The British Nutrition Foundation Drummond Education Awards aim to recognise our future food and nutrition scientists, teachers and leaders at the very beginning of their careers. Since 1990, the British Nutrition Foundation has annually rewarded excellent work in food and nutrition studies in schools throughout the UK.

These awards are given to the students who received the highest grades from their respective examination boards in the food and nutrition courses they studied. We also congratulate their teacher too, recognising the hard work they carry out. GCSE and National 5 Prize winners are listed below and post-16 prize winners can be found on this page.

GCSE and National 5 Prize Winners

2023

• AQA - Zainab Aluzri, Heckmondwike Grammar
• AQA - Abbey Bonnett, The Castle School Thornbury
• Eduqas - Hannah Brewer, Reigate Grammar
• WJEC - Beth Johnstone, Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen 
• WJEC - Harriet Edwards, Cowbridge Comprehensive
• OCR - Amelie Driver, Chesham Grammar 
• SQA - Katie Morrison, Mearns Castle High School

2022

Pupil awards for each exam board can be found below. Where an exam board had joint highest marks, both pupils received an award.

• AQA - Millicent Figueira, Wallington High School for Girls
• AQA - Daisy Fennelow, The Nobel School
• Eduqas - Hannah Shibli, Invicta Grammar School
• Eduqas - Aimee Coling, Gillingham School
• OCR - Raghav Relhan, King Edward VI Grammar School
• SQA - Lucy McKay, Balwearie High School
• WJEC - Frances Davies-Walsh, Radyr Comprehensive School

2021

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the British Nutrition Foundation was unable to present its usual GCSE/N5 and A-level/Advanced Higher Awards. However, five awards were presented to teachers that demonstrated excellence in food and nutrition teaching. The winners were:

• Rosalie Forde – Three Ways School, Bath
• Sarah Fletcher – The Portsmouth Academy, Portsmouth
• Alison Cavanagh – Willoughby Academy, Lincolnshire
• Lloyd Henry – Ysgol Gyfun Gŵyr, Swansea
• Haydn Bettles – Armitage CofE Primary School, Manchester
• Elizabeth Rothery – The Whitehaven Academy, Cumbria

2020

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the British Nutrition Foundation was unable to present its usual GCSE/N5 and A-level/Advanced Higher Awards. However, five awards were presented to teachers that demonstrated excellence in food and nutrition teaching. The winners were:

• Joe Mann, Head of Food Preparation and Nutrition, Torquay Girls’ Grammar School, England
• Lynsey McDermott, Subject Leader Food Technology, Bangor Grammar School, Northern Ireland
• Siobhan Whelan, Head of Home Economics (Retired August 2020), Sullivan Upper School, Northern Ireland
• Valerie Howe, Teacher of Home Economics, Garnock Community Campus, Scotland
• Sian Hedges, Curriculum Leader of Home Economics/Catering/Child Development/Health and Social Care; St John Baptist Church in Wales High School, Wales

2019

• AQA - Areesha Aziz, Heckmondwike Grammar School Academy Trust
• CCEA - Kathryn Carson, Cookstown High School
• EDUQAS - Lucy Claire Burns, Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
• OCR - Kate Rigelsford, Forest School
• SQA - Amy L Petrie, Ellon Academy Community Campus
• WJEC – Seren Williams, Pencoedtre High School

2018

• AQA - Anna Margaret West, Penair School
• CCEA - Daniel Fry, Sullivan Upper School
• Eduqas - Lily Grace Forster, Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
• OCR - Jenna Morris, St Albans High School for Girls
• SQA - Adriana Helen Stronach, Portlethen Academy
• WJEC - Millie Hughes-Butterfield, Ysgol GyfunGymraeg Bro Myrddin

2017

• AQA - Eleanor Watson, Alcester Academy
• CCEA - Alana Atkinson, Rainey Endowed School
• Edexcel - Cara Hilton, Urmston Grammar School
• OCR - Amelia Bowen, Weydon School
• SQA - Neve Kellacher, Holy Rood RC High School
• WJEC - Kathryn Mell, Southend High School For Girls

2016

• AQA - Laura King, Withington Girls' School
• CCEA - Sophie Coalter, Collegiate Grammar School
• Edexcel - Isabel Johnson, Lavington School
• OCR - Amy Pollard, Tormead School
• SQA - Jodie Shannon, Moffat Academy
• WJEC - Emmie Woods, Cheadle Hulme School

2015

• AQA:  Madeleine Read, Richmond Waldegrave School, Twickenham
• CCEA:  Alex Patterson Wallace High School, Lisburn
• Edexcel:  Elena Crossan, Clevedon School, North Somerset
• OCR:  Tanveer Sangra , Derby High School, Derby
• SQA:  Jenny  Leggat, Harris Academy, Dundee
• WJEC:  Marcia Rowlands-Jones, Balcarras School, Cheltenham

2014

• AQA: Lok Hei (Queenie) Wong, Headington School, Oxford
• CCEA: Kerrie Patterson, Wallace High School, Co Antrim
• Edexcel: Katie Sadler, St Clement Danes School, Hertfordshire
• OCR: Amelia Bowling, Nottingham Girls' High School, Nottingham
• SQA: Rebecca Frienling, Stonelaw High School, Glasgow 
• WJEC: Helen Dwyer, Cheadle Hulme School, Cheshire

 2013

• AQA: Georgina Hopgood, The Maynard School, Exeter and Rebecca Lee, King Edward VI Community College, Totnes
• CCEA: Jane Kirkpatrick, Wallace High School, Lisburn
• Edexcel: Heidi Douglas, Urmston Grammar School, Manchester
• OCR: Priya Verma, Langley Grammar School, Berkshire
• SQA: Rebecca MacLeod, Lenzie Academy, Glasgow
• WJEC: Luca Steel, Dean Academy, Gloucestershire

 2012

• AQA – Clarissa Price, Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Maidstone
• CCEA – Hannah Ruddock, Banbridge Academy, Banbridge
• EDEXCEL – Matilda Lowkis, Lavington School, Devizes
• OCR - Lauren McAnallen, Nottingham Girls’ High School, Nottingham
• SQA – Sophie McNally, St Andrew’s and St Bride’s High School, East Kilbride
• WJEC – Georgia Cowell, Bramhall High School, Stockport

 2011

• AQA – Victoria MacIver, Theale Green School, Theale
• CCEA – Alexandra Duignan, Methodist College, Belfast
• EDEXCEL – Emily Copping, Urmston Grammar School, Manchester
• OCR – Stephanie Fenn, Stamford High School, Stamford
• SQA – Andrea Gordon, Sandwick Junior High School, Sandwick
• WJEC – Ciar Egan-Savage, Cheadle Hulme School, Cheadle

 2010

• AQA - Charlotte Burns, Heckmondwike Grammar School, West Yorkshire
• CCEA - Chloe Gilkes, Methodist College, Belfast
• EDEXCEL - Georgina Layton, Lady Manners School, Derbyshire
• OCR - Jessica Irons, Stowmarket High School, Suffolk
• SQA - Amy Elliot, Craigmount High School, Edinburgh
• WJEC - Emily Davies, Stroud High School, Gloucestershire

 2009

• AQA - Stephanie Malone, Northampton High School, Northampton
• CCEA - Louise Bonham, Limavady Grammar School, Co Londonderry
• EDEXCEL - Beatrice Cordingley, Urmston Grammar School, Manchester
• OCR - Priya Kotecha, Forest School, London
• SQA - Elizabeth Sinclair, Wick High School, Wick
• WJEC - Katherine Reynolds, Cheadle Hulme School, Cheshire

 2008

• AQA - Rebecca Wyatt, Ranelagh School, Bracknell
• CCEA - Anita Boyd, Portadown College, Co Armagh
• EDEXCEL - Matthew Foulkes, Urmston Grammar School, Manchester
• OCR - Lucy Francis, George Abbot School, Guildford
• SQA - Emma Waddell, Inverkeithing High School, Fife
• WJEC - Sama Ria, The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls, Acton