HIGH-ACHIEVING pupils were given prizes on the last day of term at an independent boys' school.

The presentations took place at Hurworth House School, near Darlington, on its annual Founder's Day and prize-giving ceremony.

Peter Barron, editor of The Northern Echo, gave out the awards to pupils.

Headteacher Chris Fenwick said: "We give out a number of prizes to pupils for their achievements and for the progress they have made throughout the school year."

The prize-winners were: Adam Gardner, Jordan Harris, George Thompson, Toby Barker, Alex Simpson, Patrick Easby, Andrew Macnab, Kirandeep Singh, Christopher Stratford, Harry Thompson, Andy Marks, Sam Barker, Giles Hart, Sammy Shaya, Harry Barker, Harry Bryant, George Jones, Andrew Maguire, Guy van den Dries, Rory Young, Ben Hart, Tom Cox, James Coates, Alex Fawcett, Joshua Noble, Jonathan Bainbridge, Joshua van den Dries, Rupert Ormston, Joseph Long, Thomas Luder, Michael Whitaker, Sam Hutson, James Wilson, Ethan Curry, Jack Skinner, James Denham, Peter Young, Joshua Raw, Max Parker, Christopher Bury, Maamun Hajmahmoud, Jackson Kneeshaw, David Malcolm, Alex Taylor-Garthwaite, James Taylor-Garthwaite, Dean Wheeler, Joseph Williamson, Jozef Wing, Michael Heads, Rupert Crowley, Richard Crooks, Joel Pickersgill, Thomas Chapman, Lawrence Alderson, William Johnson, Jason Hedley, Guy Severs, Phillip Henrey, Duncan Montgomery, Tim Gardner, Joe Goody, Joss Barrowcliff, James Sutton, James Rutter, Thomas Whitchurch, Matthew Fisher, Sam Newton, James Butler, Jack Binks, Ashley Wheeler, Jake Young, Peter Severs.