Some
successes obtained by our candidates in recent years may be
of interest:-
A Junior Oxford candidate was placed first
in all England in Geography and received the Silver Medal
awarded by the Royal Geographical Society.
One
of our Senior candidates (age 15 years 2 months) obtained
First-Class Honours with distinction in Mathematics, History
and Physics, and exemption from Matriculation.
Three
Junior candidates were placed among the first 18 in the
whole examination.
Last
July nine out of ten candidates in the 6th Form obtained
Matriculation Certificates; four distinctions being obtained
in History, three in English, one in Geography and one
in French.
An
open Scholarship of £25 is awarded each year, the gift of
Sir John Fry, Bart., and there are other Scholarships open
for competition to Ayton Scholars who are connected with
the Society of Friends.
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