Year 13 Biology pupils enjoyed a glorious sunny day in Cambridge to celebrate the end of their exams.

The group of Hedingham School and Sixth Form youngsters had a go at punting down the River Cam.

Pupil Ryan Rainer had a go at moving the punt first but after not moving the punt very far, Ross Catton took control and managed to get the punt moving, even if it did mean people nearly got hit on the head.

Jakob Beck and Joe Nourse decided it was far too hot and took to the water, swimming along the River Cam between punts of surprised Japanese tourists.

Following a quick change of clothes for some of the damper members of the party, the group then headed to The Eagle pub, which is famous for being the place where James Watson and Francis Crick, scientists working at the Cambridge Cavendish Lab, announced in 1953 that they had ‘discovered the secret of life’ by working out the structure of DNA.

This truly momentous event in the world of Science is commemorated by a blue plaque placed on the wall by the door.