Tara Dundon looks at this year's finalists.
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Sporting Achievement – Sponsored by Masterfoods

Daniel Fielding is an inspiration to others for his table tennis playing.

Despite having autism, the 14-year-old from Marshfields School, in Dogsthorpe, has won most improved player twice and has also been picked for the county team.

Daniel has found something that he is good at and is loving every moment of it.

The teenager's mum, Sheila, said: "For a young person he has achieved a great deal. Although he suffers from autism, watching him play table tennis, you wouldn't know it."

Callum French is an outstanding and exceptional athlete.

When he arrived at Deacon's School he was already a nationally ranked swimmer.

At the age of 12 Callum was the country's fastest butterfly swimmer.

Within all of the core sports at the school including rugby, cricket and hockey he has excelled resulting in an offer of a scholarship to Oakham School this September – one of the top sporting institutions in the independent schools sector.

Georgia Evans smashed the British record when she struck gold at the English Indoor Rowing Championships.

The teenager also won the J13 race in Manchester as she covered 828 metres in three minutes, adding a massive 46 metres to the old record.

Both of those achievements add to the British title she won in November and her Peterborough title she won in March.


Arts Award – Sponsored by Perkins Engines

Georgia Pike played the female lead in Orton Longueville's School musical.

Her commitment and performances have been outstanding.

The teenager was also the lead choreographer for the entire show.

Nominating Georgia, Tina Allen said: "Her ability to create original and energetic dances was inspirational."

Liam Witter, from Arthur Mellows Village College, is an outstanding pupil who has achieved excellent exam passed in A-level fine art.

The pupil's work was described by Liz Hunt, who nominated him, as "individual, purposeful work and full of vibrancy and vigour".

Robyn Jones has achieved work of the best quality for her International Baccalaureate certificate for Art.

Robyn has worked consistently hard throughout the two years of the course.

Nominating the pupil from Deacon's School, Maria Fletcher said: "She has become an expert in the handling of oil paints to achieve astonishing results."