Championing reading

STUDENTS from Badminton School have achieved success in the National Reading Champions Quiz final.

The school’s team, which comprises Lucy, Arisha, Man Yan Cynthia and Holly, took part in the event at Goldsmiths’ Hall in London organised by the National Literacy Trust.

Almost 2,000 students in 500 teams originally entered the competition, which celebrates fiction.

The Badminton team were placed 6th out of 22 teams from across the UK. They received certificates and a regional trophy.