Solar panels have been installed at an Enfield school which a group of green students is bidding to make as eco-friendly as possible.

Year 12 pupils at Kingsmead School in Southbury Road braved the cold on Thursday to watch as engineers fitted the technology – paid for by charity Ecoschools – to the building’s roof.

The move is the latest in a series of environmental initiatives at the school, including installing recycling bins, tackling litter and creating a vegetable garden tended by pupils who sold their crop to staff.

Maths teacher Henry Greenwood, who is leading the group, said: “I started it a year-and-a-half ago – it’s something that I’m interested in personally and the headteacher has been very supportive of the whole thing.

“The reaction from the students has been very positive – I have been very impressed with them and they are coming up with ideas all the time.”

The project was threatened after the Government decided to halve the feed-in tariff – the payment given to those who generate electricity through solar panels – late last year.

But last month, the Court of Appeal ruled that Energy Secretary Chris Huhne’s consultation on the changes was illegal, meaning that the school should now get a full payment for any electricity it feeds back into the National Grid.

Mr Greenwood praised the enthusiasm of the students for thinking of new eco-friendly initiatives – the group are currently encouraging their peers to walk or get public transport to school.

He added: “I hope that this is something that they will take into their personal lives – it’s something that we try and get into the curriculum as well.”