Congratulations to everyone who won an award at the 2026 CSES TEXPO, which took place on Friday 26 June 2026 at Anglia Ruskin University.
We are very pleased to announce that the winners are as follows:
Highly Commended
Mr Hageos Pablo Veda Andrew (Broomfield Primary School)
Flash-Fi Audio Transmission
Ella Browne, Fatiha Egunjobi, Vivien Prelevic, Chloe Tokeley (Chelmsford County High School for Girls)
STRYVE
Khider Faisal, Jack Li, Tilly Wymer (Felsted Preparatory School)
The Great British Dunk Off
Eden Oldroyd (Greensward Academy)
Pond Life
Oliver Harrod-Attfield, Violet Hawkes, Freddie Norman, Aniij Patel, Kaya Patel, Theo Tiller (Felsted School)
Charity Soap Box Derby Kart
Cameron Cornwell, William Moore, James Peters, Harry Smith, Joshua Wise (Beauchamps High School)
Stem Racing
Ibraheem Mahmud (Colchester Royal Grammar School)
Aerodynamics and Flight Performance
Lylah Butler, Seth Madgwick, William Port (Gosfield School)
Regreening the Desert
CSES Students' Choice Award
Charlotte Downing, Ellie Sawyer (Felsted Preparatory School)
Glow Lighting
ARU Sustainability Award, sponsored by Anglia Ruskin University
Lennox Rose-Rogers (Alec Hunter Academy)
Waste To Wall
Lucy Pettet Innovation Award, sponsored by Leonardo
Anay Lohia, Rachel Oommen, Pragyan Patra, Vardhan Revelli (King Edward VI Grammar School)
Study Buddy
Vic Leverett Enterprise Award
Aliza Agborubere, Ruby Ahn- Roberts, Emmanuella Asante, Isobel McLennan, Eliz Tas, Elizabeth Weatherburn (Chelmsford County High School for Girls)
Buddy Companion App
CSES STEM Club Award, sponsored by The Link-Ed Mike Williamson Memorial Fund
Yusuf Abdullah, Evangelina Alana, Johnna Binson, Frida Blewett, Dylan Raffety, Alisha Woodward (Colchester Academy)
Sustainable Garden Project
CSES Concept Design Award (Years 10-11)
Isobelle Eida, Keanna Fernando, Francesca Philipps (Chelmsford County High School for Girls)
FireFly
CSES Concept Design Award (Years 12-13)
Arjun Abby, Ayame Callens, Atharv Gupta, Arin Sathe (King Edward VI Grammar School)
BinBot
CSES Technical Design Award (Years 7-9)
Noah Hammond (Great Baddow High School)
Why Do Slugs Hate Salt?
CSES Technical Design Award (Years 10-11)
Patrick Bisoni (New Hall School)
Homemade Wind Turbine
CSES Technical Design Award (Years 12-13)
Holly Bailes, Aashrita Garg, Abigail Lloyd, Elissa Moorby, Nmachimerem Oguzie, Hannah Sedgwick (Chelmsford County High School for Girls)
Dr KC
CSES Design Execution Award (Years 5-6)
Charlotte Downing, Ellie Sawyer (Felsted Preparatory School)
Glow Lighting
CSES Design Execution Award (Years 10-11)
Theo Tiller (Felsted School)
Multifunctional Table
CSES Design Execution Award (Years 12-13)
Eva Emekihia, Jack Ryan Foster, Benedict Grice, Simon Isichei, Nesochi Onyechere, Joshua Rentala, Rochelle Roy (King Edward VI Grammar School)
Student Robotics - The Neutral Zone
CSES Science Project Award of Merit
Finley Gorringe (Greensward Academy)
Organelle Odyssey
CSES Engineering Project of the Year Award
Jules Bennie, Edward Knatchbull, Sushant Lankothu (King Edward VI Grammar School)
BinSmart
We commend these results to the Council.
For and on behalf of the Judges and Organising Committee of the 2026 CSES TEXPO,
John Macmorland, TEXPO Chair