THREE pupils from an  Ashton under Hill  school were crowned winners at a science competition in London.

Hattie Stephen, Amelie Sullivan and Cathryn Lewis of Bredon Hill Academy won the BP Ultimate STEM Challenge at the Science Museum.

The competition invited students aged between 11 and 14 to present a solution to real-world challenges.

Their teacher at the school, Sally Huntly, said: "I'm so proud I cannot express how excited I feel, they've worked so hard for this.

"The skills the girls have developed at the final event today alone is fantastic. Their ability to present their ideas to other people and their confidence has bloomed throughout the day, and winning has been the final icing on the cake.

"The girls can now go back to school and inspire other students to get involved in projects like the Ultimate STEM Challenge and show why celebrations like British Science Week are so important to advancing young people's interest in STEM subjects."

Bredon Hill’s winning solution focused on developing an efficient design for the future flight challenge, where they had to come up with an efficient design that generates the most lift for a remote-controlled survey aircraft.

The team won an Ultimate STEM experience day, £500 to spend on science equipment or field trips as well as Science Museum goodies.

The three girls were praised by the judges for the way they took inspiration from flying animals to find solutions to an engineering design challenge.

The final event took place during British Science Week 2017 as a nationwide celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths.