A primary school wins £5,000 in book titles after topping the leaderboard in a competition that saw 200,000 children across the country take part.

Pupils at Rosh Pinah Primary School in Edgware, Middlesex, have won the 100 Million Minutes Reading Challenge over March.

The pupils came out on top after reading a remarkable 9,626,802 minutes over a month, placing them ahead of any other participating school.

Head teacher Jill Howson said: “Out of thousands of schools, we came first place.

“I am overwhelmed and extremely proud of all of our pupils who worked so hard during March to do as much extra reading as they could whilst participating in the 100 Million Minutes Reading Challenge.

“At Rosh Pinah we promote reading for pleasure on a daily basis and I am delighted that as a whole school working as a team, we achieved such an amazing result.”

Sarah Walden, Group Buying & Merchandising Director at Book People, who sponsored the challenge said: “We’re absolutely delighted to see that so many children have taken part in the 100 Million Minutes Reading Challenge this year.

“To see such dedication across the country is truly remarkable and we are proud to award £5,000 RRP worth of books to Rosh Pinah Primary School.

“We hope that these books continue to inspire and captivate these budding readers.

“Well done to everyone who took part in this incredible initiative.”