STUDENTS at St Wilfrid's High School and Technology College in Blackburn achieved some of the best sociology results in the country, while helping to make their school one of the top in sport at the same time, said headteacher David Whyte.

Mr Whyte, speaking at the celebration evening, said the school was not only one of only four in the North West to be awarded a sportsmark, but it had also received a letter from the Chief Examiner for Sociology, praising students for getting three of the five top marks nationally.

Chairman of the governors Matthew Grant said: "In a world which seems to have turned upside down over the past few months we need to ensure that moral standpoints are structured within the framework of a Christian understanding of our place in the world."

Meanwhile, work is due to start on December 3 on the school's £14million building project to place it on one site. Year 7 form prizes for all round excellence: J Wisdom, L Hargreaves, K Barnes, S Smedley, M Heap, J Cave, M Yates, A Fawcett, E Harwood, N Blows.

Year 8: A Ainsworth, E Cave, E Higgins, L Feeney, R Martin, L Hindley, J Whalley, C Taylor, V Mellor, H Greenough.

Friends of St Wilfrid's progress prizes: year 7 M Shepherd, L Smith, S Glenister, M Zamir; year 8 O Hargreaves, N Fisher, S Currie, B Milnes. Games prizes: year 7 E Harwood, M Conning; year 8E Taylor, D Hallett.

Tarbuck music prize H Crossley; Washbrook art prize E Cave; Amanda Howard prize for modern languages M Rees; Cregg-Moore Trophy for contribution to lower school J Whalley.

Gold awards for achievement: Year 7: N Booth, C Chorley, E Harwood, E Pearson, S Smedley, R Carlisle, A Fawcett, V North, H Rawcliffe, M Spedding, J Cave, K Halsted, R Oglesby, E Shaw, M Yates.

Year 8: R Booth, W Lunan, E Yates, S Claxton, V Mellor, H Greenough, J Whalley.

YEARS 9 and 10: St Peter and All Saints prize for excellent work: K Dadswell, R Matthewman. Friends of St Wilfrid's progress prize: year 9 C Lawson; year 10 L Haworth. Games prizes: year 9 A Jackson, M Grant; year 10 A Pilling, L Whittaker.

Upper school commendation award: L Patel; Pegnitz German prize M Gregory; design technology L Patel, H Grimshaw; BAe Systems technology award W Lunan; science G Farnworth, A Fuller; maths progress prize G Farnworth; Vicky Dean Memorial Shield for progress in ICT in year 9 D Marsden.

Gold awards for achievement: Year 9: G Brierley, K Glenister, S Lincoln, D Nellany, C Walsh, M Charnley, S Hogg, R Ireland, C Lawson, R Coupe, N Holden, L Patel, S Smith.

Year 10: F Aspin, K Bullen, R Daunton, M Hargreaves, V Poulton, G Steer, N Barnes, Z Booth, C Duggan, C McCabe, N Sirkett, L Bland, E Cooper, A Earnshaw, S Pickthall, K Starkie.

Sports ties: C Banks, R Ellis, M Ireland, A Miller, M Riding, D Walker, A Zamir, M Bottomley, N Hodgson, S Lawson, A Pilling, C Russell, S Whitehead, D Cooper, R Bolt, R Metcalf, S Porter, R Talbot, L Whittaker.

Voluntary Service Trophy N Houghton; runner up trophy S Dixon. Distinction certificates: A Bilas, L Bland, S Eatough, L Hoole, H Leigh, A Salter, V Scott, H Webster. Voluntary service year 11 award C Bevitt.

Year 11, sixth form and whole school: St Peter and All Saints prizes for excellent work S Grant, S Isherwood. Games prizes G Holden, A McDermott, H Long, M Grimshaw. Washbrook art prize A Hanson; BAe Systems prizes for engineering C Wray, electronics M Wright; Sanderson upper school music prize J Derbyshire, R Scadding.

Subject prizes: H Upton business studies; E Best child development; J Derbyshire design technology; A Swinn drama; J Derbyshire English; A Venables French; V Parkinson German; J Morgan geography; H Upton history; L Burrows IT; N Veitch maths; N Veitch PE; J Derbyshire, H Upton RE; J Riley science; C Bevitt sociology; S McKenna Batterby award for contributions to upper school.

Cumberland science prizes: N Evans biology, chemistry; C Endley physics; Lavery geography prize D Sharples; Winters English literature prize B Holland; Barbara Clapton award for food technology C Claux; Wynn Jones memorial prize for textiles A Rawlinson; Rawlinson prize for computing R Roberts; Canon Williams prize for general studies V Gillibrand.

Upper sixth subject prizes: business studies J McIntyre; English R Duffy; French B Holland; German L Oddie; government and politics S Isherwood; history B Holland; maths D Nattrass; music C Seymour; PE F Bury; psychology R Duffy; RE, sociology A Scott; theatre studies L Sambrook, J Walsh.

Prize for exceptional AS results S Grant, R Charnock; prize for exceptional GCE A level results R Duffy, B Holland, N Evans; prize for exceptional vocational education L Hay; Leyland Foundation award R Duffy.

Debbie Blackburn memorial award for sixth form learning support C Ferguson, J Kavanagh; Emery prize for contribution to sixth form life R Thomas; Martin Sales Cup for service to church and school E Seymour; Frances and Veronica Sales Cup for service to church and school A MacLeod; Woodard Chaplain's prize H Derbyshire; Sanz-McCarron European Citizenship award S McKenna; contribution to school worship S McKenna; Sharples Trophy for outstanding achievement in sport N Hodgson; Ruth Thompson Trophy for effort and achievement in sport R Holt; orienteering trophy W Birkett; Old Wilfridian's prize for service to the school N Evans; headteacher's prize G Batterby; Harry Boyle Trophy year 10 team; school champion house Ripon.