A SALE school is to be immortalised in LEGO as part of a display of the region's landmarks.

Forest Park Preparatory School came out on top in a competition for schools run by LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre, at the Trafford Centre.

The attraction’s MyMINILANDSchool competition saw students across the North West, along with the help of their teachers, being asked to sketch a picture of their school, for the chance to win a place in a display.

After Forest Park was declared the winner, a LEGO will now be built to join the attraction’s MINILAND display - a re-creation of landmark locations and buildings throughout the North West, made out of more than 1.5 million LEGO bricks.

The winning school will also receive their logo made entirely out of LEGO, vouchers for all pupils and a box of LEGO. 

And today (Thursday, July 13), winning pupils from Forest Park will help start the build of their school in LEGOLAND Discovery Centre’s workshop, helped by resident master model builder Alex Bidolak.

The final brick will be added at the school’s grounds on the last day of term on July 18, before making its way back to the LEGO playground to be displayed in MINILAND, just in time for the school holidays. 

Forest Park Preparatory School pupils are no strangers when it comes to LEGO, with a dedicated after school club running in the school since April last year for children in Early Years and Key Stage 1.

Nick Tucker, the headteacher at Forest Park Prepatory School, said: "LEGO is obviously great for children to hone their fine motor skills but it also encourages them to be creative, problem solve and helps to promote teamwork, as they always split off into little groups to work on a build."  

He added: "The children really enjoyed making their creations and are so thrilled to have won the competition.  They can’t wait to visit LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre Manchester to help build the school."

Jenn McDonough, general manager of LEGOLAND Discovery Centre, said: "“We would like to sincerely thank all the teachers and students who entered into this year’s competition, we had some brilliant entries.

“We are really thrilled to announce Forest Park Preparatory School as the winners of our #MyMINILANDSchool competition, they will be a fantastic addition to our MINILAND®  display.”