These three girls are top of the class - between them they have attended 13,680 hours of lessons and been at school for 2,280 days.

Molly Gibbs, 10, Isobel Hickman, 10, and Lauren Pearce, 11, have never missed a day of school since they started at Bartley C E Junior School in the New Forest four years ago.

Head teacher Karen Stonehouse said: “It’s really positive attitude, that they wanted to be in school every day and also it’s a credit to their parents for not wanting to take them out of school for holidays or anything.

“They have that positive work ethic that you get in society.”

The three girls from Bartley, who are all in year six, were awarded £10 book vouchers by Rory, the school’s mascot who encourages high attendance records.

The girls hope to keep up their sparkling attendance record when they start at Hounsdown School in Totton in September.