With a new song to sing and remember forever, pupils of one school will certainly never forget their days of learning – or their very jazzy headteacher.

Instead of taking a break during the summer holidays, St Bees School's head, Roger Sinnett, spent his days putting together a new school song for his students, wanting to create a memorable tune to stick with them through their school days and beyond.

And with a little help from Lee Shackley at the Music Farm, Egremont, that's exactly what he's done.

“A headmaster certainly isn’t normally expected to be a song writer too," a very pleased Mr Sinnett said.

"But here at St Bees, we all wear many hats and aspiring musician is certainly one of mine!"

The amateur music man took up his guitar and warmed up his vocal chords to record the song, named The Soul of St Bees, while Lee was on the keyboard – and the duo even got the Priory church's impressive organ in there.

But the process wasn't just to give Mr Sinnett the chance to sing his heart out.

For the first time, the school has introduced four new houses for pupils to join, representing the pillars of St Bees School.

These include the blue house Bega, named after the Irish princess who gave her name to the village and established the first church there; the red house, Elizabeth, named after Queen Elizabeth I, who granted the charter to establish the school; the gold house, Foundation, the name of the original school building completed in 1588; and the green house, Grindal, named after the school's founder Edmund Grindal.

And with the potential for the houses to follow the footsteps of Hogwarts and create rivalries, Mr Sinnett thought it the perfect opportunity to unite the school with his toe-tapping tune.

With a catchy chorus and a verse dedicated to each of the four pillars of the school's life, its heritage and tradition is kept alive, while pupils are left with a memory to last a lifetime – of their head teacher becoming a pop star.

And after being road-tested in front of 53 students and 38 staff last week, at the school's first house tournament of the year, it's safe to say the school song is a success, with plenty of smiling faces and a mighty round of applause for the new bop.

While Mr Sinnett would love to see the tune become this year's Christmas chart-topper, the fun and laughter had when creating the new anthem, and the pride in uniting and inspiring his students is prize enough for the devoted head teacher.

To have a listen to the song – and get it stuck in your head for a week – visit St Bees School's Facebook page.

To learn more about the school's houses, visit www.stbeesschool.co.uk.