Mathematical problem-solving skills are put to the challenge
Mathematical problem-solving skills are put to the challenge
A group of our exceptional maths students in Years 9, 10 and 11 have been participating in an after-school club to prepare for the UK Maths Trust (UKMT) Intermediate Mathematical Challenge.
The challenge is a national competition designed to develop students’ problem-solving skills as it encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought and fluency to make students think.
Our students completed the 60-minute challenge on 28th January 2026 under test conditions and it comprised of 25 incredibly tough questions with no calculators or measuring instruments allowed.
To make it even more difficult, they get marks for every question they got correct, but if they go wrong for any of the questions 15-25, they will have marks deducted.
Below are just some of the tough questions that our students had to solve.
A massive well done to Lucas Loasby, Gracie McCarthy and Jacob Herman who achieved a Silver Award and are in the top 25% in the country and Patryk Odzimek, Teddy Sharman, Liam Mojzner, Toby Hart and Anya Knights who achieved a Bronze Award and are in the top half of all students who participated.
All of the students have working incredibly hard showing their enthusiasm for Maths. We are extremely proud of the results all of our students achieved as they were awarded with their certificates.
Thank you to Mr Abraham and Mr Parsons in the Maths department for working with our students to prepare them for the challenge and stretch their thinking.