STUDENTS celebrated their school achievements over the past 12 months at a prize-giving ceremony.

Hundreds of people attended the annual event at King James I School, Bishop Auckland, on Tuesday night.

As well as celebrating the outstanding achievements of pupils, this year's event marked the start of the school's 400th anniversary year.

Headteacher Steve Rodchester said: "This year's prize-giving evening was also a special occasion for us as it marks the start of what will be a long celebration of 400 years of education at King James.

"I believe that the year 2005 will be our finest year as a school."

The prize winners were:

Vicky Adams, Christopher Airey, Ross Alderson, Daniel Amos, Steven Amos, Stuart Amos, Dale Atkinson, David Atkinson.

Amy Babington, Emma Bainbridge, Mark Bainbridge, Nicola Bainbridge, Kathleen Ballan, Laura Bannister, Laura Baxendale, Lucy Baxendale, Tonilee Baynham, Lauren Beadle, Carrie-Ann Bell, Neil Bell, Amii Belton, David Bowe, Daniel Briggs, Ben Brownson, Philip Burek, Simon Bushby, David Butler, Jenny Butler, Rachael Butler.

Elizabeth Carrick, Joseph Carrigan, Sharon Carter, Ryan Cator, Ben Chadwick, Paul Challis, Elizabeth Charlton, James Clarey, Chantelle Clark, Donna Clark, Kimberley Clark, Alexander Coates, Katrina Coates, Ashleigh Coatsworth, Louise Conn, Martyn Corner, Gareth Crow, Jade Crow, Stephanie Crowther.

Megan Davies, Ryan Davison, Beth Dixon, Martin Douthwaite, Gareth Duff, Joanne Dugdale, Thomas Edmonds, Stephanie Ellis, Emma Ellison, Michael Errington, Terri Fitt, Roxanne Flatman, Andrew Foster.

Rebecca Gaffney, Michael Goldsmith, Leanne Golightly, Robert Gowling, Sarah Greathead, Illeana Green, Matthew Gregg.

Andy Ha, Demi Ha, Karl Hall, Stephanie Hallam, Dean Halpin, Helen Harnby, Adam Harrison, Wayne Haswell, Rebecca Hawkes, Emma Hawley, Aimee Hodgson, Matthew Hodgson, Michael Hodgson, Sarah Hodgson, Anthony Holland, Carly-Ann Hopper, Matthew Hopper, Tim Horne, Charlotte Hornsby, Claire Houlahan, Michael Houlahan, Charlene Howe, Gregg Howland-Scott, Joanne Hudspeth, Danielle Humphrey, Laura Hymer.

Daniel Jefferson, Claire Johns, Edward Johnson, Stephen Johnson, William Johnson, Sophie Johnston, Tanya Keeton, Katie Keig, Emma King, Adam Knaggs, Laura Knight, Olga Krupskaya, Jennifer Kwa, Louise Kwa.

Gareth Lamb, Samantha Lawson, Colin Laybourn, Gary Laybourn, Matthew Laybourn, Gavin Laycock, James Lee, Clare Longstaff, Martyn Longstaff, Ken Lumley.

Charlene Mackie, Andrew Marley, Thomas Marley, Ben Matthews, Charlotte Miller, Jonathan Millward, Natasha Mitchell, Matthew Moralee, Andrew Mulholland, Kyle Murgatroyd, Todd Murgatroyd.

Sarah Naylor, Richard Nicholson, Sean Nicholson, Alison O'Dowd, Scott Oldfield, Carl O'Neill, Michael Owens, Mary Parkin, Samuel Parkman, Mitchell Paylor, Kathryn Pole, Hazel Pollard, Sarah Powell, Danielle Proud, Gary Puckering.

Kayleigh Race, Stuart Raw, Hayley Reed, Amelia Reid, Liam Renwick, David Richards, Chelsea Rickaby, Gareth Robe, Darren Roberts, Connor Robinson, Gareth Robson, Gavin Robson, Kimberley Roderick, Laura Rooney, Emma Ross, Philip Rushby.

Richard Sains, Nicola Saunders, Graeme Scarlett, Mark Sewell, Barry Shaw, Samantha Slack, Emma Sams, Craig Smith, Luke Smith, Stephanie Smith, Toby Smith, Kelly-Anne Snaith, Hannah Sowerby, Marie Sowerby, Jonathan Spence, Laura Spence, Shavonne Spence, Ruth Stapleton, Leanne Stevens, Zoe Stokeld, Josh Stones, Lindsey Stones, Thomas Stones, Simon Sweeney, Robert Sweeting, Christopher Swords.

Hannah Taylor, Shane Taylor, Anne Tindale, Heather Towers, Daniel Wales, Daniel Wall, Jason Wanless, Amy-Marie Watson, Lee Watson, Richard Watson, Liam Webstell, Michael Webstell, Emily Welsh, Christopher West, Jessica Westwood, Stefan Wheatley, Emma Whitehead, Michael Whitton, Robert Whitton, Jane Wilkinson, Terri Woolley, Hannah Young, Mark Young.