This competition is encouraging pupils to explore their creativity, communication, collaboration and critical thinking through their coding skills. Open to Key Stages 2-5.
Open for entries: Wednesday 6 January 2027
Deadline: Thursday 22 April 2027
Coding Webinar delivered by Code to the Future: Thursday 24 September 2026, 4pm
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Competitions are only open to ISA Members' schools and can only be made by a member of staff. If you are having problems entering, please contact [email protected].
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Code To the Future is the leader in Computer Science Immersion and seeks to provide all students with an opportunity to experience coding and computer science in a way that is both fun and engaging. Their solutions create dynamic, project-based learning opportunities where students develop the essential 21st-century skills of creativity, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking.
Coding Competition Results 2026
Well done to everyone who took part and congratulations to the winners. Please click on the entries below to see the presentations.
Key Stage 2
- First Place: Scaredy Dog by Eric W, Kensington Wade
- Second Place: Squares n' Vibes by Oliver K, Tettenhall College
- Highly Commended: Wood Chopping Simulator by Dayisi L, Bronte School
- Best Presentation of Submission: A Knights Quest: Castle of Curses by Hari V, Heathcote Preparatory School and Nursery
Key Stage 3
- First Place: The Venetian Cat-astrophe by Alma H, EIFA School
- Second Place: Adventory by Calvin P, Gad's Hill School
- Highly Commended: Murdle by Eleftherios T-R, Ibstock Place School
- Best Visual Design: Galaxy Defenders by Xavier W, Thames Christian School
Key Stage 4 - 5
- First Place: 3D Snake by Matthew C, Thames Christian School
- Second Place: Stock Clicker by Adarsh G, North London Grammar School
- Highly Commended: AI Storyteller by Sofia O S, Buckswood School
- Pioneering with Hardware: An Interactive Arcade Platform: Integrating Python Game Logic with Physical Control Interfaces by Audrey Y, Cardiff Sixth Form College Cambridge
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