Pupils at Ingrow Primary School got their fingers green to complete the school's transformation into a primary school.

Year five pupils have completed a 12-month project to re-design the school playground after it was left a featureless area with nothing for the children.

In line with Bradford school's reorganisation, the site underwent an extensive building programme with the result that much of the playground was lost.

Last summer the area was resurfaced, but was left somewhat barren with nowhere for the children to sit.

A year five class was given an environmental improvement exercise to undertake the work. They performed market research, analysed data, produced projections of costs, acquiring appropriate resources and finding the best value for the materials.

When the class had finished its initial studies members came up with twelve possible uses. All the children at the school voted on their favourite schemes.

The class formed companies -- each given a budget of £2,500 -- of three pupils to undertake the project.

The playground is now a more pleasant and interesting place for the children with grid games, such as hopscotch, jigsaws, target games and three chessboards with draught pieces.

And despite the school using all its money on the furniture, B&Q came forward to supply plants, planters, compost and other materials.

Under the guidance of the school's learning mentors Angela Carlton and Jane Morrettim, the children have added plants to the playground.

Deputy Head John Corn said: "We are delighted the way they have got down to earth with this project. They have rolled their sleeves up and got on with it. There is not much in the way of greenery in the school and they have actually made their own."

Jenna Hewitt, environmental champion at B&Q said: "The kids seemed to have really enjoyed themselves. This is now helping with another project so I am really pleased for them."