National Primary Schools' Chess Championships

2026 Competition

2026 U11 Final 27th/28th June

1st King’s College Junior School
2nd St Paul’s Prep.
3rd Pointer
Ranking Crosstable on chess-results.com

2026 U9 Final 27th/28th June

1st St Paul’s Prep.
2nd King’s College Junior School
3rd Wren Academy
Ranking Crosstable on chess-results.com

2026 U11 Birkenhead Semi-Final 3rd May

1st Hallfield
2nd Royal Grammar School
Ranking Crosstable on chess-results.com

2026 U11 Mill Hill Semi-Final 17th May

1st Hereward House A
2nd Holly Park
Ranking Crosstable on chess-results.com

2026 U11 Hertfordshire Semi-Final 17th May

1st Pointers A
2nd Dragon School
Ranking Crosstable on chess-results.com

2026 U11 Wimbledon Semi-Final 7th June

1st King’s College Junior School
2nd Dulwich Prep A
Ranking Crosstable on chess-results.com

2026 U11 Baker Street Semi-Final 13th June

1st St Paul’s Prep
2nd Westminster A
Ranking Crosstable on chess-results.com

2026 U9 Birkenhead Semi-Final 3rd May

1st Hallfield
2nd Royal Grammar School
Ranking Crosstable on chess-results.com

2026 U9 Mill Hill Semi-Final 17th May

1st The Hall
2nd Lochinver A
Ranking Crosstable on chess-results.com

2026 U9 Hertfordshire Semi-Final 17th May

1st Wren
2nd Habs Elstree A
Ranking Crosstable on chess-results.com

2026 U9 Wimbledon Semi-Final 7th June

1st King’s College Junior School
2nd Twickenham Primary Academy
Ranking Crosstable on chess-results.com

2026 U9 Baker Street Semi-Final 13th June

1st St Paul’s Prep.
2nd Merchant Taylors’ Prep. A
Ranking Crosstable on chess-results.com

2025 Competition

2025 National Primary Schools Chess Championship – Finals Results

The NPSCC Finals were held at Westminster School on 28–29 June 2025. After two days of exciting and high-quality chess, we are delighted to announce the results:

Under 11 Section – Final Standings:

Full U11 results
1st  St Paul’s Juniors 2025 NPSCC Under 11 Champions Team photo
2nd  King's College School
3rd  The Pointer School
4th  Westminster Under School

Under 9 Section – Final Standings:

Full U9 results
1st – Westminster Under School  2025 NPSCC Under 9 Champions Team photo
2nd   Hereward House School
3rd   St. Paul's Juniors
4th   Hallfield School

Semi-Finals

This year’s competition saw 249 teams from 135 schools take part across five Semi-Finals.

11 May – Belmont, Mill Hill Prep School

18 May – Mill Hill School

8 June – Nottingham High School

8 June – King’s College School, Wimbledon

15 June - Haberdashers’ Girls’ School, Elstree

Angela Eyton 

EPSCA National Schools Controller 2025

Getting ready to play! The magnificent venue for the Grand Final, 2023. More photos here.

2023 Final

Congratulations to our 2023 champion schools: Westminster Under (Under 11) and Kings College (Under 9). Thanks to Mike Forster for these photos of the final.

Under 11 Final
Westminster Under 29.5
Dulwich Prep. 24
Highgate 19.5
Hallfield 19.5
University College S 17.5
The Hall 13.5
RGS Newcastle 11
St Martins 5.5
   
Under 9 Final
Kings College 27
The Pointer School 22.5
City Juniors 21
Eltham College 21
The Hall 14
Hereward House 14
Hallfield 14
The Beacon 6.5

Details

This successful competition started in 1969. It is open to all schools in England, Scotland and Wales. Although the aim is to find the strongest chess-playing schools in the Country, it is intended to be an interesting challenge to schools of any chess-playing ability. The format can vary from year to year, so the following is just to give an idea of how it works.
Teams:     5 players – plus 1 reserve
Under 11 (Year 6 & below)
Under 9  (Year 4 & below)

Stage 1: Zones
Local events where a number of schools send teams and try to qualify for the semi-finals. Usually held in January, February and March.

Stage 2: Semi-Finals:
Teams qualifying from the zones play in semi-finals, usually in May and June.

Stage 3: National Finals:
Usually a two-day event held in July