User:N welsh

Early life and schooling career

Nick Welsh was born in Leytonstone in East London on the 3rd December 1991. His mother and father divorced in 1996 when Nick was 5 years old. His father continued to live in the Buckhurst Hill house that they used to share whilst his mother settled in Claygate, Surrey with a new partner, Duncan Scott. Nick began school in 1997 at Long Ditton Infant School. He stayed there for one year and remembers that it was "a dreadfully dull experience. The intellect of the rest of the children was surprisingly low and even in my younger years, i never felt intelectually stimulated".

Nick stayed at Long Ditton for one year however, he left due to an opening in the more desirable Claygate Primary School. It was here that Nick finally settled and began his higher stages of learning.

Nick excelled in all aspects of school life. He was a keen actor, writer and sportsman; representing Claygate every year (1999-2003) in the District Schools' Athletics. He played Rugby for the School and was named School Rugby Captain in his final two years.

Academically, Nick was always top of the class in every subject. In his year 6 SAT exams, he achieved 3 level 5s and was given the oppourtunity to sit the level 6 exams in english and maths. At prizegiving, Nick won the Marine Swimming award and the trophy for outstanding academic achievement. (His SAT results are still some of the highest the school has ever seen).

He sat 3 entrance exams for schools: Tiffin, Hampton and Reeds and was offered places by two of them. He chose to continue his education at Hampton school in Middlesex. He began in 2003 and graduates in 2010. He is currently studying for his GCSE exams and has already achieved an A* in Spanish.

Other interests

Nick is a keen director and actor and paritcipates regularly in school productions. His most recent performance was Carousel in which he was an acting principal.

He plays Rugby for his school U16 1st XV aswell as London Irish U16 1st XV.

Nick enjoys playing squash and swims competitvely. He partakes in the Duke of Edinburgh scheme and at present is undertaking his silver award.

Nick considers himself to be a fairly rounded individual with a spark of initiative and creativity that he values.

Personal Life

Nick lives at home in Esher with his mother and stepfather aswell as in Earlsfield with his father and stepmother. He has 4 cats.