HUNDREDS of children took part in Westonbirt’s inter-schools cross country event.

Fifteen schools, with more than 450 children, competed in the 1.5-mile race at Westonbirt’s grounds near Tetbury.

Westonbirt established the annual event some years ago and it has grown from a small event to a large gathering with local state and independent schools all competing.

Westonbirt Year 8 girls did especially well coming home with 1st, 2nd and 3rd places for Kira Wait, Estella Depierre and Isabelle Edwards respectively.

Headmistress Natasha Dangerfield said: “We were delighted to welcome so many participants and supporters to Westonbirt and all the pupils should be proud of their achievements on the day.”

The schools taking part were: Heywood Prep, Corsham, Royal High School, Bath; Red Maids, Bristol; Monkton Combe Prep, Bath, St Margaret’s Prep, Calne, Sherston Primary, Marshfield Primary, Paragon, Bath, Trinity Primary, near Badminton, Hatherop Castle, near Fairford, Tockington Manor, Bristol, King Edwards School, Bath, Silverhill, Winterbourne, Kingswood, Kemble Primary, Leighterton Primary and Westonbirt Schools Results: U8 girls: 1, S Jones, Bath Royal High; 2, L Chance, Redmaids; 3, R Butterfield, Sherston.

U8 boys: 1, A Stewart, St Margaret’s; 2, B Warboys, Sherston; 3, Tom Dangerfield, Westonbirt Prep.

U9 boys: 1, W Shardlow, Kingswood; 2, Philip Monaghan, Westonbirt Prep; 3, Sebastian Langhilde, Kingswood.

U9 girls: 1, F Deshon; 2, L Silverton; 3, F Pilcher.

U10 girls: 1, Ciara Newcastle, Kingswood; 2, Maisie Laddie, Sherston; 3, Molly Brophy, Marshfield.

U10 boys: 1, Will Connors, Trinity CofE; 2, Otis Walker, Tockington; 2, 3, Ioan Jones, Leighterton.

U11 girls: 1, Madeleine Winston Davis, Westonbirt Prep; 2, Sophie Goodman, Monkton; 3, Ellie Green, Bath Royal High.

U11 boys: 1, Lawrence Martindale, Monkton; 2, Robert Wilson, Kingswood; 3, Charlie Hosking, Westonbirt Prep.

U12 girls: 1, Dalis Jones, Tockington; 2, Lottie Livesey, Redmaids; 3, Ellie Parker, Tockington.

U13 girls: 1, Kiera Waite, Westonbirt; 2, Estella Depierre, Westonbirt; 3, Isabelle Edwards, Westonbirt.

Team results:

U8 Boys: 1, Monkton Prep; 2, Westonbirt Prep; 3, St Margaret’s Prep U9 Boys: 1, Kingswood Prep; 2, Tockington Manor Prep; 3, Westonbirt Prep U10 Boys: 1, Tockington Manor Prep; 2, Trinity Primary School; 3, Marshfield Primary School U11 Boys: 1, KES; 2, Monkton Prep; 3, Sherston Primary School U8 Girls: 1, Red Maids’; 2, Royal High School Bath; 3, Monkton Prep and Leighterton Primary School U9 Girls: 1, Kingswood Prep; 2, Red Maids’; 3, Monkton Prep U10 Girls: 1, Paragon Prep; 2, St Margaret’s Prep; 3, Sherston Primary School and Red Maids’ U11 Girls: 1, Monkton Prep; 2, KES; 3, Westonbirt Prep U12 Girls: 1, Tockington Manor Prep; 2, Red Maids’; 3, Westonbirt School New Course Records: U9 Boys: W. Shardlow (Kingswood) – 5mins 04secs U10 Boys: W Connors (Trinity) – 8mins 47secs U10 Girls: C Newcastle (Kingswood) – 9mins 42secs U11 Boys: L Martindale (Monkton) – 8mins 42secs