A WORCESTER pupil has proved she’s head and shoulders above her classmates by being crowned Britain’s tallest schoolgirl.

At 6ft 5.5in Emma Cahill towers over the other girls – and teachers – at her school.

Despite being bullied over her size in the past, the 16-year-old is now proud of her great height.

She said: “I like being a bit different but I reckon I’m still growing. I’d like to grow an extra inch to catch up with my dad. I have been bullied but I try not to think about it.

“People call me names, laugh at me. Sometimes people do things they wouldn’t do to a short person but I just laugh it off.”

Emma’s father Andrew, aged 45, is 6ft 6in while her mum Jane is 5ft 11in.

But while Emma continues growing, her little sister Jennifer, aged 12, is average height for her age.

Mr Cahill, who runs a software firm in Droitwich, said: “Emma was always a big child but in the last few years she’s shot up. We keep joking we’ll have to buy a bigger house so we can all fit in it.”

Emma, of Fernhill Heath, who has just started sixth form at St Mary’s Convent School in Worcester and is already the star player on the school’s netball team, has her shoes and uniform specially designed to fit her.

“I haven’t got a boyfriend at the moment,” she said. “I think I scare them off with my height.”

Despite her mum suggesting she become a catwalk model, Emma says she wants to study to become an occupational therapist.

Emma’s record was confirmed yesterday by the Tall Persons Club. Director Louise Ross said: “Emma is the tallest teenage girl in Britain. There are taller teenage boys but she is head and shoulders above most of the others.”

The world’s tallest teenager is American Brandon Adams, aged 17, who stands at 7ft four-and-a-half inches.