A BRADFORD school has fended off some esteemed competition to be crowned as the winner of the West Yorkshire Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner’s schools cyber crime competition.

Carlton Bolling College was deemed to have the best project in the competition, beating the likes of Fulneck School in Pudsey and The Grammar School in Leeds.

The Bradford school’s winning entry was a modern concept, a play and a rap covering online grooming.

The contest, sponsored by Asda, is now in its second year, and it challenges pupils from years 7, 8 and 9 from schools across the county to design a resource to help keep people safe online.

The resource could take any form, and among the finalists were a rap, a play, a spoken word performance as well as websites, videos and a leaflet.

Seventeen projects were entered into the competition, with a handful of schools going through to Thursday’s grand final at West Yorkshire Police’s Learning and Development Centre in Wakefield.

Batley Grammar School, BBG Academy, Carlton Bolling College, Fulneck School, The Grammar School at Leeds and North Halifax Grammar School all competed to win the contest.

The final, which was broadcast live on Facebook, consisted of each school presenting their idea to a judging panel of experts.

Mr Akhtar, IT Teacher at Carlton Bolling College, said: “It’s an amazing achievement for the students, from all the schools that entered going down all the way to number one.

“The students have really thought about their entry, how new students can learn from it, and what the new generation are in to so they can get the message out more effectively.”

Mark Burns-Williamson, West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, said: “Well done to Carlton Bolling College for winning this year’s schools competition.

“Also, a huge thank you to all schools, students, teachers and parents who helped support all the hard work that led up to this final, and of course Asda for kindly sponsoring the competition.

“The calibre of entries was exceptionally high and choosing a winner really was quite a task.

“Tackling cyber crime and keeping our communities safe is a key focus in my Police and Crime Plan.

“A major part in tackling these issues is raising awareness of the relatively simple steps you can take to keep yourselves and your loved ones safe.

“Who better to help with that than young people themselves.

“They are often at the forefront of technology and much more digitally aware than most adults, something these students definitely proved in bringing the issue of cyber crime awareness to life.”

John Robins, T/Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, said: "Cyber enabled crime is becoming an increasing threat to the communities of West Yorkshire - for many criminals the computer is the new weapon of choice to commit crime.

"Competitions like this help to get young people involved and make a real difference to their community. I was particularly impressed by the calibre of the entries and well done to Carlton Bolling College for their successful and enlightening project."

For further information on how to stay online, including information for businesses visit https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/cyber