A PUPIL from Oxford Spires Academy has won a prestigious poetry prize.
Jan Borysiak, 13, won third place in this year's Betjeman Poetry Prize, a competition for 10-13 year-olds led by Sir John Betjeman's granddaughter.
The national contest received more than 3,000 entries, with the winner and runners-up announced at a ceremony at St Pancras International railway station in London.
Jan's poem, entitled Poland, impressed judges Jackie Kay and Zaffar Kunial.
His secondary school in East Oxford is a proud advocate of poetry and published a book of pupils' works earlier this year.
The award ceremony took place on National Poetry Day earlier this month.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here