For the fifth year running, a group of pupils from Thornhill School has been awarded The Diana Princess of Wales Anti-bullying Award.

The achievement makes the school one of just 300 throughout the country to be classified as gold standard when it comes to anti-bullying work.

Each year Thornhill chooses pupils in Year 9 to work as peer mentors, who have to complete two days of training with outside agencies.

They have many different roles in the school and provide an extra layer of support by providing buddy systems and working with tutor groups.

For the past five years, teacher Ann Greenfield, has nominated peer mentors for the Diana anti-bullying award.

The nomination is a lengthy process and evidence of the activities the peer mentors have undertaken must be provided as well as references from people who have benefited.

This year those who scooped the award were: Kirsty Calvert, Holly Travena, Toni Deacon, Adam McAllister, Lauren Hardman, Christopher Rodenby, Ruhi Bhugra, Faye Brewster, Alex Revell, Keira Ramshaw, Michael Griffiths, Amy Stephenson, Nehir Glean, Christian Wake, Laura Hodgson, Helen Taylor and Bethany Jo Forster.

Mrs Greenfield, said: "I am very proud of the work our peer mentors do."

Each peer mentor received a certificate from the Princess of Wales Trust and an invitation to visit Althorp, Princess Diana's childhood home, during the summer, and the school received a certificate and a glass trophy.