PARENT power is a force to be reckoned with at an Appleton Thorn school.

Appleton Thorn Primary School’s Parent and Teacher Association has been named the best in the north of England in the PTA-UK Gold Star Awards for parent partnership.

Judges were impressed with its Facebook page offering parents new ways to put forward ideas and offers of help in their own time.

Appleton Thorn PTA will receive £500 and attend a special awards ceremony in central London on Wednesday where the overall winner will be announced.