A WILLOW maze, healthy lunch boxes and recycling plastic bottles have all helped a Pembrokeshire school gain a top award.

Ysgol Casblaidd (Wolfscastle School) has achieved its National Quality Award, the highest award a school can receive through the Welsh Network of Healthy School Schemes.

In order to be entered for the National Quality Award the school had to demonstrate the highest standard in all seven of the indicators. These include food and fitness, emotional health and wellbeing, personal development and relationships, substance use and misuse, the environment, safety and hygiene.

Wolfscastle headteacher Wendy Raymond, said: “We have seen real benefits to being part of the scheme, the children are aware of the importance of healthy foods and exercise to grow into healthy, fit and happy people. They are aware that their body is like a machine and needs to be looked after.

“The pupils themselves have zoned the school yard with different areas for physical activity and have produced a timetable of yard games and resources to ensure there is a good variety which everyone can enjoy.”

Mary Charles, National Programme Lead for the Welsh Network of Healthy School Schemes, said: “Being a healthy school is about so much more than helping pupils be healthy. Ysgol Casblaidd have some excellent examples of how they have worked with the Wales in Bloom with the community, helping them win the 2015 Britain in Bloom competition.

“They also work with the dog wardens to combat the issue of dog fouling. Congratulations to them on their hard work and this fabulous achievement.”