A school has been awarded a gong backed by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson.

Kingsbury High School, in Princes Avenue, Kingsbury, has been awarded Gold Club status under a scheme set up by Mr Johnson to recognise exceptional schools across London.

School parent governor Georgina Bondzi-Simpson said: “It was a privilege to represent our school at City Hall at the Mayor’s London School’s Gold Club awards ceremony, where after hearing an inspiring speech by the host of the event Munira Mirza, the deputy mayor for education and culture, we proudly received an award for being in the very top tier of secondary schools for delivering trend-breaking performance in the academic progress of our students.”

The scheme, now in its second year, has given Gold Club status to 95 schools since its inception.

Mr Johnson said: “Congratulations to Kingsbury High School and all the other schools that have been recognised by our Gold Club programme.

“The Gold Club is based on the belief that all schools can aspire to attain excellence for all their pupils, whatever their circumstances. London schools are already doing well when compared to the rest of the country, but each of our Gold Club schools is making even great strides with their pupils.”