PUPILS at Kingston St Mary C Of E Primary School are enjoying having a new sculpture next to the entrance doors.

The sculpture features four birds- an owld, buzzard, robin and woodpecker, which the classes are named after, as well as a kingfisher for the after school club.

The idea was designed by artist, Bozena, with the children helping to paint at each stage of the design.

A spokesperson for the school said: "We wanted to create a friendly, unique and vibrant welcome to the school entrance inspired by the four birds our classes are named after- owl, buzzard, robin and woodpecker and a kingfisher for our after school club.

"We wanted the pupils to experience working with an artist and to have a sense ownership and pride in a piece of art that is personal to their school."

Bozena said: "I imagined an old broken tree, inhabited by some of the birds, growing from the wall of the redundant oil store.

"By incorporating the wall into our sculpture, I was able to use it as a perch for the robin and make a kingfisher relief on the side of it.

"Our first step was to dig some foundations for the tree.

"We concreted five metal posts into the ground.

"Then using some chicken wire to form the basic shape, we began filling the trunk with stone rubble and concrete."