London: A British school is compelled to offer anger management lessons to its pupils as young as five after 40 of its rowdy students were excluded for bad behavior.

Psychologists and other mental health professionals have been drafted to help pupils at the Hillcrest Primary School, in the run-down Leeds suburb of Chapeltown in Yorkshire county.

The move came after inspecting officials labelled conduct at the west Yorkshire school unacceptable. A total of 40 pupils were excluded in just a year.

The school is now receiving the highest level of 'behaviour support' from Leeds City Council -- the only school in the city to do so.

Inspector John Young said: "The deputy headteacher overseeing this aspect (behaviour) has a good understanding of potential flashpoints.

"Some pupils are taught in 'nurture' groups while others receive counselling in anger management and improving social skills. Joint working with a learning support unit and an educational psychologist is helping the school to break the cycle of poor behaviour some pupils have fallen into." IANS