Wednesday June 3rd 2026
Rosewell Primary School
Written by Billie Dunlop, Estate Agent for RE/MAX Bonnyrigg
Parents of children from Rosewell Primary School have called for greater recognition of the school’s Glee Choir after Frisson Foundation confirmed that a scoring error affected the results of the recent Regional Glee Challenge Final.
The regional final, held on Friday 29 May, brought together schools from across the region to compete for a place in the national final.
Rosewell Primary had also reached the regional final last year but did not progress further. Parents, pupils and staff accepted that result, acknowledging that other choirs had performed better on the night.
This year felt very different.
Many in attendance felt Rosewell delivered one of the standout performances of the evening. The choir received highly positive comments from the judging panel, with praise for their harmonies, diction and choreography. Their performance was met with rapturous applause from the audience.
As the results were announced, third and second place were confirmed first. Many Rosewell parents and supporters believed the choir would then be announced as winners. However, the first-place announcement appeared hesitant and was not clearly audible to parts of the audience, before Ratho Primary stood up as the winning choir.
The result left many Rosewell pupils, parents and teachers visibly disappointed and confused, particularly given the strength of the judges’ comments following their performance.
On 2 June, Frisson Foundation quietly announced on their Facebook page that an error had been made in the scoring process and that Rosewell Primary had now been placed as joint third. The school was also notified of the correction today.
While parents welcomed the correction, many feel that a quiet social media update and late notification to the school does not go far enough, particularly when the children lost the opportunity to hear their school recognised properly on the night. For pupils who had worked so hard and left the final feeling overlooked, the moment cannot simply be recreated days later through a Facebook post.
There are also questions from parents as to whether Rosewell Primary should now be considered for a place in the national final, given that the corrected result confirms they should have been placed on the evening.
Parents have also raised concerns about whether presentation and costume may have influenced the final outcome, as the originally announced winning schools appeared in costume, while Rosewell Primary’s performance was praised for its vocal quality, harmonies, diction and choreography.
One Rosewell parent said: “Mistakes can happen, but what matters is how they are corrected. These children worked so hard, gave an exceptional performance and left believing they had not been recognised at all. A quiet correction days later does not rebuild their confidence or give them back the moment they lost.”
Parents are now calling on Frisson Foundation to publicly acknowledge the scoring error and properly celebrate the achievements of the Rosewell Primary Glee Choir, whose performance they believe deserves wider recognition.
Whatever the final standings, there is widespread agreement on one point: the children of Rosewell Primary represented their school with pride, professionalism and talent, and should be extremely proud of what they achieved on the night.
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