The Foreign Language Translation Bee consists of competitive learning of vocabulary for KS3 students, based on frequently used verbs and nouns in the target language.

It involves four stages - class, school, regional  and national with each stage being more challenging because students are initially required to master the present, then the preterite past, near future and finally modal verbs, in addition to the previous stage. 

Ms Matomby and Mr Di Egidio were proud to accompany our talented students on this trip!

During each stage of the competition, students have one minute to translate as many sentences as possible from English into either French, German, Mandarin or Spanish. It is very impressive to see students translating over 20 sentences per minute, demonstrating immense dedication

After a tough contest at North London Collegiate School, we are very happy to announce that Harshiv B - Year 8 Spanish has made it to the national finals for the Foreign Language Translation Bee competition!

Well done Harshiv!

For the next stage he will be facing schools at a national level at Cambridge University later this year. Lamar B and Yasmin V in Year 9 also competed and gave a very strong performance, but unfortunately didn't make it to the national finals. 

We are still immensely proud of all of our students who competed! 

Click here to learn more about the organisation behind the spelling bees! 

We are delighted to share the results from this year’s Junior Mathematical Challenge (JMC) 2026.

This year’s certificate thresholds were:

• Gold: 75+
• Silver: 59+
• Bronze: 47+

A special congratulations goes to all of our students who took part, particularly our Year 7 students, many of whom were sitting this style of competition paper for the very first time. Taking on such a challenging paper at such an early stage in secondary school is a fantastic achievement in itself.

Year 7s:
Alexandru D - 47 Bronze
Eisa G - 63 Silver Best in Year
Nicholas O - 50 Bronze
Emi P - 47 Bronze

Year 8s:
Zaynab A - 60 Silver
Safaa B - 64 Silver
Khushi B - 67 Silver Best in School
Davide B - 53 Bronze
Dristi D - 63 Silver
Hussein J - 48 Bronze
Isabella M - 48 Bronze
David R - 47 Bronze
Vicky T - 47 Bronze

We are very proud of the resilience, enthusiasm and mathematical thinking shown by all participants. 

Our Year 10, 12, and 13 Art and Photography students recently went on an eye-opening trip to the University of Hertfordshire for their 2026 Creative Arts degree show.   

The journey began at the Architecture Graduate Show, where students saw intricate architectural models in the architecture studio where they showed curiosity about studying the subject at university.

Adding their own Canons mark!

Next, they went on a tour led by staff members and current students from the Creative Arts faculty, which featured stunning work across graphic design, illustration, game design, digital arts, and set design.

Our students were truly captivated by the exceptional quality of work and interacted with some of the exhibits.  

Attentively listening!

The day wrapped up with an informative creative careers talk that introduced students to post-secondary pathways. The future of art and design is bright! 

Thank you to Mr Godfrey, Miss Haghighi, Miss Ko and Miss Komara for organising and attending this trip with our lovely Art students!

Achievement comes in many forms and the Jack Petchey celebrates and acknowledges what everyone has accomplished. This celebration also gives us all an opportunity to say thank you to the adult leaders, teachers, staff and volunteers who work so hard to inspire and encourage young people!

Congratulations to our May-June 2026 Winners!

Nevaeh P (7O) 

Nevaeh is a very kind person seen as a positive role model trying her best and helps everyone and goes beyond in her studies and helping and making new friends. Nevaeh has excellent attitude to learning consistently. Nevaeh has shown incredible resilience.

Mustafa S (7O)

Mustafa has shown immense excellence in sport, captained year 7 basketball to win the borough championship. Worked relentlessly on his skill and has developed into an excellent player and leader.

Anastasia P (7V) recognition of her outstanding contributions both within and beyond the school community.

Anastasia embodies the values of kindness, resilience, and commitment. She consistently goes above and beyond to support others while striving for personal excellence. I strongly believe she is a highly deserving candidate for this award.

Ahlam S (12O)- Ahlam is a kind-hearted soul and seen as a role model, she was seen helping a stranger who was injured in Queensbury demonstrating kindness, compassion and resilience being a good humanitarian.  

Scott W (13R)

Overcoming a personal barrier, Scott is an excellent student and has faced challenges whilst studying for his A Levels. Scott has been an excellent role model in trying to help himself      overcome his personal barriers by staying healthy, seeing his friends, completing his school work diligently and using the support around him. Scott has put his best foot forward for     not only achieving excellent results but also refocused himself for a happier future.

May A (12G)

As well as being delightful, polite, and completely academically focused, May  has gone above and beyond to give back to the school. As well as achieving very highly in her 'A' Level studies, an excellent role models not only for the other Sixth Form students, but also for KS3 and KS4 as well.

Find out more about the Jack Petchey Foundation here!