13/07/2023 - Bushmead Primary School reach the finals of national maths competition
A team of 5 pupils from Bushmead Primary School in Luton reached the finals of a national maths competition and competed at Oxford University.
The finals took place on 3 July 2023 at Oxford University, where Bushmead Primary School was up against forty-five other teams. The team, consisting of Layla Badi, Mario Malaj, Arsene Maxwell, Rohan Bodalia and Rahul Bodalia, came in at fourth place in the semi-finals and were invited to Oxford for a chance at taking home the trophy. They were the only team in Bedfordshire to make it this far.
In preparation for the competition, the team were attending an extra-curricular club run by one of their teachers, Mrs Shobina Ahmed. They worked very hard preparing for the finals, where they secured thirty-first place.
Mrs Shobina Ahmed, who had helped the children prepare for the competition, said: “It was a great aspirational visit and for the children who would normally not have the opportunity to visit places like Oxford University. While we didn’t place in the top spots, the children had great fun and learned valuable team-work skills and developed their existing maths skills. This is certainly an experience that the children, and us as teachers, will remember for years to come. I am very proud of what they have achieved.”
Thirty-first place in a national competition is a fantastic achievement for the pupils, and their school, as is being the only school in Bedfordshire to reach the final round. They have made their town and teachers proud.