Exh.Mus U6d
Andrés Ozonas Alcover L6e
Alex Paul 5c
Eddie Pears 3g
Alex Pemberton 3b
Emerson Purvis Sch.Mus 4b
*Forest Purvis Sch.Mus L6b
Sebastian Quinlan 5b
Freddie Rawlings L6m
Patrick Reynolds L6e
Benji Rimington Sch.Mus 5c
*Louis Rippon Sch.Mus 5e
Samuel Rippon Sch.Mus L6e
Bertie Ross 3f
*Inigo Russell Exh.Mus L6g
*Charlie Scammell Sch.Mus 5f
Josh Scott-Kerr 4a
Freddie Senior ATCL Sch.Mus U6g
Hector Sheldrick Sch.Mus 4m
Alexander Sington 5b
Nick Speers 3d
*Archie Spenlove-Brown Sch.Mus L6f
Josh Spolton 4m
*Harry Sunderland 3d
Archie Tyrrell 3d
Hugo Tyrrell L6d
Cedric von Studnitz 5a
*Jethro Ware Sch.Mus 3m
James Whiteley Sch.Mus L6b
*Edmund Willmott Exh.Mus 4f
Arthur Wilson 4f
Matthew Wong Sch.Mus L6d
Perseus Wong Sch.Mus 3c
*Thomas Wood U6f
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
Jack Arnold ARSM Sch.Mus U6e
Benjamin Hunt Sch.Mus 5b
Michael Phayre-Mudge 4f
Patrick Reynolds L6e
Trumpet
Archie Gibbons Sch.Mus L6f
James Hambly Sch.Mus 5a
Charlie Scammell Sch.Mus 5f
Ben Tall 4f
Trombone
Edward Kennerley Sch.Mus 4g
Jack Maltby Sch.Mus 4a
Archie Spenlove-Brown Sch.Mus L6f
Piano
Freddie Senior ATCL Sch.Mus U6g
Bass Guitar
Harry Nicholson 5f
Thomas MacCormac 5b
Electric Guitar
Edmund Willmott Exh.Mus 4f
Drum kit
Alex O’Sullivan Exh.Mus U6d
Vocalists
Alex Biddulph U6d
Sam Bourke L6f
The Jazz Ensemble performed on 22 November and at Early Evening Jazz in June:
Clarinet
Benji Rimington Sch.Mus 5c
Trumpet
Luke Anderson-Diaper Sch.Mus 3b
Sirtaaj Grewal Sch.Mus 3a
Piano
Samuel Rippon Sch.Mus 5e
Electric Guitar
Edmund Willmott Exh.Mus 4f
Bass guitar
Harry Nicholson 5f
Drum Kit
James Whiteley Sch.Mus L6b
The Wind Band gave a concert in the BSR on 7 March:
Clarinet
Samuel Rippon Sch.Mus L6e (leader)
Benji Rimington Sch.Mus 5c
William Lewis Sch.Mus L6d
Flute
Joshua Burrill
Ian Liu ATCL LTCL Sch.Mus 5d
Forest Purvis Sch.Mus L6b
Freddie Senior ATCL Sch.Mus U6g
Harry Sunderland 3d
Alto Saxophone
Jack Arnold ARSM Sch.Mus U6e
Benjamin Hunt Sch.Mus 5b
Michael Phayre-Mudge 4f
Patrick Reynolds L6e
Oboe
Manu Manzelli Sch.Mus 3g
Inigo Russell Exh.Mus L6g
Bassoon
Henry Ferguson Sch.Mus 4e
Bagpipes
Xan Arbuthnott U6a
Hector Sheldrick Sch.Mus 4m
Trumpet
Luke Anderson-Diaper Sch.Mus 3b
Edward Booth 3e
Chun Lok Choy 5f
Ianto Davies Exh.Mus 3f
Archie Gibbons Sch.Mus L6f
Sirtaaj Grewal Sch.Mus 3a
James Hambly Sch.Mus 5a
Gabriel Irwin 3g
Jasper MacWatt Sch.Mus L6b
Charlie Scammell Sch.Mus 5f
Josh Spolton 4m
Ben Tall 4f
Hugo Tyrrell L6d
French Horn
Louis Brodrick 3b
Oliver Chappell Sch.Mus U6d
Sebastian Quinlan 5b
Louis Rippon Sch.Mus 5e
Trombone
Henry Dawson Paul 4d
Edward Kennerley Sch.Mus 4g
Jack Maltby Sch.Mus 4a
Archie Spenlove-Brown Sch.Mus L6f
Henry Wight 3c
Eli Yu 4d
Tuba
Oscar Boswall ATCL ARSM Sch.Mus U6f
George Wight U6f
Drum Kit
Alex O’Sullivan Sch.Mus U6d
Percussion
Alex Biddulph U6d
Sotaro Matsui Exh.Mus L6b
James Whiteley Sch.Mus L6b
Matthew Wong Sch.Mus L6d
The annual Halliday Cup Competition for Pianists was adjudicated by Libby Burgess (pianist, chamber musician, vocal coach) with the following results:
• Overall Winner and recipient of the Halliday Cup: Ian Liu ATCL LTCL Sch.Mus (5d)
• Advanced Class winner: Samuel Rippon (L6e); Highly Commended: Aloysius Cath (U6a)
• Intermediate Class winner: Luke Anderson-Diaper Sch.Mus (3b); Highly Commended: Benji Rimington Sch.Mus (5c) and Commended: Sebastian Nissen-Meyer Exh.Mus (3g).
• Junior Class winner: Henry Ferguson Sch.Mus (4e); Highly Commended: Kotaro Taki (4e).
The Symphony and Sinfonia Orchestras gave a Gala Concert on 23 March including repertoire by Brahms, Kodály, Tchaikovsky, and Márquez:
Sinfonia
1st Violin
Raffy Heeb 3f
2nd Violin
George Keeping 3a
1st Clarinet
Luke Jamieson 3m
1st Trumpet
Sirtaaj Grewal Sch.Mus* 3a
Luke Anderson-Diaper Sch.Mus 3b
2nd Trumpet
Ianto Davies Exh.Mus 3f
Percussion
Alfonso Gayán Villagrán 4c
* Leaders ** Section Principals
Symphony Orchestra
1st Violin
Marc Fung ARSM L6a
Austin Lai 5c
Freddie Facer Exh.Mus L6a
2nd Violin
Nathaniel Booth Sch.Mus 3e
Cedric von Studnitz 5a
Jethro Ware Sch.Mus 3m
Cello
William Ashworth Sch.Mus U6b
Frazer Fielding Sch.Mus 4f
Zeeshan Mahmud Sch.Mus 5f
Lucas Cheng 4b
Flute
Ian Liu ATCL LTCL Sch.Mus** 5d
Forest Purvis Sch.Mus** L6b
Oboe
Inigo Russell** Exh.Mus L6g
Manu Manzelli Sch.Mus 3g
Clarinet
Samuel Rippon** Sch.Mus L6e
William Lewis Sch.Mus L6d
Bassoon
Henry Ferguson Sch.Mus 4e
Horn
Oliver Chappell Exh.Mus U6d
Louis Rippon Sch.Mus 5e
Sebastian Quinlan 5b
Trumpet
Archie Gibbons Sch.Mus** L6f
Alex Biddulph U6d
Jasper MacWatt Sch.Mus L6b
Trombone
Archie Spenlove-Brown Sch.Mus L6f
Tuba
Oscar Boswall ATCL ARSM Sch.Mus** U6f
Percussion
James Whiteley Sch.Mus L6b
Matthew Wong Sch.Mus L6d
The Chamber Choir performed an Introit every Sunday evening in the Abbey, took part in the Sherborne Abbey Festival, sang Choral Evensongs in Winchester Cathedral (October) and Salisbury Cathedral (March), in Music & Readings for Christmas in the School Chapel, and in Battle of the Organs during Commem week:
Luke Anderson-Diaper Sch.Mus 3b
Jack Arnold ARSM Sch.Mus U6e
Alex Biddulph U6d
Nathaniel Booth Sch.Mus 3e
Oscar Boswall ATCL ARSM Sch.Mus U6f
Sam Bourke L6f
Henry Brodrick 4f
George Brookes 4g
Oliver Chappell Exh.Mus U6d
Henry Clayton 3b
James da Costa Brookes L6a
Ianto Davies Exh.Mus 3f
Henry Ferguson Sch.Mus 4e
Frazer Fielding Sch.Mus 4f
James Hambly Sch.Mus 5a
Raffy Heeb 3f
Reuben Hobbs Exh.Mus U6c
Tom Houston 3f
Benjamin Hunt Sch.Mus 5b
Gabriel Irwin 3g
Luke Jamieson 3m
Edward Kennerley Sch.Mus 4g
Sebastian Kunzer L6f
Max Lette 3c
William Lewis Sch.Mus L6d
Zeeshan Mahmud Sch.Mus 5f
Manu Manzelli Sch.Mus 3g
Charlie Miller L6d
Forest Purvis Sch.Mus L6b
Louis Rippon Sch.Mus 5e
Inigo Russell Exh.Mus L6g
Archie Spenlove-Brown Sch.Mus L6f
Harry Sunderland 3d
Jethro Ware Sch.Mus 3m
Edmund Willmott Exh.Mus 4f
In a Joint Schools’ Musical Showcase on 22 January, performances were given by the Chamber Choir as part of the Joint Schools’ Choir, the Symphony Orchestra, the Joint Schools’ Wind Quintet, the Joint Schools’ String Orchestra, and the Swing Band.
A Joint Schools’ Singing Competition adjudicated by Katharine Fuge (Soprano) took place on 2 March and the winners were:
Junior Class: Manu Manzelli Sch.Mus 3g
Musical Theatre: Henry Clayton 3b
Intermediate Class: Benji Rimington Sch.Mus 5c
Advanced Class: Oliver Chappell Exh.Mus U6d
Jazz musicians gave a Jazz Concert at the Holy Rood Church, Buckland Newton, in May, raising £1200.00 for a new Church roof:
Archie Spenlove-Brown Sch.Mus L6f
Sirtaaj Grewal Sch.Mus 3a
Sam Bourke L6f
Archie Gibbons Sch.Mus L6f
Alex Biddulph U6d
Benji Rimington Sch.Mus 5c
Luke Anderson-Diaper Sch.Mus 3b
Harry Nicholson 5f
Edmund Willmott Exh.Mus 4f
Samuel Rippon Sch.Mus L6e
James Whiteley Sch.Mus L6b
The Brass Band gave concerts on Festive Shopping Day on 1 December, as part of the Sherborne Abbey Festival, and played at the CCF Biennial Inspection in March, and in the Abbey Service which took place in the Courts for VE Day on 7 May.
Trumpet
Archie Gibbons Sch.Mus L6f
Hugo Tyrrell L6d
Sirtaaj Grewal Sch.Mus 3a
Luke Anderson-Diaper Sch.Mus 3b
Trombone
Archie Spenlove-Brown Sch.Mus L6f
Edward Kennerley Sch.Mus 4g
Jack Maltby Sch.Mus 4a
Tuba
Oscar Boswall ATCL ARSM Sch.Mus U6f
French Horn
Louis Rippon Sch.Mus 5e
The annual Patrick Shelley Competition for Advanced Instrumentalists and Singers, adjudicated by Alexandra Standing (Pianist and Chamber Musician), took place on 22 June, and the winners were:
Piano: Ian Liu ATCL LTCL Sch.Mus 5d
Woodwind: Ian Liu ATCL LTCL Sch.Mus 5d
Strings: Marc Fung L6a
Brass: Oscar Boswall ATCL ARSM Sch.Mus U6f
Percussion: James Whiteley Sch.Mus L6b
Organ: Frazer Fielding Sch.Mus 4f
Singing: Oscar Boswall ATCL ARSM Sch.Mus U6f
The overall winner of the Patrick Shelley Cup was Ian Liu ATCL LTCL Sch.Mus (5d).
Ian Liu ATCL LTCL Sch.Mus (5d) has been awarded a place at the Junior Royal College of Music as a firststudy Pianist.
The Joint Schools’ Wind Quintet made it through the qualifying round of the annual Pro Corda Music Competition and performed in the Sherborne Abbey Festival:
Clarinet
Benjamin Hunt Sch.Mus 5b
Oboe
Manu Manzelli Sch.Mus 3g
French Horn
Louis Rippon Sch.Mus 5e
Symphonic Strings performed at the Abbey Festival.
Violin
Marc Fung ARSM Sch.Mus L6a
Austin Lai 5c
Nathaniel Booth Sch.Mus 3e
Freddie Facer Exh.Mus L6a
Jethro Ware Sch.Mus 3m
Cedric von Studnitz 5a
Cameron Campbell-Steele L6a
Cello
William Ashworth Sch.Mus U6b
Inigo Russell Exh.Mus L6g
Zeeshan Mahmud Sch.Mus 5f
Frazer Fielding Sch.Mus 4f
Double bass
Lucas Cheng 4b
DRAMA
House Plays
Lyon House
Horatio Will Be Late by Burton Bumgarner (Oct 24)
George Brookes
Archie Robbins
Sebbie Gray
Eddie Pears
Mark Geweiler
Ned Jones
Will Blair
Harry Cole
Gabriel Irwin
James Holden
Tom Shaw
Wilf Willmott
Sam Biggart 5g
Josh Ireland (Technical) L6g
Scot Storey (Technical) L6g
Harper House
Death Comes to Charlesworth Park (Jan 25)
Ivo Finney L6d
Hugo Tyrell L6d
Robin Chambre 4d
Roddy Harris 3d
Ben Brady
George Johnstone 4d
Charlie Miller L6d
Arthur Burton L6d
Jake Kingsford (Technical) 3d
Alfie Blacker (Technical) 3d
Milo Crosthwaite-Eyre (Stage Crew) 3d
Archie Tyrell (Stage Crew) 3d
Harry Sunderland (Stage Crew) 3d
Abbey House
Captive Audience by Jenny Gilbert (Feb 25)
Forest Purvis
James Whiteley
Sebastian Willcox
Eddie Robertson
Joey Wang
Charlie Perry
Charlie Frewen-Martin
James Abel
Frank Taylor
Arthur Hudson
Bertie Williams
Timothy Bryer
School House – Jeeves and Wooster by David and Robert Goodale (Adapted by Judy Thurman)
Siegfred Johnsen (Director)
James Keeping
Olly Macdonald
Cameron Campbell-Steele
Soloman Macaulay
Anton Krnc
Clarence Watson
Jayden Graham-Douglas
George Foster-Kemp
George Berry
Thomas Gower
Henry Perry
Harry Stanley
Toby Ridgway
Josh Burrill
Jamie Cotterell
Will Waller
Max Wilson
Dusan Vukcervic
Arlo Fitzsimmons
Beattie
Grewal (Band Leader)
Cath (Band)
James Hambly (Band)
Maltby (Band)
Marc Fung (Band)
Freddie Facer (Band)
James Fielding (Band)
Josh Scott-Kerr (Band)
Timmy You (Stage Crew) 5a Tom Cao (Stage Crew) 5a
Oliver Triay (Stage Crew) 5a
Hector Jones (Stage Crew) 5a
Cedric Von-Studnitz (Stage Crew) 5a
Angus Leung (Stage Crew) 4a
Ethan Lockhart (Technical) 3a
Ben Chorley (Technical) 3a
School Productions
Joint Schools’ Production with Sherborne Girls – A
Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story by Mark Gatiss –(Dec 24)
William Perry L6m
Forest Purvis L6b
Nenad Marinkovic L6c
Harry Nicholson 5f
Henry Clayton 3b
Tom Houston 3f
Archie Osborne L6f
Clarence Watson 3a
Roddy Harris 3d
Tom Shaw 4g
Gabriel Irwin 3g
George Johnstone 4d
Max Lette 3c
Edward Booth 3e
Wilf Hargreaves 4c
Henry Brodrick 4f
Eddie Robertson 4b
Eddie Pears 3g
Charlie Eisdale 3c
Konark Balain 5a
Cedric Von Studnitz 5a
Louis Brodrick 3b
Isaac Beattie 3a
Rufus Madden 3e
Joey Wang 4b
Harry Hanslip 4b
Milo Crosthwaite-Eyre 3d
Archie Tyrell 3d
Lower School Production
Hope Springs by Richard Conlon (May 25)
George Brookes
Xavi Aparicio
Will Fidgen
Arthur Wilson
Charlie Eisdaile
Rufus Madden 3e
Wilf Willmott 4g
Arthur Hudson 4b
LAMDA Awards achieved
PCertLAM
Siegfred Johnsen (U6a):
Unit 1 - Distinction
Unit 2 - Merit
Overall – Merit
Acting
Harry Cole (L6g) – Grade 6 (Bronze Medal)Distinction
Konark Balain (5a) – Grade 6 (Bronze Medal)Distinction
Rufus Madden (3e) – Grade 6 (Bronze Medal)Distinction
Charlie Eisdaile (3c) – Grade 6 (Bronze Medal)Distinction
George Foster-Kemp (5a) – Grade 6 (Bronze Medal)Merit
George Berry (4a) – Grade 6 (Bronze Medal) - Merit
Archie Fairman (4f) – Grade 5 – Distinction
Alex Sanders (L6e) – Grade 5 – Distinction
Wilf Willmott (4g) – Grade 5 – Distinction
Roddy Harris (3d) – Grade 5 – Distinction
Henry Brodrick (4f) – Grade 4 – Distinction
William Fidgen (3g) – Grade 4 – Merit
Felix Camacho (3e) – Grade 4 – Distinction
Eddie Pears (3g) – Grade 4 – Distinction
Max Lette (3c) – Grade 4 – Distinction
Ben Tall (4f) – Grade 4 – Distinction
Hugo Armsby (4f) – Grade 4 – Merit
Speaking Verse and Prose
Hector Walker( 4f) – Grade 5 – Distinction
Theatre Trips
‘Blood Brothers’ - King’s Theatre, Portsmouth –(Nov 24) – Third Form Scholars, Fourth and Fifth Form GCSE Drama pupils.
Hugo Armsby
Balain
Berry
Oliver Bibbey
Henry Brodrick
Catovsky
Cha
Clayton
Charles Esdaile
Franks
Farhad Guliyev
Harry Hanslip
James Holden
Arthur Hudson
George Johnstone
Austin Lai
Harry Lines
Riyon Liyanaarachchi
Oliver Macdonald
Menzel
Mykytyuk
Pears
Perry
Jasper Richardson
Archie Robbins
Edward Robertson
William Samengo-Turner 4c
Charles Scammell 5f
Thomas Shaw
Hector Spencer
Milo Spink
James Sterck
Frank Taylor
Oscar Thornton
William Vivian 5c
Boqiao Wang 4b
Clarence Watson 3a
Wilfrid Willmott 4g
Rufus Madden
‘Dear England’ – National Theatre, London – (May 25) – Fourth Form GCSE Drama Pupils
Xavier Aparicio
Hugo Armsby
George Berry
Henry Brodrick
Matthew Cha
Hugh Ferrier
Harry Hanslip
Arthur Hudson
George Johnstone
Riyon Liyanaarachchi 4f
Edward Robertson 4b
William Samengo-Turner 4c
Thomas Shaw 4g
Boqiao Wang 4b
Wilfrid Willmott 4g
Events
Drama Exhibition – Commem 2025 – Friday 27 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
Frank Taylor 5b
Patricia Harris Junior Cup for Drama
Tom Shaw 4g
Gerald Pitman Cup
Siegfred Johnsen U6a
Richard Eyre Prize for Drama
Henry Cole U6g
Drama Half Colours have been earned by the following boys for their outstanding contributions to House plays, School plays, Joint School productions, involvement with LAMDA, and, in some instances, the Scholars Group.
Harry Nicholson 5f
Nenad Marinkovic L6c
Forest Purvis L6b
Drama Full Colours are granted in recognition of sustained dedication to Drama and valuable contributions to numerous productions throughout their time at Sherborne.
William Perry L6m
Archie Osborne L6f
SPORT
Rugby
Boys that have been involved in Bath Rugby Academy this year:
Bath Rugby U15
Hector Handle
Harry Bellew
Edward Grey
Bath Rugby U16
Alf Bourne
Oliver Beckley
Toby Charles
Ruben Gray
Bath Rugby U18
Edwin Langley
Jem Lye
Scotland U18 Training Camp
Ali Reid Thomas
Ealing Trailfinders U18
William Heaver
Hockey
• Jamie Guy (U6g) has been selected for the Wales U18 squad who will travel to Turkey for the European Hockey Championships in July where they will play Italy, Turkey and Ireland before entering the knock out phases to establish overall rankings. Having played for Bath Buccaneers in the England Hockey Talent Academy Festival last summer, Jamie has been through a rigorous training and selection process with regular sessions in Cardiff and Brecon culminating in his selection for Wales. Jamie has already tasted international competition when as a junior he represented GB and was the European Triathle Champion. He is also a member of the successful school Ski Racing squad as well as playing rugby and cricket for the School.
• Will Rooke (3m) - Dorset
• Anton Krnc (4a) - Somerset
• 2nd XI- 2nd year running top 10 ranking in the country
Cricket
The following boys have been selected in County Cricket squads this year:
Dorset U18 and Men's 2nd XI
Charlie Robinson
Will Tatham
Dorset U16
Oli Beckly
Gardner
Dorset U14
Littler Pepper 3a Herefordshire U14
Jersey U16
U15
U16
Oxfordshire U18
Sam Grocutt
Barbados U17
Jordan Graham L6e
The following boys scored centuries or took 5-wicket hauls this season:
• Hugo Bishop 5d 5 for 14 for 2nd XI v Bryanston
• Digby Duder 3c 5 for 15 for JCB XI v Millfield
• Ollie Mullings U6c 5 for 12 for 2nd XI v Clayesmore
• Jordan Graham L6e 106 for 1st XI v Sherborne Pilgrims
• Fergus O'Connell 5c 106* for U17 XI v Mount Kelly
• Fergus O'Connell 5c 110* for 1st XI v Sherborne Pilgrims
• Fergus O'Connell 5c 100 for 1st XI v Blundell's
• In addition, Fergus reached the milestone of scoring more than 1000 runs for the 1st XI, since his debut as a Third Former
Team Honours
• DISC100 Champions Junior Colts A XI
• DISC100 Runners-up 2nd XI
• ESCA/ECB Dorset County Cup Runners-up Junior Colts A XI
Football
In the South-West Independent Schools (SWIS) League:
• U18 4th Division champions
• U15 Division 1 champions
• 2nd XI unbeaten season
• The 3rd XI were the U18 Division 4 Champs.
Athletics
Dorset Championships:
Wills Mandolfo, 300m, 800m 3m
Hugo Dutton-MedlockHurdles, High jump 3g
William James, 800m, 400m 4c
Cyrus Jahanbani, Shot put, Discus 4c
Seb Noori, 1500m 4c
Christian Piney, 200m, Long jump 4f
Angus James, 100m, 400m L6c
Charlie Wilson, Long jump L6m
Max Cogan, Discus L6f
South West Championships:
Hugo Dutton-Medlock, Hurdles, High jump 3g
Max Cogan, Discus L6f
English Schools Championships:
Hugo Dutton-Medlock, High jump 3g
Cross Country
Thomas Langley (U6e) completed a 400km run in September 2025 raising money for Children in Need.
Sailing
Sailing First Team: 2nd in the BSDRA Western Area Championships:
Sailing Junior Team: 1st in the BSDRA Western Area Championships:
Tennis
The following boys represented Sherborne in the LTA Year 9/10 competition:
Henry Wight
Xavier Aparicio
Rupert Dorey
Fabian Simanjuntak
The following boys represented Sherborne in the LTA Year 11-13 competition, becoming regional finalists:
Billy Baker U6c
Oliver Langley U6c
Amory Hugh-Jones
William Paviour
Danny Windle
Sebbie Kunzer
Ryan Lai
Andrés Ozonos Alcover
The following boys represented Sherborne in the LTA Glanville Cup (U19 National Championships):
Billy Baker
Charlie Sclater
Henry Wight
Xavier Aparicio
The following boys participated in County Cup and/or LTA Grade 3/4 competitions:
Billy Baker
Henry Wight
Rupert Dorey
Xavier Aparicio
The following boys won the Under 18s Road to Wimbledon:
Rupert Dorey
Fabian Simanjuntak
The following boys won the Sherborne Boys Championships: Juniors – Uknown yet Seniors – Unknown yet
Swimming
Bath and Otter Cup Squad:
*New School Record Medly Relay (Long Course) 4:05.68
Akila Bakrie*
Joshua Blackwell*
Bryden Lam*
Scot Storey
Basty Tett*
Fives
Fives Charlie Colquhoun Tournament:
Tom Moesel (L6c) and Johnny Moesel (L6c) both reached the Senior Plate competition final, with Johnny beating his brother to take victory.
In the Colts competition Alasdair Tursi (4b) came second in the Plate competition.
Golf
Charlie Konig (4d) represented the School at the Dorset Schools Golf Championship, playing in one of the leading groups at Came Down Golf Club.
Badminton
Dorset Champions (KS4-Boys) and qualified for the South-west Regional Finals of the Badminton England Schools Championship were:
Tom Cao 5a
Noah Catovsky 5d
Jamie Sterck 5a
Joe Zhou 5e
Winners of the Inaugural Wessex Badminton League:
Full Squad
Jerry Bo U6f
Tom Cao 5a
Noah Catovsky 5d
Reuben Catovsky L6d
Abbas Khokhar L6a
Thomas MacCormac 5b
Marley Mighty 5e
Thomas O’Sullivan U6b
Ted Silcox U6f
Jamie Sterck 5a
Rufus Watson U6a
Felix West L6e
Joe Zhou 5e
Ski Racing
DHO British Schoolboy’s Championships in Wengen
Team Dual Slalom:
Sherborne A team came second overall form 24 teams;
Zander Lacy-Smith (U6d
Jamie Guy U6g
William Norton U6b
Jago Lacy-Smith 5d
U18 Giant Slalom
Zander Lacy-Smith finished in 2nd place.
U21 Giant Slalom
William Norton finished in 1st place also winning the Viceroy Cup for top overall U21 skier.
Climbing
In December, six climbers visited Bryanston School for a climbing meet, where they were victorious. The team included:
Will Bennet L6e
Harold Chen 5f
Gabriel Cheng L6e
Joshua Cheng L6e
Felix DiNanno L6f
Henry Perrin U6m
Gabriel and Joshua did not drop a point across the entire competition.
In March, two teams of six (three seniors and three juniors) attended the Independent Schools’ Climbing Championships (ISCC) hosted at the White Spider climbing wall in Surbiton.
Our first team
Will Bennett L6e
Gabriel Cheng L6e
Joshua Cheng L6e
Harold Chen 5f
Edmund Willmott 4f
Emerson Purvis 4b
...came 5th out of 37 teams and the second team:
Felix DiNanno L6f
George Mitchell U6c
Henry Perrin U6m
Monty Beams 4f
Romeo Damjanovic 4a
Hector Walker 4f
...came 20th out of 37:
Joshua Cheng came 2nd out of the 94 who entered the individual leading event.
CCF
CCF experiences included:
• Urban Combat Centre
• 1 Rifles
• 42 Commando
• RNAS Yeovilton
• Flight in a Merlin helicopter
• Live firing on Straight Point Ranges
• Sixth Form Parade
• Dinner Night with the guest of honour Major General James Coote DSO OBE, the Senior British Military Advisor at United States Central Command
• Salisbury Plain
• HMS Raleigh
• Summer camp is at the Cadet Training Centre by RAF St Mawgan in Cornwall
ARMY SCHOLARSHIPS
Henry Cole
Freddie Hope-Hawkins
U6g
U6e
PRINGLE TROPHY WINNERS
Will Wilson
Henry Cole
Freddie Hope-Hawkins
Charlie Perry
Jack Fletcher
Alex Gledhill
Archie Robertson
U6a
U6g
U6e
U6b
U6d
U6f
L6m
Freddie Benbow 5f
Rifles Cadet Cup – 3rd place
TEN TORS
Ten Tors 35 Mile Challenge
Hugh Hargreaves
Ten Tors 45 Mile Challenge
William Kirkwood
Cassian Ali
Angus James
Henry Bishop
Ivo Finney
Charles Miller
Maximilian Cogan
Lachlan Geddes L6m
OUTDOOR EDUCATION
Duke of Edinburgh Gold
Thomas Langley
Arthur Macdonald
Oliver Livingston Booth
James Thorne
Frederick Griffith
George Wight
Zander Lacy-Smith
Toby Warman
Henry Perrin
Rufus Watson
Oliver Cope
Archie Robertson
U6e
a24
U6g
U6f
U6c
U6f
U6d
U6c
U6m
U6a
U6a
L6m
64 boys completed their Bronze Award and 20 completed their Silver Award.
Oscar Revell (c 24), Max Windham (c 24), Freddie Griffith (U6c), James Thorne (U6f) and George Wight (U6f) receiving the
eir Gold Awards at Buckingham Palace.
CLUBS & ACTIVITIES
Radio Sherborne
The following have been regular presenters throughout the year.
Bell Ringing
The following boys have learned to bell-ring and successfully completed ART (Excellence in Ringing Teaching) Level 3.
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