She was presented with the famous silver lion, and joined a very special group of people, by becoming the seventeenth name to be etched on the award in the House of Lords.
The CVQO Westminster Award is an annual competition designed to recognise and reward the most deserving of CVQO's learners.
CVQO Chief Executive Guy Horridge said “Today there are winners who have overcome personal challenges, challenges at school and challenges in the cadets, but what they all have in common is not only have they successfully faced these challenges but they have never used them as an excuse or expected special treatment because of it.