TASIS England Students Win 35 Awards in UKMT Senior Mathematical Challenge

THORPE, 9 November 2026. Thirty-five students at TASIS England, the international day and boarding school in Thorpe, Surrey, earned Gold, Silver and Bronze awards in the UK Mathematics Trust's Senior Mathematical Challenge, the school announced on 29 October. Four Gold award winners have been invited to the follow-on round.

A total of 69 students in Grades 11 and 12 took part in the challenge. Four of them achieved Gold awards, twenty earned Silver awards and eleven received Bronze, bringing the school's tally to 35 award winners.

In recognition of their high scores, the four Gold award recipients, Yuki, Kritagya, Leif and Federico, have been invited to compete in the Senior Kangaroo, the UKMT's follow-on round to the Senior Mathematical Challenge.

Organised annually by the UK Mathematics Trust, the Senior Mathematical Challenge is a national competition that challenges students to apply their mathematical knowledge, reasoning and problem-solving skills beyond the standard curriculum. The school congratulated all 69 participants for taking on the competition, as well as the 35 students who came away with awards.

The results come in the year TASIS England celebrates its 50th anniversary. Mary Crist Fleming first opened the school's doors in 1976, and on 30 May the school brought together students, parents, faculty, staff and alumni from every graduating class for an anniversary celebration on campus. Earlier in 2026, the school also received a highly positive evaluation of its International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, with the visiting IB team recognising the programme's maturity, its clear alignment with IB standards and its commitment to high-quality learning.

About TASIS England

TASIS England is an international, co-educational day and boarding school for students aged 4 to 18, set on a 46-acre campus in Thorpe, Surrey, 25 minutes from Heathrow Airport and 45 minutes from central London. Its 650 students, 250 of them boarders, come from 70 nationalities, and boarding is offered to students aged 13 to 18.

From Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12, the Core Knowledge Sequence underpins the curriculum in the Lower and Middle Schools, while Upper School students can follow the IB Diploma Programme or Advanced Placement (AP) courses in many subjects. The school records a 94% AP student pass rate, against a world average of 60%, and a 91% IB average pass rate, against 81.26% worldwide. TASIS England is a member of the Independent Schools Association, is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges and the Council of International Schools.

What this means for families

For families in Surrey and west London weighing up international schools, national competitions such as the UKMT challenges offer an external benchmark of how a school supports its strongest mathematicians beyond the timetable, alongside its AP and IB examination results.

Families comparing schools in the region can consult the International School Advisor ranking of the best international schools in the South East.

You can contact TASIS England here.