Six pupils at Longfield School, Darlington, are to receive the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award after winning £10,000 of improvements for their school yard in the Shepherd Schools Challenge, run by Shepherd Construction.

The students are: Daniel Alsop, Ian Bell, Christopher Hakin, Lewis Moses, Jennifer Mulholland and John Stephens.

Each secondary school in the UK can nominate one individual student or group of pupils for an award.