A SCHOOL in Lymington has won an award after transforming their field thanks to a donation from the London Olympic Park.

Hordle CE Primary School received the London 2012 Olympic Legacy Award at the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sports Awards after they put in a successful bid to claim a section of the Olympic Hockey pitch.

Fiona Adams, headteacher, says that following years of enduring a flooded school field and having to cancel sports days, they received the distinctive blue and pink pitch, dubbed The Olpympitch, free of charge.

However they had to raise funds to get it installed, with the sports ground being officially opened by Paralympic athlete, Aaron Phipps.

Speaking about the awards ceremony, Fiona added: "It was an amazing event full of incredible sportsmen and women with inspiring stories.

"We were very humbled to be there and thrilled to have won. The Olympitch has inspired us as a whole school to go out and be sporting heroes just like the Olympians of 2012."

In addition, she said that the Olympitch has been the catalyst for a whole host of 'sporting prowess' at the school. This includes the majority of the school's students enrolling onto The Hordle Sports Academy (HSA) scheme, which has been created to increase participation in extra-curricular sport.

All teaching staff have received additional training in PE and there are daily sports activity sessions at lunchtimes for all age groups and early morning exercise sessions for parents and pupils.

The rise in sports participation has also led to the school being awarded the Sainsbury's School Games Silver Mark last year and are now aiming for Gold in 2015.

Fiona said that Hordle CE Primary School is a genuine living legacy to the 2012 games. She added that every day, pupils and staff arrive to see the bright blue and pink Olympic Hockey pitch which is a reminder of the responsibility to uphold the values of the 2012 Games.