Children's Poetry Competition 2021
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 competition. We were inundated with entries, and we were so proud and humbled to read all of the young people's work, so a huge thank you to everyone who entered.
Reception – Year 3
Winner: Toby Barnett-Jones
Highly Commended: Oliver Battle and Meera Jassal
Year 4 – Year 6
Winner: Iris Achard
Highly Commended: Milan Paul Kumar and Romilly Hall
Year 7 – Year 9
Winner: Freya Leech
Highly Commended: Alexandra McCaffery and Emily Hunt
Year 10 – Year 13
Winner: Elise Scotney
Highly Commended: Alice Watson and Elsie Hayward
Schools
Winner: Ethelbert Road Primary School
Highly Commended: Michael Faraday Primary School and St James’ School
Shortlisted:
Adrija Ghosh
Albion (Ethelbert Road Primary School)
Alice Ridley
Ameera Hashmi
Amy Wallace
Angelica Suri Henry
Anna Brovko
Anya Giovine
Aphra Fearon-Low
Ayaan Rahman
Bobby Wagon
Clarice Costa
Constance Woolmore
Dai Xinming, Helen
Daniel Banks
Dominik Chapple
Dorri Jones
Dorrie Bedford
Eliana Bishop
Elisa McKenzie
Ella Jesson
Ellie Joyce
Elsa Falkner-Wedge
Elzé Ramanauskaite
Erin Georgia Wallace
Eve Ward
Fatema Zahra Mithwani
Felix Bull
Gabriel Dowie
Hannah Timamy
Imaan Kimbugwe
Iris Brown
Isobel Jetten
Ivy Wilson
Jack (Lightmoor Village Primary School)
Jack M (Ethelbert Road Primary School)
James Chaudry
James Freeman
Jessie Lindsay
Jet Pariera-Jenks
Jude Leese
Julia Echevarne Schalk
Kitra Oldham
Lara Williams
Laura Elizabeth Eyres
Layla Rosowsky
Lexi Grew
Lilia Cottam
Lily McKay
Lucas Tomkins Bell
Lucy Mellor
Mabel Bailey
Maisy McFadyen
Maite Wagon
Martha King
Maryam Laila Ahmad
Mathilda McKenzie
Max Bowler
Maxim Giovine
Molly Snooks
Muna White
Nancy Adams
Nelson Adegboyega
Neve Macgregor
Ophelia Gibbs
Paola Pietangeli
Persephone Fearon-Low
Quinlan Murphy
Reuben Peckham
Richard Chen
Rihana Jenkinson
Rivonia Adegboyega
Riyana Mittal
Rosa Little
Rosalind Selby
Ruari Dickson
Rudy Shuster
Ruby Gayle
Saphia English
Seth Cummings
Sylvie Mockridge
Tabitha Stacey
Tallulah (Ethelbert Road Primary School)
Toby Arvanitis
Toby Hawkins
Wilfred Wakeley
Will (Ethelbert Road Primary School)
Xaavier Mahmood
Zachary Cardy
