Secondary Urban Debate Debate League 2023 – Round 2 Results!

The competitions are finished, the scores are in, and the final league table is ready!

Round 2 of the Secondary Urban Debate League 2023 is now concluded and we’ve seen some of the highest scores ever coming in from across the country!

Below are the top 50% of schools in the final league tables, based on their scores from both rounds of the leagues.

The top 16 National teams and the top 10 Novice teams (highlighted in bold) will be invited to the Urban Debate League Finals to battle it out to be crowned UDL National Champions 2023. 

You can also find a further breakdown of the top-scoring schools from each region.

National Secondary Core

National Novice Core

London Secondary Core

Liverpool Secondary Core

Manchester Secondary Core

Wales Secondary Core

West Midlands Secondary Core

National Secondary Core

PositionSchool Name
1St Matthews
2Dean Trust Ardwick
3COLA Highbury Grove
4Langdon
4Stratford School Academy
6Grey Coat
7Dixons Fazakerely
8Bishop Douglass
9Sacred Heart
10Brampton Manor
11Eden Boy’s Leadership Academy
11Buxton
13Sarah Bonnell
14Harris Girls
14Holly Lodge College of Science
16Northwood
17Central Foundation Girls
17Ark Greenwich
17Shireland
20Barking Abbey
20Saint John Henry Newman
22Burnage Academy for Boys
23George Dixon
24Cardinal Wiseman
24Willows High
24Cardinal Heenan CHS
27Archer
28Heathcote
29The Bridge Academy
30St Francis of Assisi
31Eltham Hill
31Cardiff West Community High
33Wembley High
34Clapton Girls
35La Retraite
36St Peter’s RC
37Oasis Academy Oldham
37Central Foundation Boys
39Oasis Academy Media City
40Sydney Russell
40Our Lady’s RC High School
40Eden Girls
40Villiers
44St Cuthbert’s RC High School
45Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
45Cathays
47Bishop Challoner London
48Wade Deacon
49John Roan
49Highbury Fields School A
49St. Angela’s Ursuline School
49Bishop Challoner West Midlands

National Novice Core

PositionSchool Name
1London Academy
2Hornsey School For Girls
2Villiers
4John Roan
5Wembley High
6Northwood
7Ark Greenwich
8Sarah Bonnell
8Shireland
8Ellesmere Park High School
8Cathays
12Chelsea Academy
13Four Dwellings
14Park High
15Barking Abbey
16MEA Central
16St. Angela’s Ursuline School
18Kingsbury High
18Riverside
20Willowfield
21Bow School
21Coop Academy North
21Mulberry
21Cardiff West Community High
25Cardinal Heenan CHS
25Sydenham
27St Matthews
28Kingsdale
29Bishop Challoner
29Sydney Russell
31Holly Lodge Girls’ College
31Norwood
31Prendergast Vale
31Saint John Henry Newman
35Parliament
36Archer
37Abraham Moss Community School
38Dagenham Park
39Robert Clack
40Greig City Academy
41St. Julies Catholic (Novice)
42Ark Putney Acadamey
43Little Ilford
43St Thomas the Apostle
45Oasis Academy Leesbrook

London Secondary Core

PositionSchool Name
1St Matthews
2COLA Highbury Grove
3Langdon
3Stratford School Academy
5Grey Coat
6Bishop Douglass
7Sacred Heart
8Brampton Manor
9Buxton
10Sarah Bonnell
11Harris Girls
12Northwood
12Central Foundation Girls
12Ark Greenwich
15Barking Abbey
16Archer
17Heathcote
18The Bridge Academy
19Eltham Hill
20Wembley High
21Clapton Girls
22La Retraite
23Central Foundation Boys
24Sydney Russell
24Villiers
26Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
27Bishop Challoner
28John Roan
28Highbury Fields School A
28St. Angela’s Ursuline School

Liverpool Secondary Core

PositionSchool Name
1Dixons Fazakerely
2Cardinal Heenan CHS
3St Francis of Assisi
4Wade Deacon
5Holly Lodge Girls’ College

Manchester Secondary Core

PositionSchool Name
1Dean Trust Ardwick
2Eden Boy’s Leadership Academy
3Saint John Henry Newman
4Burnage Academy for Boys
5St Peter’s RC
6Oasis Academy Oldham
7Oasis Academy Media City

Wales Secondary Core

PositionSchool Name
1Willows High
2Cardiff West Community High
3Cathays
4Glantaf

West Midlands Secondary Core

PositionSchool Name
1Holly Lodge
2Shireland
3George Dixon
4Cardinal Wiseman