Tonbridge win global maths competition

Six boys from Tonbridge School have been awarded first place in the Trinity Maths Competition, beating 150 teams from schools across the world. A second team from Tonbridge came 21st in the world.

Tonbridge School

March 6, 2023

A team from Tonbridge School has won a global maths competition.

The students joined 150 teams from schools across the world to take part in the Trinity Maths Competition, an annual contest which tests students' problem-solving abilities.

The Tonbridge boys – Isaac, Hayden, Alex, Catalin, Justin and Sam – finished in first place, with another Tonbridge team achieving 21st in the world.

Head of Maths James Ashton said: "By any measure, this is a remarkable achievement.

"The second and third places went to prestigious Maths schools in the US, and so this result, along with some of our excellent performances in other competitions, confirms Tonbridge's reputation as one of the finest schools for Maths in the country and, quite possibly, in the world."

Last year, Isaac and Alex were awarded the joint top position in the country in the British Maths Olympiad Second Round and silver medals in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) – only the second time in more than two decades that a school had more than one member selected for the UK team in this contest.

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Tonbridge School is an independent day and boarding school for boys aged 13 to 18, occupying a site of about 150 acres in the market town of Tonbridge in Kent. The school was founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judde, a member of the Worshipful Company of Skinners which continues to maintain close links through the governing body. The school has seven boarding houses and five day houses for around 800 boys. In 2021, Tonbridge School merged with The New Beacon Preparatory School in Sevenoaks, a day and boarding prep school for boys aged 4 to 13. Find out more about Tonbridge School.

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