Bebras 2025 results are in, and our Junior School pupils have done superbly.
Bebras is a national computational thinking challenge. It rewards logic, pattern-spotting, clear reasoning and the ability to stay steady when the questions are meant to be difficult. It is a good measure of the habits we try to build over time, from early Junior School onwards.
This year, 232 pupils took part. The girls approached the challenge with real focus and discipline, and the outcomes reflect that:
– 81 Gold Awards: 34.9% of entries (Gold = top 10% nationally)
– 11 pupils placed in the top 1% nationally
– 81.5% of entries landed in the top half nationally for their age group
Our Year 6 students deserve a special mention. In the national Juniors bracket (which includes Year 7), 55.1% of our Year 6 entrants achieved Gold. It is a striking indicator of how much their computational thinking develops by the end of Junior School.
Thank you to our Junior School Computing teachers for the careful work that sits behind this, and to our Senior School Computer Science department for the ongoing support and guidance that helps ensure coherence across the curriculum.
