TALENTED arts students at Winterbourne International Academy have achieved a 100 per cent pass rates in a prestigious arts award.

Nine of the school’s art students passed the Arts Award which is managed by Trinity College London in association with Arts Council England.

George Angus, Maya Prowse-Hall, Becky Walding, Charlotte Mulderrig, Emily Horseman, Emily Wilkings, Olivia Date, Luke Harper and Jack Nelson all saw their work at the school recognised through the award.

It was the first year the award ran – it’s mission was to ‘support young people who want to deepen their engagement with the arts, build creative and leadership skills, and to achieve a national qualification.’

The Arts Award is an accredited framework for young people to develop as artists and arts leaders.

All of the students involved pushed the boundaries of the expectations placed upon them, they explored new concepts within drama, they taught a lesson to a GCSE class of students and interviewed a professional in the arts industry.

In addition to this a large amount of their time was spent devising a performance that they were purely in control of.

The performance, titled ‘A Tree Without Roots’, was performed during the summer term of 2014 in front of an audience of 100 members of the public. It proved to be a great success with over £300 raised from ticket sales and refreshments, all of which went to support the academy’s fundraising work with Indian underprivileged schools.

Drama teacher, Sarah Joseph said "These nine students have set the bar incredibly high and the Arts Learning Area are very proud of what they have achieved. Congratulations to them all!

“The Arts Award will be running again this year and we will now be collaborating with other subjects."