Thirty students from Ramsey Grammar School have been awarded certificates in the UK national Intermediate Maths Challenge, sat in February. Sat by top set students from Years 9, 10 and 11, the school obtained 5 gold awards, 9 silver awards and 16 bronze awards.

The Maths Challenge is the largest annual maths competition in the UK. It is administered by the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust, whose aim is to advance the education of young people in mathematics. It offers able students the opportunity to work on difficult maths questions, requiring the application of skills to material which is often not taught directly as part of the school curriculum. Calculators are not allowed.

The gold certificates were awarded to Voirrey Baker from Year 11 and Rosalie Kavan, Flynn Allinson, Ramsey Ball and Owen Bevan from Year 10. Voirrey and Rosalie have also been invited to sit the pan-European “Pink Kangaroo” paper later this month as a result of their top scores.

In Year 9, George Boles and Ben Dempsey achieved silver awards, which is no mean feat given that they were competing against much older students.

Said Mathematics Team Leader Micheal Flynn, “The Intermediate Maths Challenge is designed to test able students in unfamiliar ways. We are delighted with our results and congratulate our students for doing so well. They have worked hard and that has paid off.”