TALENTED youngsters were awarded achievement certificates for their hard work at a ceremony to celebrate the end of the school year.

Pupils at King James I Community College, in Bishop Auckland, were presented with gold, silver and bronze awards for their attendance and achievements.

The school looked back at some of its most memorable events during the year, including trips to London, France, Germany and Norway, sport and drama activities, charity events and an exchange visit with Austrian students.

Year seven award winners - Gold: David Atkinson, Gareth Crow, Joseph Cunningham,, Megan Davies, Natasha Howard, Claire Johns, Edward Johnson, James Lee, Thomas Marley, Alexandra Marshall, James Robson, Samantha Slack, Liam Walton and Chloe Watson.

Silver: James Algar, Peter Ballan, Dominic Barlow, Rosie Brass, Lee Bryan, David Butler, Louis Denham, Harrison Dixon, Laura Ellison, Craig Fieldson, Illeana Green, Greg Howland-Scott, Ashley Iceton, Gemma McGee, Sean Nicholson, Matthew O'Dowd, Scott Oldfield, Kayleigh Orton, Amy Pybus, Vicky Robinson, Gareth Robson, William Robson, Dean Savage, Charlotte Smith, Paul Watson and Robert Whitton.

Bronze: Aidan Aldworth, Alexandra Allwright, Rachael Ames, Stuart Amos, Adam Atkinson, Samantha Balcombe, Laura Bannister, Michael Batey, Carl Bell, Jennifer Bliszczak, Brian Bradley, Anthony Broadbent, Gemma Brown, Lindsay-Marie Burdess, Dannieleigh Byrne, Ashleigh Clarke, Chantell Cliff, Adam Close, Ashleigh Coatsworth, Terry-Marie Coglan.

Lauren Copping, Dean Costello, Kimberley Cunningham, Steven Cuss, Kirsty Davidson, Nicola Davison, Thomas Delve, Aaron Dennis, John Dowd, Steven Dugdale, Joanne Gash, Charlotte Gibson, Bethany Goldsbrough, Sarah Goodfellow, Elliott Gregg, Michaela Hannah, Carly Harper, Michael Hodgson, Matthew Hopper, Shantelle Howe, Fiona Hull.

Fiona Imrie, Gareth James, Paul Kay, Vicki Lamb, Mark Lee, Carla Lithgow, Adam McCutcheon, Jonathan McGee, Patrick McGuinness, Kayleigh Melles, Hayley Nason, Sarah Pearson, Duane Pinder, Thomas Pye, Hayley Reed, David Richards, Dean Richardson, Kimberley Rickaby, Jemma Rowlands, Jade-Louise Scott, Barry Shaw, Samantha Shaw.

Danielle Shield, Gemma Shields, Kayley Slater, Hannah Sowerby, Lauren Stephens, Daniel Stevens, Angela Stobbs, Jonathan Walker, April Wanless, Liam Watson, Jamie Whitworth, Bonita Williams, Arron Wilson and James Woodfine.

Year eight winners - Gold: Elizabeth Bainbridge, Lucy Baxendale, Jennie Harrison, Sarah Hodgson, Louise Kwa and Michael Ross.

Silver: Lauren Beadle, Laura Coates, Martin Douthwaite, Lucy Harrison, Laura Hymer, Rebecca Iceton, William Johnson, Lyndsay Lowe, Emma Maughan, Natasha Mitchell, Samuel Parkman, Jason Pickersgill, Laura Rooney, Jonathan Watson, Christopher West and Liam Whittaker.

Bronze: Victoria Adams, Daniel Amos, Natalie Appleton, Lee Archer, Jonathan Bakewell, Emma Batey, Amy Brabban, Robin Brown, Christopher Carr, David Chapman, James Clarey, John Clarey, Steven Clarey, Donna Clark, Emma Cleasby.

Bryn Dixon, Alexandra Crennan, Nicola Eales, Kimberley Fawcett, Teri Fitt, Elicia Francis, Carmel Gaffney, Laura Graham, Karl Hall, Jack Henderson, Jade Hewitt, Matthew Hope.

Sarah Hope, Sherri Hope, Emma Howard, Scott Hughes, Danielle Humphrey, Stacey Jackson, Gavin Johnson, Donovan Jones, Matthew Kemp, Emma King, Sarak Kirkbridge, Joanne Laybourn, Martyn Longstaff, Natalie Longstaff, Lucy McFadden, Gary Hottram, Todd Murgatroyd, James Place, Sam Race.

Rebekah Riches, Jane Ritchie, Richard Rutter, Shaun Sayer, Emma Scarlett, Nicola Smith, Rachel Smith, Kelly Snaith, Thomas Stabler, Natasha Stamp, James Steele, Helen Stobbart, Simon Sweeney, Stacey Turvey, Jayne Walker, Ashley Alton, Laura Walton, Andrew Whitehead, Katie Wilkinson and Hannah Young.