Every year, we celebrate the achievements of our students during a special evening at Blenheim Palace. Held at the end of term in the grand surroundings of The Orangery, the Student of the Year Awards recognise exceptional students from across the College’s curriculum.
Staff, students, families, and friends come together to hear inspiring stories of success, resilience, and personal growth, as each of the College’s eleven faculties selects two winners: one for Overall Achievement and one for Inspirational Student.
This year, the title of Overall Student of the Year 2025 was awarded to Freya Crawford, a first-year Performing Arts student, with Melissa Pratley and Lydia Austin announced as runners-up.
Special thanks go to our Performing Arts students for their fantastic interval performance, and to our Propeller students for the beautiful floral arrangements.
For more details about this year’s award ceremony and to read Freya’s full story, visit our Student of the Year news article.
2025's Award Winners
Faculty | Award | Winning Student |
Creative Industries | Overall Achievement Award | Sofiia Petrenko |
Creative Industries | Inspirational Student and Student of the Year Award | Freya Crawford |
English & Maths | Overall Achievement Award | Jake Donovan |
English & Maths | Inspirational Student Award and Student of the Year Award 2nd place | Melissa Pratley |
Access to Learning | Overall Achievement Award | Daisy Trinder |
Access to Learning | Inspirational Student Award | Daniel Doling |
HE | Overall Achievement Award | Hollie Alderson |
HE | Inspirational Student Award | Sarah McLean |
Landbased Industries | Overall Achievement Award | Lucy Shaw |
Landbased Industries | Inspirational Student Award and Student of the Year 3rd place | Lydia Austin |
Technology | Overall Achievement Award | Kian Gamiao |
Technology | Inspirational Student Award | Dylan Moore |
Construction | Overall Achievement Award | Noah Hunnisett |
Construction | Inspirational Student Award | Baileigh Higgs |
PPI | Overall Achievement Award | Phoebe Bonfield |
PPI | Inspirational Student Award | Ethan Taylor |
Apprenticeships | Overall Achievement Award | Holly Ward |
Apprenticeships | Inspirational Student Award | Alex Leaver |
OAL | Overall Achievement Award | Anastasiia Heniievska |
OAL | Inspirational Student Award | Sadie Houghton |
Professional courses | Overall Achievement Award | Filip Falk Hartelius |
Professional courses | Inspirational Student Award | Elspeth Matilda Brodie |
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