Portrait Competition Winners

The Good Schools Guide in association with

The Renaissance of the Portrait Foundation are pleased to announce:

The Children's Queen: "A Jubilee Portrait Competition for Schools" Winners


The five winning schools  received £1,000 to spend on art materials.

Winners were selected by the judges:

Basia Hamilton* - Sir Timothy Clifford - John Julius Norwich, Viscount Norwich - Brian Sewell

*Basia Hamilton ie the founder of The Renaissance of The Portriat Foundation and a renowned portrait painter whose works include portraits of HM The Queen Mother and HRH Princess Anne

 

Portrait winners

The winning schools (and the portrait winner) are:

 

Junior-age School Winner

  • Rhodes Avenue Primary School, Haringey - Winning portrait - Queen With Corgis by Mia in Y3.

 

Intermediate-age School Winner 

  • St Paul's Catholic High School, Manchester - Winning portrait by Francis  - Y8. 

 

Senior School Winners:

  • Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls. Winning portrait Elegance by Bethany -Y10
  • Ousedale School, Milton Keynes. Winning portrait by Jordan Smith  - Y12

 

Best Portrait Selection From A School:

  • Ibstock Place School. The winning portrait by Willow Carwardine (Y2). Ibsotck also had one commended portrait and three shortlisted.  (All schools with at least one winning portrait were considered for this prize).

Each of the schools named above received £1,000 to spend on art materials at a presentation in The House of Lords which took place on Monday 3rd December 2012.

'The competition has been absolutely brilliant for the children and for our school.' Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls

 

Individual winners and their prizes are listed below:

School Town Year
Award Type Award Value School Award

 

Portrait competition winners Y0-Y2

Wix Primary School London Y0 Maia Year Group winner £100 No
Brigg Primary School Brigg Y1 Violet Commended £10 Gift voucher No
Moreton Hall School Oswestry Y1 Emma Year group winner £100.00 No
Cranmore School Leatherhead Y1 Josh Runner-up £50.00 No
Banks Lane Infant School Stockport Y1 TBC (Queen Shopping) Commended £10 gift voucher No
Ibstock Place School London Y2 Willow Overall group category winner/Year group winner £100.00 Yes best school group
St Bede's School Stafford Y2 Alice Runner-up £50.00 No
Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary School Pevensey Y2 Annie Commended £10 gift voucher No
 Y3-Y6 prize winners 
Rhodes Avenue Primary School London Y3 Mia Overall group category winner/Year group winner £100.00 Yes -Junior school winner
Queen's College Prep School London Y3 Aysha Runner-up £50.00 No
Rendcomb College Junior School Cirencester Y3 Soffie Commended £10 gift voucher No
Sarum Hall School London Y4 Albane Year group winner £100.00 No
Godstowe Preparatory School High Wycombe Y4 Alexandra Runner-up £50.00 No
Rhodes Avenue Primary School London Y4 Hayden Commended £10 gift voucher No
The Pilgrims' School Winchester Y5 Oliver Year group winner £100.00 No
International School of Aberdeen Aberdeen Y5 Helene Runner-up £50.00 No
Radley Church of England Primary School Abingdon Y5 TBC Runner-up £50.00 No
L'Ecole de Battersea London Y5 TBC Runner-up £50.00 No
Sutton Hospital and Tuition Service Carshalton Y5 Amisata Commended £10 gift voucher No
Priory Middle School Dunstable Y5 TBC (Corgis) Commended £10 gift voucher No
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Colchester Y6 Joseph Year group winner £100.00 No
Cheam School Newbury Y6 Freya Runner-up £50.00 No
Spratton Hall Northampton Y6 Sophie Runner-up £50.00 No
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School Buntingford Y6 Marcus Commended £10 gift voucher No
Y7_Y9_winners
Notre Dame Senior School Cobham Y7 Amy Runner-up £50.00 No
Queen Anne's School Reading Y7 Anna Year group winner £100.00 No
Godstowe Preparatory School High Wycombe Y7 Brooklyn Runner-up £50.00 No
Rutlish School London Y7 TBC (God Save The Queen) Commended £10 gift voucher No
Hazlegrove School Yeovil Y8 Eleanor Runner-up £50.00 No
The Cathedral School Cardiff Y8 William Runner-up £50.00 No
The Mirfield Free Grammar and Sixth Form Mirfield Y8 Joseph Runner-up £50.00 No
St Paul's Catholic High School Manchester Y8 Francis Overall group category winner/Year group winner £100.00 Yes Intermediate school winner
Dorset House School Pulborough Y8 Oscar Commended £10 gift voucher No
Ibstock Place School London Y8 Ben Commended £10 gift voucher No
The Cathedral School Cardiff Y9 Erin Runner-up £50.00 No
Weatherhead High School Media Arts College Wallasey Y9 Aimee Year group winner £100.00 No
Aldenham School Borehamwood Y9 Sophie Runner-up £50.00 No
Bancroft's School Woodford Green Y9 TBC (60 years a Queen) Commended £10 gift voucher No
Y10_Y13 Prize winners
Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls Thornton Heath Y10 Bethany Overall group category winner/Year group winner £100.00 Yes Senior school winner
St Gregory RC High School Harrow Y10 Luis Winner £100.00 No
Kennet School Thatcham Y10 Emily Runner-up £50.00 No
Ousedale School Newport Pagnell Y11 Rosie Year group winner £100.00 Yes  but for Y12 portrait
South Hampstead High School London Y11 Atalanta Year group winner £100.00 No
Harrow High School Harrow Y11 Nadia Runner-up £50.00 No
St Joseph's Specialist School & College Cranleigh Y11 Moira Commended £10 gift voucher No
Tonbridge Grammar School Tonbridge Y11 Deakin Commended £10 gift voucher No
Ousedale School Newport Pagnell Y12 Jordan Overall group category winner/Year group winner £100.00 Yes Senior school winner


Y13 No award
£0.00
St Paul's Catholic High School Manchester Y7 Boldizsar William Foyle Prize £50.00 Yes for Y8 portrait

 

The Winning Entries - Selected by The Renaissance of the Portrait Foundation Judges

Portrait competition winners

Schools with portraits shortlisted:

The judges would like to extend their thanks to all schools and children who entered the competition. The schools listed below all had at least one entry short-listed by the judges. Not all short-listed entries received prizes. 

School

Entries

Aldenham School Runner-up x1
Alexandra Park School Shortlisted x1
Ashdell Preparatory School Shortlisted X4
Bancroft's School Commended x1
Banks Lane Infant School Commended x1
Barming Primary School Shortlisted x1
Brigg Primary School Winner X1 Shortlisted X1
Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School Shortlisted x1
Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School Shortlisted x1
Cheam School Runner-up x1
City of London School for Girls (Prep School) Shortlisted x2
Cokethorpe School Shortlisted x1
Collingwood College Shortlisted x1
Copthill Independent Day and Nursery School Shortlisted x1
Cranmore School Runner-up X1 Shortlisted X1
Dorset House School Commended x1
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School Commended x1 shortlisted x1
Francis Holland School, Sloane Square Shortlisted x1
Godstowe Preparatory School Runner-up X2
Harleston CofE VA Primary School Shortlisted x1
Harrow High School Runner-up x1
Hazlegrove School Runner-up x1
he English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College Shortlisted x1
Heaton Manor School Shortlisted x1
Heronswood Primary School Shortlisted x1
Holy Trinity Primary School Shortlisted x1
Hopelands Preparatory School Shortlisted x1
Ibstock Place School Winner X1 Commended X1 Shortlisted X3
International School of Aberdeen Runner-up x1
Kennet School Runner-up x1
Kingsbury High School Shortlisted x1
L'Ecole de Battersea Runner-up x1
Leighton Primary School Shortlisted x1
LVS Ascot (Licensed Victuallers' School) Shortlisted x1
Millfield School Shortlisted x1
Moreton Hall School Winner X1 Shortlisted X2
Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls Winner X1
Notre Dame Senior School Runner-up x1
Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School Shortlisted x1
Ousedale School Winner X1
Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary School Commended x1
Priory Middle School Commended x1
Prospect House School Shortlisted x1
Queen Anne's School Winner X1 Shortlisted X1
Queen's College Prep School Commended x1
Queenswood School Shortlisted x1
Radley Church of England Primary School Runner-up x1
Rendcomb College Junior School Commended x1
Rhodes Avenue Primary School Winner X1, commended X1
Rutlish School Commended x1
Sarum Hall School Winner X1
South Hampstead High School Winner X1 Commended X1
Spratton Hall Runner-up x1
St Anselm's School Shortlisted x1
St Bede's School Runner-up x1
St George's Preparatory School Shortlisted x2
St Gregory RC High School Winner X1 Shortlisted X1
St Joseph's Specialist School & College Commended x1
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Derby Shortlisted x2
St Paul's Catholic High School Winner X1 Shortlisted X1
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Winner X1
Sutton Hospital and Tuition Service Commended x1
Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Shortlisted x1
The Cathedral School Runner-up X2
The Mirfield Free Grammar and Sixth Form Runner-up X1 Shortlisted X1
The Pilgrims' School Winner X1 Shortlisted X1
Tonbridge Grammar School Commended x1
Wakefield Independent School Shortlisted x2
Warwick School Shortlisted x1
Weatherhead High School Media Arts College Winner X1
Wix Primary School Winner x1
Woodcote High School Shortlisted x1

All prizes are the responsibility of The Renaissance of The Portrait Foundation, not The Good Schools Guide. The Good Schools Guide will contact all schools with winners in due course but if your school (or pupils) is listed here please do feel free to contact us via editor@goodschoolsguide.co.uk

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