MARLING School swept the board at the county table tennis championships.

They retained their fourth consecutive county championship titles in the under-13 and under-16 boys categories.

Marling will now represent Gloucestershire in the English Schools Table Tennis Association’s Zonal finals in Birmingham in January.

Meanwhile, the competition proved too strong for Stroud High School and Katherine Lady Berkeley School, they ended the day in second and fourth position respectively.

More than a dozen Gloucestershire schools competed in the popular Gloucestershire Schools Table Tennis Championships.

Organised by Active Gloucestershire and officiated by Hartpury College students, the schools fielded 19 teams to play in four categories.

Marling U16s: Marcus Holba, Tom Powlesland, Pablo Carrington, Ed Loader and Alfie Eddy (playing reserve).

Marling U13s: Jamie Lomax, Elliot Gregory, Felix Gregory and James Lilwall.