Parkside Comprehensive School, Willington, marked pupils achievements with an awards evening last night.

Assistant headteacher David Wallace said: "This is a celebration of success for our pupils. The school is absolutely delighted with the progress our children are making. Some of them have far exceeded the expectations they had when the arrived here. They have had an excellent year."

Joanna Tait, principal of Bishop Auckland College, presented prizes to: Key Stage 4: Art, Jayne Campbell; English, Laura Emerson; French, Catriona Grime; geography, Zara Pedelty; German, Adam Sprot; history, Kelvin Smith; Information and communications technology, Amarjyot Chahal; mathematics, Ian Ranson; music, Nicola Jackson; physical education, Martin Hopps and Kimberley Lawrence; religious studies, Shane Miller; science, John Race, design and technology-electronic products, Victoria Clark; food technology, Martin Hopps; graphic products, Heather Johnson; resistant materials, Scott Goodrick; textile technology, Leanne Trotter; outstanding progress, Mark Braithwaite.

Key Stage 3: Art, Michelle Whitfield; English, Anthony Coultas; geography, Stephanie Johnson; history, Laura Dixon; information and communications technology, Hannah Goble; mathematics, Laura Tinkler; modern foreign languages, Rebecca Isaac; music, Andrew Middleton; physical education, Nicholas Hayton and Rebeka Ranson; religious studies, Amy Pearson; science, Adam Parker; technology, Stephanie Ross; outstanding progress, Stephanie Milburn.

Progress: Paul Addison, Stephanie Barwick, Neil Campbell, Kirsty Docherty, Richard Dowdle, Rachel Glendenning, Rebecca Isaac, Stephanie Johnson, Dianne Lally, Francesca Maughan, James Mitchenson, Carl Nicholson, Jamie Suggett.

100 per cent attendance: Five years, Stephen Coote and Neil Buddin; last year, Claire Addison, Ryan Elgie, Ben Johnson, Brendan Luke, Ian Ranson, Adam Sprot, Christopher Taylor, Paul Addison, Danielle Maham, Nikki McCormick, Debbie Rolfe, Laura Tinkler, Laura Bregazzi, Christopher Fothergill, Rebecca Golightly, Liam Madden, Wayne Norton, Andrew Richardson, Laura Coote, Adam Dixon, Daniel Johnson