The six-week scheme saw children from Manorfield Infant and Nursery School and Gomersal First School visiting each other and having lessons together.

It ended with a multicultural party, including Bollywood dancing and African drumming, with children from both schools performing for more than 50 parents.

Manorfield class teacher Nasima Karolia said: "It was really successful, there were so many parents there. It was a full hall.

"There was lots of applause and smiley faces and also a few tears.

"All the children were introducing the friends they'd made to each other and all the parents wanted to meet up again after school. It was such a positive way to end the celebration."

During the six weeks the children got together to make food, get creative and design patterns with fabric. They took part in peer massage and exercises.

And their parents also got together for workshops making onion bhajis and doing landscape painting.

Mrs Karolia said: "I would recommend the twinning project to other schools. It's a lot of hard work but in terms of what you yield at the end, it's well worth it.

"It was nice to be part of something so unique. Both groups gelled so well."