KIRKBIE Kendal School pupils are a ‘credit to young people’ according to a top education boss speaking at the annual prizegiving ceremony.

Julia Morrison, director of Cumbria children’s services, delivered the praise as guest of honour role at the event, which saw dozens of former students return to school.

After presenting last year’s Year 13 students with academic and sport-ing prizes she said: “It is wonderful to be able to celebrate the achieve-ments of the students at school in academic excel-lence including the arts and sports, as well as for service to others. You are a credit to young people in Cumbria.”

Head teacher Phil Hyman took to the stand to recount a year of triumphs in all areas of school life with special mention of the school production of Grease and a Beatles concert which raised £1,500 for a mini-bus for a South African creche.

Academic success was also celebrated and Mr Hyman said this year’s results – which included an A level pass rate of 84 per cent A* - C – made him ‘extrememly proud’.

He awarded the head teacher’s prizes to former head girl and boy Beth-any Fleetwood and Andrew Pinkney, who both start university this month.

“They were awarded the prize for service to the school in their roles and for being superb ambassadors at all events,” he said.

Bethany also won the Lamont Pidmore prize as the best business studies student of the year.

Looking to the future Mr Hyman said the school was now entering a ‘changed educational landscape’ following its conversion to academy status in April.

“We are pleased to be an academy and believe that the future autonomy that it gives us will enable us to enhance our partnership work as an integral part of the South Lakes Federation of Schools.”

Prize winners:

Attainment: for all round excellence: Year 7: Frances Houston; Bethany Kinley; Josie Murray; Daisy Purcell; Adam Soulby; Matthew Stafford. Year 8: Elias Cunningham; Ruth Grove; Luke Lister; Rona McCann; Beth Prichard; Lucy Taylor. Year 9: Kate Asquith; John Duff; Jake Durnford; Katrine Gill; Joshua Robb; Rachel Wilson. Year 10: Gemma Buckley; Rebecca Clarke; Connor McGurk; James McGurk; Dale Postlethwaite; Stephanie Wilson. Year 11: Emily Brown; Emily Davies; Sarah Finn; Robyn Grant; Jasmine Heigh; Katie Sandman. Year 12: Richard Asquith; Rebecca Hemsley; Michelle Moore; Hazel Mossop; Daniel Scott; Edward Smith. Endeavour: Student’s ‘personal best’: Year 7: Thomas Dyer; Abijade Gibson; Timothy Greenhough; Josie Leiper; Jessica Letheren; Amy Reay. Year 8: Samuel Clements; Harry Denney; Devon Donovan; George Fletcher; Joshua Kirkby; Abigail Sizer. Year 9: Marisa Crane; Katy Holland; Declan Knowles; Emma Larkin; Isobel Murray; Mathew Newhouse. Year 10: Georgina Askew; Kyle Beaty; Katrina Bell; Jack Cottam; Jessica Greechan; Rebecca Wilkinson Herd. Year 11: Zoe Brzezinski; Andrew Fletcher; Mathew Hewkin; Zoe Kinchington; Lauren Munro-Bennett; Ben Woodman. Year !2: Adam Buxton; Ben Clarke; Siobhan Donnelly; Tiffany Hanna; James Wallace; Kerry Wilkin. Merit: for distinctive service: Year 7: Roisin Bagge; Lauren Carradus; Ben Dixon; Myles Harrop; Rebecca Pinder; Ruby Vernon; Julia Wilson. Year 8: Victoria Black; Hannah Brown; Abby Carradus; Graham Halliwell; David Nicholl; Henri Ratcliffe. Year 9: Katie Andrews: Andrew Eland; April Howie; Jamie Linton; Elspeth Parks; Harry Rose. Year 10: Joseph Clements; Katy Garriock; Louis Musetti; james Quinn; Hannah Storton; Eleanor Stuart. Year 11: Sam Belbin; Catherine Buchanan; Georgina Clement; Jack Gater; Liam Kalita; Courtney Shepherd. Year 12: Louise Burgess; Jack Clark; Alexandra Eggleston; Stephen Heap; Jethro Lehane; Donna Robinson. Subject Prizes: Art: Hogarth Cup: Beverli Johnston. Art History: Lucy Smith. Biology: Marshall Cup: Alice Stelfox: Lamont Pridmore Business, Studies Student of the Year: Bethany Fleetwood. Chemistry: Rosenblum Cup: Jack Lawton. Computing: Jack Lawton. Design Technology: K Shoes cup for textiles: Lucy Smith. Design Technology; K Shoes Technology Cup for Food: Martin Craven. Design Technology: Gilkes Award: James Nowell. N and A Award for CDT: Lily Lowther. Drama: Claire Ball Trophy: Lisa Knipe. English Language: Katy Stuart. English Literature: Rivington Cup: Sarah Monaghan. Geography: Chloe Fletcher. Heal, Social Care and Early Years: Rebecca Johnson. History: Heulwen Ellis Sjield: Sarah Monaghan.

Information Technologhy Award: Adam Forest. Languages: Everett Cup: Matthew Hunt. Law: Hayton and Winkley Law Prize: Charolotte Briggs. Mathematics: Lomax Cup: Kenneth Sandman. Media Studies: Alice Stelfox. Music: KHS Cup: Katy Stuart. Philosophy: Sarah Monaghan. Phyisical Education: Ashley Hill. Physics: John Allman Smith Cup: Stewart Agar. Psychology: Charlotte Briggs. Sculpture Prize: Aishah Burrows. Sociology: Sociology Cup: Tom Shaw. Statistics: Statistics Cup: Emily Brown. Special Awards: MJT Pickles Award: for ourstanding academic achievement: Lucy Smith. Soroptomist Shield: for service to the school: Alexandra Eggleston. Business and Professional Women’s Cup: for Science: Nicola Graveson. Mayor;s Cup: for public service: Victoria Edgar. KKSA Award: for service to the school: Beth Pritchard. Library Prize: for service to the Library: Liam Tate. Public Speaking Prize: Andrew Pinkney. Hockey Cup: Junior Girls: Heidi Kenny. Senior Girls: Donna Robinson. Junior Boys: Harry Denney. Senior Boys: Sam Barton. PE Cup: for contribution to school sport: Mark Carruthers Rugby Cup: James Thompson. Junior Rugby Cup: in memory of Andrew Lynch: Robbie Stephens: Rugby: Tant Atkinson Cup: under 15 player of the year: Kieran Murray. Hassall Senior Netball Cup: Louise Burgess. Hassall junior Netball Cup: Georgia Sproat. Football Shield: Boys: Jason Jones. Girls: Brooke Kenny. Scolarest Achievement Award: for citizenship: Alexandra Eggleston. Pathways Prize for Endeavour: donated by Kendal College: Dane Blenkharn. Chess Cup: School Champion: Connor McGurk and Jonathan Nelson. Pathways Prize for Endeavour: provided by the Ball family: Callum Goulder and Kieran Hughes. Cheryl Shott Prize: for The Arts: Hayley Jones. Nigel Shott Prize: Natthew Hewkin. Dave Jeffs Mathematical Prize for Endeavour: Kate Sandman. Sylvia Cockett Contribution to Strings Cup: Michael Howrie. Enterprise Award: Jonathan Nelson. Headteachers Prizes: Bethany Fleetwood and Andrew Pinkney.