1^st Rafe Hopper, Marlborough College

2^nd Caspian Maclean, Eton College

3^rd Sofiya Chymera, Loreto Sixth Form College

Highly commended:

Evelyn Ding Si Hui, The Henrietta Barnett School

Isabella Hagen-Zanker, Godalming College

Niamh Healy, Graveney School

Marta Ohler, Wycombe Abbey School

Ben Sawtell, The Leys School

Oliver Woods, The Skinners’ School

Commended:

Edward Bridges, Radley College

Molly Bryant, Homeschooled

Raphaela Thacker, Range High School

Poppy Williams, Walthamstow Hall School

International Essay Prize:

Emily Richardson, Täby Enskilda Gymnasium, Sweden

Congratulations to all who completed their essays. To have done that is an achievement in itself.

The essays were anonymised before the judges saw them, so they did not know who wrote the essays or which school they attend. This was to prevent any unconscious bias.