TEAMS from six primary schools have spent the morning battling it out to be the victors in Bradon Forest School's inaugural Primary Spelling Bee Competition last week.

Teams are comprised of four of the best Year 5 spellers from each school; St Mary's, St Sampsons, St Francis, Oakhurst, Peatmoor and Bridlewood.

Host and 'Spell Master', Kieran Johnson, quizzed the groups through a variety of rounds including animal anagrams, team spelling, choices, pyramids and food and drink, before an individual spelling round where pupils had to spell their allotted word in front of the rest of the competitors.

Mr Johnson said: "It was great to see so much concentration and each team was eager to do their best and spell to win. Looking around the room you could see each pupil mouthing out the spellings as individuals took to the stage. They were willing each other to spell well, even if they weren't on the team.

"I was amazed at the ability these young people displayed. We threw some really challenging words their way and they rose to the challenge. Every single one of them should be proud of what they achieved.

"Congratulations to St Francis for winning with a total point score of 114."