A HIGH school pupil brushed off the competition to win an inter-school art competition.

Rainhill High year nine student, Georgia Allen was announced the overall winner of the annual dot-art Schools project competition at an awards ceremony at St George’s Hall, Liverpool beating off entries from 36 schools around the region.

Judges singled out Georgia’s ‘Nature Study’ piece -created using a biro pen on paper stained in coffee - due to its intricate layers which, according to guest judge Susan M Coles, "required great patience and skill" to perfect every tiny detail.

Georgia received £50 worth of Rennie’s Arts and Crafts vouchers, a one-year scholarship to dot-art which allows her to showcase and sell her work alongside professional artists, and access to special exhibitions at Tate Liverpool, for her efforts.

Anthony Bennett, Head of Art at Rainhill High said: “Georgia is a student who is highly talented. I think the success brought on by this dot-art Schools competition could finally cement what we have been telling her for the past 12 months, that she truly is a talented individual.”