The English Department contribute towards the House system through a number of different competitions; one of which is the House Poetry Recitation competition.

Every child in the school selects and learns a poem to recite in front of their English class. from this a number of pupils are put forward to recite their poem to their head of House who selects 2 finalists and a reserve from each year group. These finalists compete against the other houses in the Poetry Recitation Competition Finals in front of an guest judge, parents and the rest of the school.

Year 4 were away in France this year so will hold a separate competition later in the academic year.

Year 5

Suicide in the Trenches: Sassoon	Sick: Silverston
Vitae Lampada: Newbolt	Ghosts Galore: Fisher
A Wee Poem: Turner	Two Witches Discuss Good Grooming: Coldwell

Year 6

The Midnight Skaters: McGough	Schoolitis: Patten
The Tyger: Blake	The Monster That Ate The Universe: Stevens
The Tyger: Blake	My Sister: Bloom

Year 7

I Had A Hippopotamus: Barrington	Sea Fever: Masefield
The Kwackagee: Reeves	Futility: Owen
The ABC: Milligan	I Remember, I Remember: Hood

Year 8

London: Blake	The Start Of A Memorable Holiday: Fuller
' ': Harding	The Lady Of Shalott:Tennyson
The Way Through The Woods: Kipling	How To Die: Sassoon