Harry Potter came to life as an Egremont school was magically transformed into Hogwarts.

West Lakes Academy held its annual Harry Potter Book day, turning the school into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to inspire students and encourage them to read.

This year's event, which is run alongside a national campaign by publishing company Bloomsbury, had a 'Fantastic Beasts' theme, the title of the latest film set in J.K Rowling's wizarding world.

The academy's business manager Stephen Lester said: "On the day, all of our year seven students attended their usual lessons but with a magical twist, much like attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

"The whole day was a magical experience for all involved!"

Students practised their Marauder's Map skills in geography; mixed up some magical potions in science and met some fantastic beasts in English.

They were sorted into their Hogwarts house teams by 'The Sorting Hat' and were able to earn house points throughout the day.

An evening event saw the school's library decorated like Hogwarts' Great Hall, with hanging candles and dragons' egg nests.

Students and their parents played games and heard extracts from the famous J.K Rowling novels. One game involved pupils finding their way out of the Chamber of Secrets.

Pupils were rewarded with a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in a limited edition coloured cover for their house team, for their involvement in the evening.

This was the third year the school had ran the event.

Last year, English teacher Carly Macleod said: "As a reading school, we want to foster a love for reading in all our pupils and we thought that using the modern classic series of Harry Potter books would be the perfect way to do that."