LADY Modiford's Primary School in Walkhampton is celebrating after being awarded Healthy School status.
The Devon Healthy Schools' Award, part of the National Healthy Schools' Programme, is jointly funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department of Health.
The programme supports the links between health, behaviour and achievement, it is about creating healthy and happy children and young people, who do better in learning and in life.
For schools to achieve healthy status they must be successful in completing 62 separate criteria. These include a focus on healthy eating, physical activity, emotional health and well-being, reducing the misuse of drugs — including smoking and alcohol — and reducing teenage pregnancy.
The award also focuses on safety, child protection, careers, improving the environment, citizenship and safer travel to schools.
The school also had to demonstrate that the whole school community is involved in identifying and addressing the health needs of its community.
A spokesperson for the school said everyone was particularly proud of the high quality of work it has achieved in the school ethos and the care and guidance of its pupils.
The school will be displaying its Healthy School sign to show the whole school community the official recognition it has received for these aspects of school life.
Healthy School status lasts for three years and each year the school will receive a 'Health Check' visit as part of the ongoing quality assurance procedures.