Marlow Adaptive Juniors doing their NJIRC pieces
Back to the nostalgic days of COVID. Allows the competition to be even more inclusive by removing geographical barriers to competing. The innovation expanded the event to a record 7,664 competitors featuring 209 schools and clubs, as well as a record 261 adaptive athletes (eclipsing last year’s high water mark of 191 entries, and the prior year’s of 143)
Stormont returned back to its leaderboard topping ways picking up the unofficial Adaptive “Victor Ludorum” prize (for best overall results across the team) with 28 points (5 for 1st, 3 for 2nd and 1 for 3rd) after coming in second place last year, and snaring two top finishes the two prior years. Blaise High School came in second with 17 points and Drumbeat School and ASD Service came in 3rd with 11. The inclusivity of the new format which brought more adaptive competitors intensified the competition overall with more schools and clubs at the podium than ever before – 17, compared with 11 last year.
Congratulations to the individual national medalists:
SEND Girls Year 7
- Florence O’Neill, Birchensale Middle School
- Lexi-Louise Rhodes, Blaise High School
- Dolly Stonehouse, Leigh Stationers Academy
SEND Boys Year 7
- Jayden Makabukidi, Stormont House School
- Tyler Ofurhie-Smith, Highshore School / Greenhouse Sports
- Jonah C, Mossbourne Rowing Academy
SEND Girls Year 8
- Isla Morant, Lymington Amateur Rowing Club
- Aurora, St Marylebone CE Bridge School
- Maliyah, St Marylebone CE Bridge School
SEND Boys Year 8
- Lewis Cotton, Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
- Liam Cassidy, Blaise High School
- Guilherme Mendes Soares Cassama, Bishop Thomas Grant School
SEND Girls Year 9
- Alayna Evans, Soundwell Academy,
- Taja, Royal Docks Academy
- Freyja Ryall, Spa School Bermondsey
SEND Boys Year 9
- Maximilian Welsh
- Nathan Tull, Stormont House School
- Romeo Whyte, Leigh Stationers Academy
SEND Girls Year 10
- Selvi Krishna, St Paul’s Girls’ School
- Leonora Wajika, The Gorse Academies Trust
- Alisha Abioye, Highshore School / Greenhouse Sports
SEND Boys Year 10
- Jake Nassim, Abingdon House School
- Finley Morant, Lymington Amateur Rowing Club
- Riley Loftus, The Gorse Academies Trust
SEND Girls Year 11
- April Plummer, Stormont House School
- Tilia Edwards Eddy, Blaise High School
- Olivia Davis, Stormont House School
SEND Boys Year 11
- Mikey Edon-Williams, Abingdon House School
- Sahand Osman YOSMAN, Blaise High School
- Aland Star Stormont House School
SEND Girls Year 12
- Taya Lloyd-Webb, Stormont House School
- Melanie Lyon TIger, Blaise High School
- Kitty Adamsn, Blaise High School
SEND Boys Year 12
- Jose Marquez, Stormont House School
- Jay McKay-Sherwood, Drumbeat School and ASD Service
- Maliq Samuel-George, Stormont House School
SEND Girls Year 13
- 1Tanya Taha, Drumbeat School and ASD Service
- Taylor Panschuk, Blaise High School
- Jamie-Leigh Parker, Blaise High School
SEND Boys Year 13
- Cai Watts, Highshore School / Greenhouse Sports
- George Moss, Drumbeat school and ASD Service
- Albie Noden, Highshore School / Greenhouse Sports