Waverley House Poetry Competition 2025

Congratulations to all our competitors and medal winners in our House Poetry Competition. Mrs Adams, our adjudicator, commented on all the children's confidence, clear diction and excellent pace. She also thought that all our pupils were extremely brave to even stand up in front of such a large audience and perform.

Our photo gallery is below the winners list.

Lower School Poetry Solo

Gold: NEPTUNE - Miles - The Homework Machine - Shel Silverstein

Silver: JUPITER - Kiyaan - I am a Tree - Nancy Kopman

Bronze: MERCURY - Priyanka - Bubbles - James Carter

Upper School Poetry Solo

Gold: NEPTUNE - Eloise - Song of the Fussy Eater - A.F Harrold

Silver: JUPITER - Teddy - Fancy That - Max Fatchen

Bronze: MERCURY - Evie - Where do all the Teachers go? - Peter Dixon

Lower School Poetry Duo

Gold: NEPTUNE - Emma & Megan - Our Teacher Likes Minecraft

Silver: MERCURY - Mete & Oscar - Crayon Poem - James Carter

Bronze: JUPITER - Maya & Banee - Morning Rush - John Foster

Upper School Poetry Duo

Gold: JUPITER - Ahana & Sienna - I Tried to do my Homework - Kenn Nesbit

Silver: MERCURY - Alice & Hanna - Things I'd Do if it Weren't For Mum - Tony Mitton

Bronze: NEPTUNE - Nandi & Tilly - The School Nurse - Allan Ahlberg

Lower School Prose Solo

Gold: NEPTUNE - Neeva - No-Bot, the Robot with No Bottom - Sue Hendra

Silver: MERCURY - Effie - There Was a Wee Lassie Who Swallowed a Midgie - Rebecca Colby

Bronze: JUPITER - Theo - The Racehorse Who Wouldn't Gallop - Clare Balding

Upper School Prose Solo

Gold: NEPTUNE - Kate - Dirty Bertie - Alan Macdonald

Silver: JUPITER - Toby - The Boy Who Hid in the Woods - Nicola Wyrill

Bronze: MERCURY - Rajan - The Twits - Roald Dahl

Lower School Prose Duo

Gold: NEPTUNE - Sara & Zoey - The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark - Jill Tomlinson

Silver: MERCURY - Heloise & Sonam - Kitchen Disco - Clair Fogs & Al Murphy

Bronze: JUPITER - Evie & Lara - Dexter Proctor the Ten Year Old Doctor - Adam Kay

Upper School Prose Duo

Gold: MERCURY - Mateja & Sacha - Impossible Creatures - Katherine Rundell

Silver: JUPITER - Molly & Rebecca - Chapter 1, Worst Witch Strikes Again - Jill Tomlinson

Bronze: NEPTUNE - Alice & Mia - George's Marvellous Medicine - Roald Dahl

HOUSE POEMS

Gold: JUPITER - Creative Writing - Gervase Phinn

Silver: MERCURY - My Dog is Not the Smartest Dog - Ken Nesbitt

Bronze: NEPTUNE - The Computer Swallowed Grandma - Valerie Waite