DOZENS of youngsters saw their academic efforts recognised at a prize-giving ceremony last night.

The event at Branksome School, in Darlington, saw accolades handed out for a range of subjects and achievements over the past year.

The following pupils were subject prize winners:

Public speaking: Jonathan Dunn, Zoe Park, Tom Grassick; Drama: Carole Wilkinson; English: Upper school - Ellie Grassick; Year nine - Grace O'Neill; Most Improved - Dean Storey; Effort (year nine) - Jordan Harrison; English Literature (upper school) Eleanor Seaver; Mathematics: Excellence at key stage four - Hannah Garget; Best effort key stage four - Laura Snowdon; Best effort key stage three - Katrice Kipling; Geography: Achievement at GCSE - Hannah Garget; Key stage three - Michaela Morris; Progress - Lindsey Marksby; Achievement at key stage three - Grace O'Neill; History: GCSE - Hannah Garget; Donna Douglas; Progress at key stage three - Christine Lumb; Improvement - Kelly Nevison; French: Highest achievement - Hannah Garget; Outstanding effort and progress - Laura Snowdon (year 11), Jennifer Thompson (year ten); Best effort, year nine - Kane Washburn. Art: Outstanding achievement - Ellie Grassick; Outstanding ability - Robert Richardson, Gemma Thorns; Most improved pupil - Jenna Mackenzie. Religious education: Achievement beyond expectation - Victoria Atkinson; Achievement and effort, year nine- Lucy Ogden; Talking about own beliefs - Filly-May Sams. Science: Best GCSE - Hannah Garget; Best effort at key stage four - Robert Richardson; Best SAT score - Lewis Heptonstall; Achievement in Sat exam - D'Arcy Lindsay; Business studies: Academic achievement - Paul McPherson; Effort - Katie Longstaff; Achievement in Young Enterprise - Laura Jubb. Information communications technology: Achievement at key stage three - Lewis Heptonstall; Academic achievement in GNVQ - Christopher Carr.

Outstanding contribution to Ullswater: Amy Peaurt. Outstanding contribution to camp: Adam Rochester. Service to the elderly community: Sarah Dodsworth.

The following pupils received certificates.

Year 11 (2003-2004): Hussain Ahmed; Paul Airey; Victoria Allen; Rachel Arrowsmith; Victoria Atkinson; Kerri Austin; Natalie Bailey; Sarah Baldwin; Steven Banks; Charlotte Barr; Victoria Barr; Nazmin Begum; Lindsey Benson; Cheryl Anne Blair; Neil Boggon; Nicola Bone; Michael Bowman; Daniel Bradshaw; David Bramley; Anthony Britton; Garry Britton; Laura Brown; Vickey Burns; Philip Carlsen; Christopher Carr; Kelly Carter; Liam Cartwright; Natalie Cartwright; Diane Cook; Nicholas Cooper; Duane Corrie; Jason Corrigan; Jemma Crane; John Davies; Tania Dean; Sarah Degnan; Carl Dodsworth; Donna Douglas; Laura Duncan; Frankie Durham.

Carl Elliott; Fiona Ellwood; Elizabeth Elstob; Cassandra Ferguson; Elizabeth Finlay; Hannah Garget; Victoria Garnett; Nicola Gill; Jayne Gillender; Sarah Gouldburn; Philip Grainger; Ellie Grassick; Laura Jane Hall; Victoria Halstead; Charmaine Harvey; Emma Hewitson; Laura Hodgson; Robert Hughff; Nikita Humphries; Hayley Hutchinson; Andrew Jinks; Natalie Kehoe; Daren Kent; Charlene King; David King; Ian King; Darren Kirk; Jamie Lamb; Joanne Lawson; Stacey Lax; Heather Lear; Andrew Lee; Hayley Longstaff; John Loughran; Christopher Lowe; Shane Lowther.

Jenna Mackenzie; Jamie Macmaster; Lindsey Marksby; Nicola Marlor; Reece Marriott; Craig McCollin; Craig McGee; Vicky McNeill; Christopher Merritt; Joynul Miah; Cheryl Middleton; Kirsty Millin; Jamie Moore; Kimberley Morrison; Sarah-Anne Nevison; Antony Nicholson; Leanne Parks; Adam Peach; Ricky Powner; Laura Price; Rejwana Rahman; Heather Rance; Victoria Ranns; Antony Rawlings; Jennifer Reed; Robert Richardson; Wayne Roberts; Nichola Robinson; Leanne Robson; Graham Roddy; Nicola Russell.

Natasha Savery; Ross Scarr; Eleanor Seaver; Louise Sellars; Rebecca Sharp; Simon Shaw; Darren Sheriff; Emma Shroeder; Adam Silcock; Kyle Smith; Laura Snowdon; Steven Spencer; Charlotte Stainsby-Manners; Linsey Stead; Thomas Streeton; Daniel Swan; Samantha Taylor; Alexander Thompson; Christopher Thompson; Nicole Thompson; Gemma Thorns; Nicholas Tosh; Laura Turnbull; Jay Turner; Carl Waistell; Adrian Walker; Stacey Walker; Nathan Walls; Michaela Ward; Holly Welsh; Robert Westmorland; Carole Wilkinson; Marc Wrangham;

Prizes and trophies were awarded to the following pupils:

Rotary Award for Service to the School: Daniel Swan; Kitching Cup for Service to the School (boy): Daniel Swan; Kitching Cup for Service to the School (girl): Carole Wilkinson; Headteacher's Prize for Head Girl: Carole Wilkinson; Headteacher's Prize for Head Boy: Daniel Swan. Crouch Cup for Academic Achievement: Hannah Garget. Grey Cup for Food Technology: Eleanor Seaver; Governors' Cup for Academic Achievement: Robert Richardson; Michael Wood Cup for Personal Achievement Year 11: Eleanor Seaver; Headteacher's Cup for Academic Achievement: Ellie Grassick; Dickinson Cup for Art in Lower School: Rachael Patan; Shaw Cup for Music: Robert Richardson.

Branksome Cup for Personal Achievement in PE (boy): Craig McGee; Branksome Cup for Personal Achievement in PE (girl): Laura Snowdon; Robert Linsley Shield for Attitude and Application: Victoria Atkinson; Richard Luck Trophy for English Language, year ten (boy): Paul McPherson; Richard Luck Trophy for English Language, year ten (girl): Frances Martin; Preston Cup for Effort, year ten (boy): Paul McPherson; Harding Cup for Effort, year ten (girl): Lauren Freeman; Mayor's Cup for Progress, year ten: Jessica Hopper.

Snowball Shield for Progress in Food Technology, year nine: Matthew Thompson; Llewellyn Cup for Technology: Robert Richardson; Riding Cup for Progress in Year Ten: Julian Cooper; Progress in Reading Cup: Owen Humphries; Whiston Cup for Progress in French, year seven: Rachel Binks.

Soroptomist Cup for Girls' Service to the Community: Carole Wilkinson; Knowles Cup for Excellence in Mathematics, year nine: Charlotte Dowson; Critchlow Cup for Music: Ellie Grassick; Dawn Craggs Trophy for Textiles: Lucy Ogden; College of Education Shield for Progress in Year Seven: Ruth Jacques; Merit Shield: Heather Luke; Owston Trophy for RE (New): Nicole Thompson; Survey 2 CAD Award for Most Improvement in Key Stage Three Mathematics (New): David James.