Competitions
The table below shows the competitions that our pupils will be taking part in during the 2023-2024 academic year. More competitions will be added in due course. Most competitions are free of charge.
| Competition | Year Groups | Term | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Turing Cryptography Competition | Third and Fourth Year | Spring | Every Monday at 4pm in CR3 |
| Articulation History of Art Prize | Sixth From | Autumn and Spring | Held at Whitworth Art Gallery |
| Bebras Computing Challenge | Second Year | Autumn | 8-19th November |
| BPhO Round 1 | Upper Sixth | Autumn | Every Thursday 12.40-1.10pm |
| Chem Quiz | Second to Fourth Year | Summer | Date TBC. At Manchester Metropolitan University. National RSC Top of the Bench competition |
| Christmas Card Design Competition | All | Summer and Autumn | Design used for SGS Christmas card and Carol Service cover |
| Dragon’s Den | Third Year | Autumn | On Wednesdays from 1.10-1.40pm in W10 |
| ESU Public Speaking Competition | Third and Fourth Year | All | Every Wednesday at 4pm in W6. A national public speaking competition |
| Family History Research Club | All | All | On Wednesdays from 1-1:30pm in Woodsmoor/CR2 |
| First Year French Spelling Bee | First Year | Autumn and Spring | |
| Fourth Year MFL Debate | Fourth Year | Summer | Inter-form debating competition in French/German. In L5 |
| History Club | First to Third Year | All | Every Wednesday 1.10-1.40pm in W12 |
| History Podcast | All | Three podcasts across the year – one each term. In w22. | |
| Intermediate Maths Challenge | Third to Fifth Year | Spring | 2nd/3rd Feb |
| Junior Astro Challenge | Second to Fourth Year | Autumn | In November. Prep in Astro Club |
| Junior Maths Challenge | First and Second Year | Summer | 27th/28th April |
| Junior Physics Challenge | Fourth Year | Summer | Every Thursday 1.10-1.30pm |
| Library Heroes | First to Third Year | All | Inter-form borrowing competition |
| Living Edge Schools’ Art Competition | Third and Fifth Year and Upper Sixth | Spring | In March |
| MEM Challenge | All | Spring | February half term. Online |
| MasterChef Competition | First Year to Lower Sixth | Summer | 4-6.30pm, Date TBC. In T4/T5 |
| Maths Bombe | Sixth Form | Spring | Every Wednesday at 4pm in M11 |
| Maths Fest | Fourth Year | Spring | Date TBC. At Manchester University |
| Maths Olympiad for Girls | Fourth Year to Sixth Form | Autumn | 7th October. In M11 |
| National Cipher Challenge | Fourth Year to Sixth Form | Autumn | Every Thursday at 4pm in M9 |
| Northern Schools MFL Debating Competition | Sixth Form | Spring | Date TBC. Will be in January 2023 from 5-9pm |
| Physics Experimental Project | Fourth Year to Sixth Form | Autumn | Every Thursday 1.10-1.40pm |
| PiWars | All | Summer | Blue Mondays 1.05-1.40pm. Raspberry Pi robotics competition |
| Poetry by Heart | All | Autumn/Spring | In W8. National Competition – www.poetrybyheart.org.uk |
| Rotary Young Chef of the Year | All | Autumn and Spring | In T4 at 1.05pm on Wednesdays in Yellow Week from October to April |
| Royal Academy Schools’ Summer Exhibition | Sixth Form | Summer | At the Royal Academy |
| Schools Challenge Quiz Team | Fourth Year to Sixth Form | Autumn and Spring | Wednesdays in W22. Prep at lunchtime for January date. Quiz takes place online |
| Science Fair | First to Third Year | Autumn and Spring | Every Wednesday at 1.05-1.30pm |
| Second Year Enterprise Challenge | Second Year | Summer | 6th June in Hallam Hall and classrooms |
| Second Year French Competition | Second Year | Spring | Pronunciation competition |
| Senior and Intermediate Physics Challenges | Fourth and Fifth Year and Lower Sixth | Spring | Every Thursday 1.10-1.30pm |
| Senior Maths Challenge | Fifth Year and Sixth Form | Autumn | 3rd/4th November |
| Sixth Form Pop Maths Quiz | Sixth Form | Spring | 10am-1pm on date TBC. In Liverpool |
| Team Maths Challenge | Second and Third Year | Spring | Every Friday at 1.05pm in M2 |
| Third Year German Competition | Third Year | Spring | Pronunciation competition for Third Year German pupils |
| Third Year Spanish Reading Competition | Third Year | Summer | Pronunciation competition for Third Year Spanish pupils |
| Write on Art UK | Sixth Form | Summer | Art History essay competition |
| Young Enterprise | Lower Sixth | All | Every Monday at 4pm in W11 |