Hans Woyda Trials 2025/2026

The Hans Woyda trials took place and as ever it was a hotly contested competition. The squad was whittled down to 12 from a strong field of over 50 Paulines. Mr Cullen-Hewitt marked the papers which resulted in the following 2025-26 Hans Woyda squad:

4^th Form (Year 9) - Haoming, Ryan & Aryan

6^th Form (Year 11) - Rafael, Ehan & Misha

L8^th Form (Year 12) - Andrew, Zicheng & Junhao

U8^th Form (Year 13) - Adavya, Aman & William

Congratulations and we look forward to a very successful year ahead! For those of you that didn’t quite make it this year, look out for the match reports on the blog and around school. Also have a go at the questions that get published if you want to improve your chances for next year. We encourage students to attend the problem-solving sessions for your year groups if you aren’t already, especially with the SMC on the horizon for the older years and look out for the House Maths competition later this term!

Here are the 4^thform questions. Can you complete each question in 60 seconds?

The 16+ Mathematics Entry Exam for St Paul’s School

The mathematics entrance exam at 16+ is taken in November for entry to study A Levels in the following September. The content of the exam is the Edexcel IGCSE syllabus but does not include the topics of arithmetic series and differentiation. The emphasis is on number and algebra skills. The test for entry in September 2026 onwards will be non-calculator. When you apply to St Paul’s, we need to know whether you intend to take single mathematics A Level or further mathematics A Level. Pupils who do well on the entrance papers across all their chosen subjects are invited for interview. Interviews are taken by subject specialists at St Paul’s School and last 20-30 mins. The aims of the interview are to: gauge your ability to apply the GCSE mathematics skills in unfamiliar questions. to understand your reasons for choosing the subject. to investigate the additional problem-solving skills you have developed through classes and your independent studies. We realise that not ...

16+ Interview - What's it like to join St Paul's?

Two students who joined St Paul's in L8th, Conrad and William, discuss the their experience of joining the school. Arav of the Maths Society volunteered to interview the students.

BMO1 Results 2025

It was another successful year for the students who qualified for the British Mathematical Olympiad Round 1 (BMO1). Of the 85 students who took part, 35 received merits, 25 received distinctions, and 7 students qualified for BMO2. Having 7 students qualify for BMO2 is a fantastic achievement, especially given that only around 100–120 students nationwide reach this stage each year. This is also the highest number of merits and distinctions the school has ever attained in BMO1. Well done to all the students who took part — your hard work is truly paying off! Here is a selection of questions from the six problems on the BMO1 2025 paper, courtesy of UKMT. The full paper and mark scheme are available here :

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