UK Junior Maths Challenge
This national competition, organised by the UK Mathematical Trust, is open to the most able pupils in years 7 and 8. At Kirk Balk we enter the best 60 pupils in each of the two year groups. The Challenge takes place annually on the last Thursday in April in the school hall. See also the UK Intermediate Maths Challenge.
Nationally around 225,000 of the top young mathematicians take part in the Challenge. Certificates are awarded on a proportional basis: Gold about 6%, Silver about 14% and Bronze about 20% of all entrants. One pupil from each school also awarded 'Best in School Certificate'. The top 1,000 pupils in each year group from across the UK quailfy for the European 'Kangaroo' round where they compete against the brightest young mathematicians across Europe.
2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2005 Results | 2004 Results | 2003 Results | 2002 Results
The 2008 Challenge
The date of the 2008 UK Junior Maths Challenge is Thursday 1st May 2008. To have a go at a previous paper click here
The 2007 Challenge
| 2007 Gold Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
Holly Hendry, Declan Neal |
Year 8 |
Matthew Myers, Sebastian Scothorn |
| 2007 Silver Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
Aiden Heseltine, Marga Davenport, Charlie Parker |
Year 8 |
Rebecca Higgs, Daniel Anstress, Christian Wike, George Akid, Tamsin O'Brien, Adam Jacobs, Jake Tonge |
| 2007 Bronze Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
Ashleigh Clegg, Rebecca Fellows, Joseph Bradley, Hannah Lane, Abigail Pettinger |
Year 8 |
Adam Schofield, Emily Garvey, Fiona Stewart, Amelia Goodair, Jack Hedges, Kane Punter, Alex Tune, Ashley Sanderson, Kelly Stracey, Ethan Sheldon, Aiden Birks |
2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2005 Results | 2004 Results | 2003 Results | 2002 Results
The 2006 Challenge
| 2006 Gold Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
Sebastian Scothorn, Adam Schofield |
Year 8 |
Joshua Harper |
| 2006 Silver Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
Daniel Anstress, Aaron Ibbotson, Curtis Parker, Sara Newbold, Declan Neal |
Year 8 |
Nicholas Ivill, Stephen Hoyle, Siobhan Ritchie, Benjamin Jenkins, Thomas Lowe, Dale Sunderland, Ian Uttley, Mark Kidgell, Roisin Fox |
| 2006 Bronze Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
Alexandra Kaye, Kelly Stracey, Aiden Birks, Ashley Sanderson, Fiona Stewart, Matthew Myers, Bethany O'Brien, Joshua Greenslade, Natalie Briscoe, Christian Wike, Jake Tonge |
Year 8 |
Rhiannon Sharp, Alex Vella, Daniel Meigh, Ryan Burdin, Thomas Jevons, Sheridan Griffiths, Christop Hardman, Sophie Adderley, Dominic Whelan |
2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2005 Results | 2004 Results | 2003 Results | 2002 Results
The 2005 Challenge
| 2005 Gold Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
no winners |
Year 8 |
no winners |
| 2005 Silver Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
Kimberley Sayles and Dale Sunderland |
Year 8 |
David Barrow and Amber Belk |
| 2005 Bronze Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
Alex Vella, Siobhan Ritchie, Joshua Harper, Mark Moore, Dominic Whelan and Rhiannon Sharp |
Year 8 |
Heather Steer, Chalotte Wallace, Danny Lomas, Amy Baxter, Karl Swales, Corey Sadler Knott, James Taylor, Adam Garvey, Amy Wolstenholme , Matthew Wears, Amy Greetham, Scott Hadfield, Cara Nortcliffe |
2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2005 Results | 2004 Results | 2003 Results | 2002 Results
| 2004 Gold Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
Kerry Swales, Joanne Eaden |
Year 8 |
David Barrow |
| 2004 Silver Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
James Taylor, Amy Wolstenholme |
Year 8 |
Stephanie Eustis, Karl Wilson, Lee Sunderland |
| 2004 Bronze Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
Amber Belk, Liam Burks, Gemma Cook, Katie Derbyshire, Laura Battison, Hannah Cutts, Lucy Higgs, Grace Gill, Thomas West. |
Year 8 |
Elliott Satur, Katie Foster, Lee Horsley, Alice Caunt, Sarah Needham, Elisabeth Hardman, Emma Greenfield, Declan Richards, Jason Griffiths, Katie Smith, Conna Sykes, Michelle Bellamy, Lucy Harrison, Laura Lindsay, Ryan Green, Michael Robson, Richard Smart, Daniel Stewart |
2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2005 Results | 2004 Results | 2003 Results | 2002 Results
The 2003 Challenge
| 2003 Gold Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
Kerry Swales |
Year 8 |
Chritie Burland Upton, James Sylvester, Elizabeth Taylor |
| 2003 Silver Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
Lee Sunderland, Matthew Eastley, Elliott Satur, Katie Foster |
Year 8 |
Chris Spendlove, Nicky Harvey, Mica Crellin, Joseph Hall, Jordan Froggett, Helen Wood |
| 2003 Bronze Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
Jodie Green, Alice Gaunt, Michelle Bellamy, Sarah Needham, Lee Horsley, Stephanie Eustis, Ryan Tonge, A Bracknell, Jonathan Mallender |
Year 8 |
Kerry Fellows, Chris Hyde, Chalotte Green, Karl Morley, Martin James, Sally Hudson, Jenifer McIntyre, Laura Anstess, Thomas Gilberthorpe, Matthew Haigh, Laim Pettet, Ricahrd Crump, Kim Noble, Nicola Walker, Carla Moore, Matthew Scholey, Jamie Tune, Jarrod Waistnidge |
2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2005 Results | 2004 Results | 2003 Results | 2002 Results
The 2002 Challenge
| 2002 Gold Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
no winners |
Year 8 |
Josh Shaw, Chrispher Mann |
| 2002 Silver Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
Charlotte Green, Chris Spendlove, Ian Taylor, Martin James |
Year 8 |
Robert Harris, Jenifer Hutchinson, Man Ben Law, Stephanie Ogden, Helen Manley |
| 2002 Bronze Certificate winners |
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Year 7 |
Jamie Tune, James Sylvester, Chris Semmens, Michael Arnold, Richard Crump, Sally Hudson, Christie Burland Upton, Kerry Fellows, William Westerman, Ryan Mott, Steffanie Singleton |
Year 8 |
Charlotte Hufton, Tom Earnshaw, Leanne Butler, Miriam Braisley, Katie Scott, Chris Leech, Nicola Cook, Ben Gosling, Lorna Harris, Natalie Ratcliffe |
2007 Results | 2006 Results | 2005 Results | 2004 Results | 2003 Results | 2002 Results |
Kirk Balk School Mathematics Department 