Ellie's school celebrates her Paralympic victory

  • Anglia

There have been scenes of jubilation at Ellie Robinson's school in Northampton as they celebrate her gold medal in the swimming pool at the Paralympics in Rio.

15-year-old Ellie stormed to victory in the S6 50 metres butterfly with a Paralympic record time of 35.58 seconds.

Fellow pupils at Northampton High School celebrated her victory on Friday when they returned to morning assembly on Monday.

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Fellow pupils said everyone was 'buzzing' at school and talking about her win in Rio.

One said: "It's funny to see someone we see every day do something so amazing and it makes you think maybe I can do something like that."

Pupils at Ellie Robinson's school in Northampton celebrate her Paralympic victory. Credit: ITV News Anglia