Since starting in 2013, The National Careers Challenge has grown to be the largest careers, enterprise and employability challenge in the UK, working with hundreds of thousands of young people across the last decade! Students, aged 11-15, have competed in teams across their year group and the finalists from every school have joined us at our TNCC Finals each year for a chance to battle it out and be crowned the national winner.
Ks3 National Winners –
2013 – Sirius Academy (Hull)
2014 – The Priory School (Shrewsbury)
2015 – Beauchamps High School (Essex)
2016 – Guernsey Grammar School (Guernsey)
2017 – Brighouse High School (Yorkshire)
2018 – Northampton Academy (Northamptonshire)
2019 – Newport Girl’s High School (Shropshire)
2020 – Walton Priory Middle School (Staffordshire)
2021 – Channing School (London)
2022 [Year 7 Challenge] – Walton Priory Middle School (Staffordshire)
2022 [Year 8 Challenge] – Rutlish School (London)
2023 [Year 7 Challenge] – Walton Priory Middle School (Staffordshire)
2023 [Year 8 Challenge] – St Mary’s Catholic College (Liverpool)
2024 [Year 7 Challenge] – Walton Priory Middle School (Staffordshire)
2024 [Year 8 Challenge] – Christ Church Academy (Staffordshire)
Ks4 National Winners–
2013 – Strood Academy (Kent)
2014 – Chesham Grammar School (Buckinghamshire)
2015 – Greig City Academy (London)
2016 – Northampton Academy (Northamptonshire)
2017 – Westborough High School (Yorkshire)
2018 – The deFerrers Academy (Burton upon Trent)
2019 – Chesham Grammar School (Buckinghamshire)
2020 – The Bourne Academy (Bournemouth)
2021 – Whitley Bay High School (Tyne and Wear)
2022 [Year 9 Challenge] – Altrincham Grammar School (Cheshire)
2022 [Year 10 Challenge] – Chesham Grammar School (Buckinghamshire)
2023 [Year 9 Challenge] – Altrincham Grammar School (Cheshire)
2023 [Year 10 Challenge] – de Ferrers Academy (Staffordshire)
2024 [Year 9 Challenge] – Acklam Grange School (Middlesborough)
2024 [Year 10 Challenge] – West Kirby Grammar School (Wirral)
Most Enterprising School –
2013 – JCB Academy (Staffordshire)
2014 – Horizon Community College (Barnsley)
2015 – Myton School (Warwick)
2016 – Westborough High School (Yorkshire)
2017 – Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise School (Surrey)
2018 – Sir William Stanier School (Crewe)
2019 – Burton Borough School (Shropshire)
2020 – Kingsmead School (Staffordshire)
2021 – Beckfoot Upper Heaton School (Yorkshire)
2022 – Holy Trinity School (Worcestershire)
2023 – Acklam Grange (Middlesbrough)
2024 – Holy Family Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Most Enterprising Teacher –
2013 – Chris Wust (Kings CofE School, Wolverhampton)
2014 – Ryan Blackiston (Rydens Enterprise School, Surrey~)
2015 – Karen Betty (Northampton Academy)
2016 – Antonia Thoday (Chesham Grammar School, Buckinghamshire)
2017 – Suzannah Carter (Brighouse High School, Yorkshire)
2018 – Lukman Patel (Westborough High School, Yorkshire)
2019 – Chris Barth (Holy Trinity School, Worcestershire)
2020 – Stella Neal (John Hampden Grammar School, Oxfordshire)
2021 – Victoria Kerr (St Thomas More Catholic Academy, Staffordshire)
2022 – Wendy Winter (Winchmore School, London)
2023 – Robin Babbage (Hamstead Hall School, Birmingham)
2024 – Tanya Wiles from Oasis Academy Immingham
Most Enterprising student –
(New format from academic year 2021/22)
2022 [Year 7] – Zara Jefferires (Channing School, London)
2022 [Year 8] – Isabelle Giles (Burton Borough School, Shropshire)
2022 [Year 9] – Daniel Bradley (De Ferrers Academy, Burton upon Trent)
2022 [Year 10] – Sam Hadley (De Ferrers Academy, Burton upon Trent)
2023 [Year 7] – Caitlin Willetts (Parker E-ACT Academy, Northamptonshire)
2023 [Year 8] – Raya Al Rifai (Manchester High School for Girls)
2023 [Year 9] – Ann- Maria Thomas (St John Plessington, Liverpool)
2023 [Year 10] – Joshua Appelbee (De Ferrers Academy, Burton upon Trent)
2024 [Year 7] – Amelia Kitts (Healing Academy, Grimsby)
2024 [Year 8] – Joseph Edington-Bank (Prestfelde Prepatory School, Shrewsbury)
2024 [Year 10] – Zac Turner (Bishop Vesey’s Grammar, Birmingham)
Most Enterprising Boy Key Stage 4 –
Award retired in academic year 2021/22
2013 – Tufayl Hannan (Monkesaton, Durham)
2014 – Alex Fletcher (Walsall Academy)
2015 – Mo Daghem (Blessed William Howard, Stafford)
2016 – Theo Sergiou (Winchmore School, London) & Ramish Muhammad (Northampton Academy)
2017 – Dexter Maywaka (Northampton Academy)
2018 – Josh Gosney (Sir Thomas Boteler, Warrington)
2019 – Lewis Gooding (Woodlands School, Essex)
2020 – Freddie Barnes (Thornhill Academy, Tyne and Wear)
2021 – Ethan Wenham (Medina College, Newport)
Most Enterprising Girl Key Stage 4 –
Award retired in academic year 2021/22
2013 – Frances Bishop (King Edward V1, Stafford)
2014 – Olivia Symes (Balcarras School, Gloucestershire)
2015 – Emily Potterton (Malcolm Arnold School, Northampton)
2016 – Bushra Moqbel (Manchester Islamic High School for Girls)
2017 – Evany Carr (Plume Academy, Essex)
2018 – Molly Wells (St Catherines Catholic Girls school, Kent)
2019 – Abigail Painter (Sir William Stanier, Cheshire)
2020 – Isma Rahiem (King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls Academy, Birmingham)
2021 – Nshira Adeji (Davenport High School for Girls, Plymouth)
Most Enterprising Boy Key Stage 3 –
Award retired in academic year 2021/22
2013 – Neo Wells (Pingle School, Derby)
2014 – Reece Duignam (Top Valley Academy, Nottingham)
2015 – Rudra Patel (Northampton Academy)
2016 – Andrei Donisanu (Northampton Academy)
2017 – Callum Wapstra (Adam’s Grammar, Shropshire)
2018 – Rowan Bowsher (Burton Borough School, Shropshire)
2019 – Mikey Blair (Priory Academy, Bedfordshire)
2020 – Alfie Matthews (Burton Borough School, Shropshire)
2021 – Shannyn Hyde (Wymondham High Academy, Norfolk)Most Enterprising Girl Key Stage 3 –
Award retired in academic year 2021/22
2013 – Jaz Harvey (Rydens Enterprise School, Surrey)
2014 – Chelsea-Leigh Porter (Strood Academy, Kent)
2015 – Sophie Fletcher (Walsall Academy)
2016 – Klaudia Witkowska (Academy@Worden, Lancashire)
2017 – Sarah Wild (Altrincham Grammar School, Cheshire)
2018 – Isha Hussain (Saltley Academy, Birmingham)
2019 – Poppy Roper (Campsmount Academy, Doncaster)
2020 – Olwen Yates (Walton Priory Middle School, Staffordshire)
2021 – Faith Smith (Burton Borough School, Shropshire)
