A team of talented youngsters have engineered themselves a place in the finals of a prestigious international competition.

Ennerdale Engineers, a team of 10 pupils from Ennerdale and Kinniside Primary School, have been invited to represent their country in the Open European First Lego League Championships in Denmark this May.

They earned their place with a runner-up spot in Sunday’s UK finals in Bristol. The Lego competition included robot-building and programming, in addition to showcasing skills such as safety, teamwork, planning and presenting.

Headteacher David Moore said: “This is a stunning achievement for any team, but even more so for Ennerdale who had both the youngest team members and were from the smallest school in the UK final. Europe here we come!”

The finals will see 100 teams from around the world compete over four days.