Young badminton players proved top of the form when they took to the court for a tournament at Ashington Leisure Centre.
Teams from Berwick, Allendale, Alnwick and Prudhoe took part in the Key Stage Three and Four Northumberland Schools Badminton County Final organised by Badminton England and the School Sports Partnership..
Northumberland Schools Badminton County Final Key Stage Four winners (back) and the stage three victors (front) receive their trophies at Ashington Leisure Centre
For the first time, all six School Sports Partnerships in Northumberland - Ashington, Blyth and Bedlington, Cramlington and Seaton Valley, Morpeth and Ponteland, North Northumberland and Tynedale - were involved in the competition.
View 2009 Key Stage 2 results for Allendale Middle School.
For other local schools' performance tables, inclusing GCSE and A-level results, see the Hexham, Haltwhistle and Corbridge microsites for links.
View comparative tables for Northumberland schools: Key Stage 2, GCSE, Post-16.
Allendale schoolchildren are having a ball if their sporting achievements are anything to go by.
Pupils at Allendale Middle School are taking advantage of plenty of extra-curricular activities.
A lot of attention is on sport and the children appreciate it, with 83% of them getting involved with the different activities. They have achieved successes too, with teams coming high up in the final rankings of county championships.
A school is set to become the first in Northumberland to go carbon neutral.
Whitfield Church of England Voluntary Aided First School has installed a raft of renewable energy measures.
The school's new wind turbine and solar photovoltaic panels will collectively generate more than 10 megawatts of electricity a year.
Schoolchildren from one of the North's most remote communities have found themselves victims of a cross-border row over school transport.
The families of 15 youngsters say bosses of two councils have "washed their hands" of any responsibility over getting the children to school and back.
Neither Northumberland nor Durham County Council are prepared to continue providing transport to take the 15 youngsters from Hunstanworth, near Blanchland, to school in Northumberland.
A major review is to be carried out amid fears that a declining population in Northumberland will force the closure of more small schools and harm rural communities.
A working group of county councillors will be given the task of investigating the likely future impact of demographic change on the demand for school places across the county.
It will try to identify how many schools are at risk of closure because of falling rolls and how council policies - such as in new housing development - can help tackle the problem.
People with any concerns or problems following recent changes in home to school transport arrangements in the west of Northumberland are being urged to seek help and advice from the county council.
Parents or schools with worries should contact the transport unit on (01670) 533644 or 533673.
Click on the schools below to view the results of their most recent Ofsted reports:
Allendale Middle School
Allendale First School
Whitfield Church of England First School
For other local schools' reports see the Hexham, Haltwhistle and Corbridge microsites.
Northumberland County Council Children's Services Ofsted survey
Northumberland County Council Children's Services Ofsted survey
Schoolchildren from Allendale battled it out in a swimming competition while being cheered on by Olympic and Commonwealth medal winners.
Some of the winners at the event at Hexham, with stars Chris Cook, left, and Nick Gillingham adding support
The competition, held at the Wentworth Leisure Centre in Hexham, saw 80 children aged eight to 15 compete in a range of events, including team relays, individual front crawl, breaststroke, butterfly and backstroke.
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