2026 Winners of the School Competition in England
Today, we are hosting the Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC) School Competition for England Awards Ceremony at Old Trafford – home of Manchester United FC.
With over 20,000 young people taking part, this year’s entries have been powerful and inspiring – mirroring our belief in today’s youth: that united together, we can make anti-racism the norm in our society.
Every year, we are amazed by the quality of entries we receive, and once again, our judges saw firsthand the talent, insight and passion of our young participants.
And now… the moment you’ve all been waiting for – the winners of the SRtRC School Competition 2026 in England are…
Year 1-4 Artwork and Creative Writing Category
1st Place
From Elmwood Infant School
Leana Munnaroo, Lionel Mukalazi, Ruzmina Ahmed, David Bozhok, Kalan Patel & La’Myia Newell
2nd Place
From Robert Shaw Primary School
Anaya Raja
3rd Place
From Highgate Primary School
Ava Tizard
Year 5-6 Artwork Category
1st Place
From The Minster Junior School, Croydon
Anna Hoang
2nd Place
From Christchurch Primary School
Arfa Tahir
3rd Place
From The Heights Primary School
Aylin Mercangoz
Year 5-6 Creative Writing Category
1st Place
From Highgate Primary School
Mirianthi Haward
2nd Place
From Grove Primary School
Sai Marri
3rd Place
From Milton St John’s C of E Primary School
Anna Szuminski
Year 7-9 Artwork Category
1st Place
From Aylesbury High School
Vivienne Hicks
2nd Place
From Howard of Effingham School
Sophia Piper
3rd Place
From Stockport Academy
Martha Toulson, Emily Major, Sofia Carmichael & Caitlin Fitzgerald
Year 7-9 Creative Writing Category
1st Place
From Stockport School
Vanessa Omoyeye
2nd Place
From Charters School
Aiko Serrano
3rd Place
From Loughborough High School
Emily Durham
Year 10+ Artwork & Creative Writing Category
1st Place
From Pleckgate High School
Dima Fakhr Maarouf
2nd Place
From Aylesbury High School
Matilda McLarty
3rd Place
From WMG Academy Solihull
Charlie Smith
Additional Support for Learning – Artwork & Creative Writing Category
1st Place
From Croft Community School
Jay Hepplewhite, Finley Rose, Oscar Hardy, Morgan Lewin, Harley Blakemore & Jake Bennett
2nd Place
From Woodlands Meed College
Amayah Shuttleworth & Rhien Browning
3rd Place
From Pebble Brooke School
Harvey Hedges
All Ages & Abilities T-Shirt Design Category
1st Place
From Loughborough High School
Isabella Hardy
2nd Place
From Greenside Primary School
Martha Yoseif
3rd Place
From Aylesbury High School
Georgina Chapman
All Ages & Abilities Design a Boot Category
1st Place
From Merrywood Education
Dominic Gomes
2nd Place
From Uppingham School
Harry Hegarty, Arthur Smith & Wilf Turpin
3rd Place
From The Minster Junior School, Croydon
Enzo Dobney
All Ages Music Category
1st Place
From Croft Community School
Harry Jones, Guy Shotton, Oscar Hardy, Lewi Blackwood & Harry Bianchi
2nd Place
From Coombeshead Academy
Will Harvey, Simon Vincent, Aaliyah Markman, Harrison Swan, Molly Nelson & Rosie Curtis
3rd Place
From Loughborough High School
Sia Shah-Thakerar
The Colour of My Skin – Loughborough High School
All Ages Film Category
1st Place
From Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Noah & Mason Dalton
2nd Place
From Yarlet School
Valentina Eckert
3rd Place
From St Paul’s Catholic School
Riley Munangati, Joseph McCarthy & Raymond Okafor
Special Category Award Winners:
Graham Taylor OBE Memorial Award
Aylin Mercangoz from The Heights Primary School
Cyrille Regis MBE Memorial Award
Sophia Piper from Howard of Effingham School
Jo Cox Memorial Award
Emily Durham from Loughborough High School
Stephen Lawrence Memorial Award
Anna Szuminski from Milton St John’s C of E Primary School
For the first time ever, this year’s overall winner for the School Competition in England is…
From Croft Community School
Harry Jones, Guy Shotton, Oscar Hardy, Lewi Blackwood & Harry Bianchi
A massive congratulations to Croft Community School for this fantastic achievement and for being the first music entry to be the overall winner for SRtRC’s School Competition in England!
A huge thanks to this year’s School Competition sponsors:
- The National Education Union
- UNISON
- Unite the Union
- The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA)
- EA Sports
- Potts Print UK
- USDAW
- Usborne Publishing
- The Football Association (FA)
A massive congratulations to all of our winners and a massive thank you to all the schools that participated in the SRtRC School Competition 2026.
Registration for the 2027 School Competition will open in Autumn 2026.