House Poetry winners 2023

Pupils from across all houses and year groups took part in this year’s House Poetry competition. The competition, launched on National Poetry Day, received a record number of entries this year.

Congratulations to Lancaster House who were overall winners of this competition for the second year in a row, and to these pupils listed below. You can read each of the winning poems below.

World Poetry Day theme of ‘Refuge’

1^st Place – Sarah (U6) Marriotts House

Joint 2^nd Place – Oscar (Shell) Wimborne House

Joint 2^nd Place – Toby (Shell) Court House

3^rd Place – Jasmine (U6) Salisbury House

Poems celebrating Black Women in History

1^st Place – Lara (L6) Lancaster House

2^nd Place – Janae and Bee (U6) de Lacy House

3^rd Place – Ethan (U6) School House

Your Voice poems

1^st Place – Lancaster House

2^nd Place – Beaufort

3^rd Place - Wimborne