Primary school entries included healthy Welsh burgers, banana bridges and ham bombshells. Oatmeal mackerel with rocket, hot spicy fish cakes and seaside fare were just some of the recipes created and cooked by pupils in secondary schools.
Teacher and pupil representatives from winning schools travelled to London on 27 June 2006 to meet Jamie Oliver and Parmjit Dhanda (Parliamentary Under-Secretary) and found out who was crowned the national winner. In addition, 370,000 children have received special certificates to recognise their great healthy eating and cooking work.
The winners of the Active Kids Get Cooking challenge are:
Primary Awards (children aged 5- to 11-years)
- UK WINNER: Ysgol Penmorfa, Prestatyn
- Scotland - Newmains Primary School, Renfrew
- Wales - Ysgol Penmorfa, Prestatyn
- England - Fairchildes Primary School, New Addington
- Runner-up: Taxal and Fernilee, High Peak, Derbyshire
Secondary Awards (pupils aged 12- to 16-years)
- UK WINNER: Kemnay Academy, Kemnay
- Scotland - Kemnay Academy, Kemnay
- Northern Ireland - Lisnasharragh High School, Belfast
- England: Mullion School, Cornwall
- Runner-up: Bedale High School, North Yorkshire
Judge's Special Awards (Special schools)
- Torbay School, Devon
- Red Gates School, Croydon
- St Vincent's School, Glasgow
- Cromwell High School, Cheshire
Congratulations to all the schools that took part!