Four schools across the region will be given a share of �322,828 lottery cash from the Big Lottery Fund to pay for sports coordinators.

The funding is part of a UK-wide scheme to promote after-school sports.

Kingshill School in Cirencester; King Arthur's Community School in Wincanton; Shaftesbury School in Dorset, and The Kings School in Devon will all benefit.

Kingshill School has been given �94,948 to encourage more children to take part in sports by offering trampolining, skateboarding, yoga and pilates - alongside more traditional activities.

The school hopes such activities will improve pupils' self-esteem and foster their leadership skills.

Rachel O'Bryan, partnership development manager, said: "This will create pathways into sport and physical activity for children who otherwise might not have had the opportunity to participate."