Competitions
The table below shows the competitions that our pupils will be taking part in during the 2019-2020 academic year. More competitions will be added in due course.
| Competition | Year Groups | Term | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Turing Cryptography Competition | Third and Fourth Year | Spring | Meetings on Monday at 3.50pm in CR3 |
| Albert Johnston Travel Award | Sixth Form | Autumn | Applications to be submitted in November. Interviews before Christmas. Travel in Summer Holidays |
| ARTiculation (Art History Competition) | Sixth Form | Autumn and Spring | |
| Biology Challenge | Fourth Year | Spring | Meetings as and when needed for organisation |
| Biology Olympiad | Upper Sixth | Spring | |
| Carol Service Cover Design Competition | All Years | Autumn | |
| Chemistry Olympiad | Lower Sixth | Summer | |
| Engineering Competition | Lower Sixth | TBC | |
| German Reading Competition | Third Year | Spring | |
| IEA Essay Competition | Lower Sixth | TBC | Meetings on Friday at 1.05pm in W11 |
| Intermediate Biology Olympiad | Lower Sixth | Summer | Meetings as and when needed for organisation/administration |
| Living Edge Competition | Third and Fifth Year and Upper Sixth | Spring | January Submission. Prize giving in March at The Lowry |
| LS Legal and Clark Art Competition | Sixth Form | Summer | |
| MasterChef | TBC | Summer | In T4 |
| MFL Debating Competition | TBC | Autumn | |
| MFL Debating Competition (i/c) | Sixth Form | All | Meetings during lunchtimes and in evening in November in L4/external school |
| Nancy Rothwell Award | All Years | Autumn | September submission |
| National Cipher Challenge | Fifth Year and Sixth Form | Autumn | Meetings on Thursday at 4pm in M9 |
| National Enterprise Challenge | Second Year | Summer | |
| Open Schools Art Competition | Fifth Year | Autumn | February workshop and prize giving |
| Photography House Competition | TBC | All | Once per term |
| Physics Olympics and Olympiad Preparation | Third and Fourth Year and Sixth Form | Autumn (Oct and Nov), Spring (Feb and Mar), Summer (May and June) | Meetings on Thursday at 1.10pm in P1/P2. Year groups meet in different sessions |
| Royal Academy A-level Exhibition | Sixth Form | Summer | |
| Saatchi Gallery Competition | Fifth Year and Sixth Form | Summer | |
| Science Fair | TBC | Spring | Meetings on Tuesday at 12.30pm in P1 |
| Short Story Competition | TBC | Summer | |
| Spanish Reading Competition | Third Year | Spring | |
| Team Maths Challenges Preparation | TBC | TBC | |
| Triumph Design Award | Sixth Form | Autumn and Spring | Complete work in own time. Can use T1 |
| United Kingdom Mathematics Trust JMC/IMC Preparation | First to Fifth Year | Spring | Meetings on Wednesday at 12.30pm in M10 |
| United Kingdom Mathematics Trust Preparation | First to Fifth Year | Various | Meetings on Tuesday at 12.30pm in M7 |
| W.S. Johnston Writing Competition | First to Third Year | All | |
| WorldWise Quiz | Fourth and Fifth Year | Autumn | In November. In Geography classroom and at Manchester Metropolitan University |
| Young Analyst Competition | Lower Sixth | Summer | |
| Young Enterprise | Lower Sixth | Autumn and Spring | Meetings on Monday at 4pm in W11 |