National Healthy School Status has been awarded to 80 per cent of the city's schools, although national targets only expect 65 per cent of schools to achieve the status by December 2008.
The status requires schools to meet strict standards in personal social and health education (PSHE), healthy eating, physical activity and emotional health and wellbeing.
Schools must also prove that the whole school community is involved in nurturing a healthy environment to achieve the status.
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