Lamont Casting Agency

Founded in 1861, LAMDA has been offering speech and drama exams for more than 130 years.

The exams are designed to develop the learner’s reading skills, expand their vocabulary, improve their powers of self-expression and memory and enhance their conversation and debating abilities.

Overall, their confidence is boosted and they are able to engage and contribute fully at school, in further education or at work. All the exams are rooted in encouraging participants to develop a love of literature, poetry and drama and thus improve standards of communication through the spoken word.  Predominately, pupils achieve Distinctions or Merits for their exams. We often have sessions where 100% of pupils achieve Distinctions – putting them in the top 10% of LAMDA entrants around the country.  Achieving high marks is commendable, of course, but pupils gain far more from their LAMDA experience :-

Communication – Children need to be good communicators – at school and in their chosen careers. The LAMDA training the pupils receive teaches them how to communicate effectively, clearly, confidently, with good pronunciation and strong projection.

Confidence – pupils are taught to be confident  in their abilities and develop self-belief allowing them to shine in any situation. Whether they are taking centre stage in a school production or going for a job interview, the skills learnt from LAMDA stay with them forever.

Qualifications – LAMDA exams are universally recognised as a formal qualification in public speaking and will enhance any CV.  The higher grades offer UCAS points enhancing any personal statement for university or college.

Succeeding in a LAMDA examination demonstrates not only that learners have met rigorous assessment criteria in a particular discipline, but also that they have grown as individuals through participating in a globally respected activity. Ultimately, it is this sense of achievement that empowers the individual.

The key to the results:
(P) Pass – 50 marks and over
(M) Merit – 65 marks and over
(D) Distinction – 80 marks and over

Lamda Exam Results – Autumn 2024

In the latest set of results – all pupils gained the top mark of Distinction with 7 pupils gaining 94 and over!

Speaking of Verse and Prose

Introductory Stage 3 – Annabelle, Iris and Zaynab

Grade 1 – Maryam

Grade 2 -Sethumi

Grade 3 -Ben

Grade 4 -Fin

Grade 6 – Clara and Olivia

LAMDA RESULTS – SUMMER 2024

THE SPEAKING OF VERSE AND PROSE

All pupils gained the top mark of Distinction – with 21 gaining outstanding marks of 90 and over!

INTRODUCTORY STAGE 1  Ivee-Anne

INTRODUCTORY STAGE 2  Annabelle, Zaynab

INTRODUCTORY STAGE 3  Maryam, Sia

ENTRY  Sharuhi, Emmanuel

GRADE 1  Sethumi, Kiki

GRADE 2  Beracha, Jaylun

GRADE 3  Vidusshi, Felicity, Esme

GRADE 4  Emilia, Hallela

GRADE 5  Joseph, Erin, Gadowl

GRADE 6  Taron, Lois, Freddie, Poppy

GRADE 7  Martha

GRADE 8  Serafina, Agsheyan

RESULTS – SPRING 2024

Congratulations! All pupils gained the top mark of Distinction!  25 pupils took the exams and 17 gained 90 and over. What a result!

Speaking of Verse and Prose

Introductory 1

Sia, Annabelle, Zaynab

Introductory 2

Maryam, Iris

Introductory 3

Timmy, Kiki, Sharuhi

Entry

Jaylun

Grade 1

Beracha,

Grade 2

Harry, Ben, Vidusshi, Felicity

Grade 3

Hallela, Thanushka

Grade 4

Gadowl, Erin

Grade 5

Taron, Clara

Grade 7

Sujaani

Grade 8

Kisaan, Josh, April, Jesikka

Autumn session LAMDA examination results

Another fabulous set of results with all pupils gaining the top mark of distinction!

Introductory Stage 2

Jaylun, Sharuhi

Introductory Stage 3

Kiki

Entry

Esme

Grade 1

Felicity, Vidusshi

Grade 2

Thanushka

Grade 3

Fin, Erin, Jack, Henry, Ethan

Grade 4

Harriet

Grade 5

Olivia

Grade 7

April

Grade 8

Chayil

Well done to everyone!

FABULOUS SUMMER RESULTS FROM HARDWORKING PUPILS!

SUMMER 2023 LAMDA EXAM RESULTS

Speaking of Verse and Prose

Grade 2

Hallela (D), Jack (D), Henry (D), Kye (M)

Grade 3

Luxsai (D), Gadowl (D), Beracha (D), Harriet (D)

Grade 4

Taron (D), Joseph (D), Clara (D)

Grade 5

Freddie (D)

Grade 6

Sujaani (D), Martha (D)

Grade 7

Serafina (D), Kisaan (D), Jesikka (D)

Grade 8

Gabriel (D)

Beracha (7) from the Wirral scored the highest mark in this exam session with a fantastic 98 marks!  This was her first exam and Beracha has all her lessons via Skype.  Well done Beracha!!!

SPRING 2023 LAMDA EXAM RESULTS

Speaking of Verse & Prose

Introductory 1  Iris, Sharuhi

Grade 1  Benjamin

Grade 3  Vidusshi

Grade 4  Olivia

Grade 5  Lois

Grade 6  April

Grade 7  Chayil

Grade 8  Jemima, Lori-Jo, Flyn

Trophies were presented to:

Benjamin  – Highest mark in the Junior Grades – 94

Olivia  – Highest mark in the Middle Grades – 95

April – Highest mark in the Senior Grades – 95

DISTINCTIONS FOR ALL IN WINTER 2022 EXAMS!

Congratulations to pupils who recently sat their LAMDA examinations. All pupils gained the top mark of Distinction. What an excellent achievement!

A special mention to Agsheyan who achieved 93 for Grade 5 and Josh who gained 92 for Grade 7 and to Matilda who has completed her LAMDA journey and who gained Distinction for every exam!

The following pupils got Distinctions :-

Speaking of Verse and Prose

Solo Introductory Stage 2  Vidusshi

Grade 1  Thanushka

Grade 2  Luxsai, Alice and Fin

Grade 5  Agsheyan, Emma

Grade 6  Kisaan

Grade 7  Josh

Grade 8  Matilda and Vaishana

CLEAN SWEEP OF DISTINCTIONS IN SUMMER 2022 EXAMS!

All pupils gained the top mark of Distinction in our latest round of LAMDA examinations!  Well done to you all! Special mention to Lori-Jo and Flyn who both gained 100% for their Grade 7 exams. Flyn has his lessons from Cumbria via Skype – proving that remote teaching is no barrier to gaining the highest of marks!

Trophies for the highest marks over the last 2 sessions go to:

Henry – Junior Grade – 96

Joseph – Middle Grade – 96

Lori-Jo & Flyn – Senior Grade – 100

The full results are as follows:-

SPEAKING OF VERSE AND PROSE

ENTRY  Thanushka

GRADE 1  Jack, Henry, Luxsai

GRADE 2  Taron

GRADE 3  Joseph

GRADE 4  Emma

GRADE 5  Sujaani

GRADE 6  Jesikka

GRADE 7  Lori-Jo, Flyn, Vaishana

GRADE 8  Danish

LAMDA RESULTS FEBRUARY 2020

The latest results are in and all the pupils who took their exam in February at our own centre achieved Distinction!

Speaking of Verse and Prose

Entry  Gadowl

Grade 1  Aakash

Grade 3  Josh, Akshaara

Grade 5  Vaishali, Jemima, Verity

Grade 6  Evie

Grade 7  Varshaa, Catarina

Congratulations to you all!