PUPILS at a Darlington school have showcased their entrepreneurial talent by raising thousands of pounds of profit.

Reid Street Primary School in Darlington has been named as the most enterprising school in the North-East, after winning the final challenge of the Primary Inspiration through Enterprise (PIE) project.

The project aims to make the connection between education and the world of work, enabling young people to develop the knowledge and attitudes they need to succeed.

It was established in 2013 and has since worked with over 50 schools and 3000 pupils.

As part of the project, the school children appointed three managers to pitch ideas to companies to help them raise money for St Teresa's Hospice.

They also used their business initiative to think of fundraising ideas - such as taking advantage of the hot weather and selling ice pops.

Companies including IT Systems, Bannatynes and ITEC all helped the pupils by agreeing to invest in the project.

Pupils also took part in engineering and coding activities as part of the scheme.

For winning the project, the school will receive £5,000 prize money - £1,000 of which we will donate to St Teresa’s.

Angela Robinson, director of business at Reid Street Primary School, said: "This was a massive team effort from the school, with Mark Hill our pioneer and Joanne Davison, Claire Kelly and Trevor Alley our chair of governors taking an active part in leading the way with 17 of our pupils.

"Our pupils are so proud to be the most enterprising school in the North-East."