THREE cheers for young dancers at Kearsley Academy who proved to be first class at a school competition.

The school's cheerleaders competed in the UK National Competition for Pom Dance and rehearsals certainly paid off as they won top prize.

A spokesman for the school said: "It was a fantastic event and our Cheerleaders were up against some tough competition from other school teams.

"In spite of this we won and are now Pom Dance National Champions."

The competition saw performances from cheerleading, Pom Dance and Street Cheer categories across with competitors ages ranging from 4 – 18.

Organisers said they were "blown away by the quality of the performances throughout the championship".