It might have been 5000 degrees on the day the theatre air-conditioning broke, but we couldn’t have wished for a better conclusion to our JMDS X British Arts Awards 2026 journey! Check out these amazing results, each one the culmination of months of commitment, hard work, practice, and teacher and parental support. We are ridiculously proud of our students: huge congrats to all our British Arts Awards entrants this year, and especially our London finalists.
INTERMEDIATE SECTION
Dylan Casserley - song - 1st
Dylan Casserley - drama - 1st
Dylan Casserley 3rd place Inter All-Round Performer (ARP)
INTERMEDIATE MEDALLIST* SECTION
Cara Barkworth - character - 1st
Cara Barkworth - open - 2nd
Cara Barkworth - drama - 2nd
Cara Barkworth - ballet - 3rd
Cara Barkworth 2nd place Inter Medal ARP
SENIOR MEDALLIST SECTION
Martha Cronin - open - 1st
Martha Cronin - song - 1st
Martha Cronin & Saffia Richards - song duet - 1st
Ava & Cara Barkworth - character duet - 1st
Ava Barkworth - ballet - 1st
Ava Barkworth - song & dance - 1st
Ava Barkworth - modern - 2nd
Ava Barkworth - lyrical - 2nd
Ava Barkworth - character - 2nd
Ava Barkworth - drama - 2nd
Saffia Richards - song - 2nd
Ava Barkworth 1st place Senior Medal ARP
ADVANCED SECTION
Sophia Clarke - ballet - 1st
Sophia Clarke - lyrical - 1st
GROUPS
Like A Prayer - advanced large modern group - 1st
Matilda - senior scena - 1st
Beetlejuice - senior large modern group - 1st
Moonrise Awakening - senior small ballet group - 1st
Too Darn Hot - senior small tap group - 1st
Addams - senior large singing group - 2nd
Twilight Bark - junior small modern group - 2nd
AND WHAT’S MORE…!
2026 1st place Show of the Year - ‘Neverland’
*Here’s all you need to know about the British Arts Awards