ART and photography by Northwich pupils is on display in an exhibition in London showcasing some of the finest work in the country.

The National Students’ Art Exhibition is held under the patronage of the Royal Society of British Artists.

It features work by the best young artists selected from schools, colleges and academies across the country.

Students' painting, drawing and sculptures are exhibited alongside work from members of RBA.

The exhibition aims to celebrate gifted and talented young artists at this early stage of their career and to inspire more young people to enter The Arts as a profession.

Despite a record number of entries this year, five Year 11 pupils from The County High School, Leftwich have been successful in having both art and photography work selected to be exhibited.

Their work has been professionally mounted and framed and then hung by the gallery curators. The invitation only private view was held on Wednesday, July 12 at the prestigious Mall Gallery, London.

A spokesman for the school said it was ‘thrilled’ the students’ work is on display at The National Students Exhibition.

“It was both exciting and rewarding to see our students’ work exhibited on the gallery walls,” the spokesman said.

“We are very proud of our Year 11 students, even more so as the majority of the work displayed was created by Year 12 and 13 exhibitors.

“This shows the exceptional quality of the work of our gifted artists, Isobel Neill, Libby Jones, James Rogers, Faye Cleaver and Lauren Rigby.

“They have a talent that has now been acknowledged nationally and by the Royal Society of British Artists.”

The exhibition was opened by Chris Russell BA MEd, a member of the Royal Society of British Artists.

The speakers expressed their thanks to schools across the county for continuing to support the Arts within their schools and for supporting the exhibition in difficult educational times.

The fantastic achievement of all of the exhibitors was recognised by a former student who won an award in 2010, who officially declared the exhibition open to the public.