The Dymond Speech competition was established in 1911 by a descendant of Henry Dymond, a pupil at the School from 1810 - 1815. Henry Dymond was famed for his most impressive voice and the prize was originally instituted as the Dymond Elocution Prize, but is now for a speech given on a subject of the student's choice judged for its content and method of presentation.

This year due to Covid restriction the event took place without an invited audience, however, the standard of competition was extremely high. You can watch the students presentations here: Dymond Speech Competition Summer 2021.