A PRIMARY school has broken records by raising £8,000 for African families in just one day.

The amount shocked the development charity it was raised for – Farm Africa – which said it was the largest amount a school had ever donated.

Children at Tudor Court Primary School, in Chafford Hundred, raised the money by putting on wellies and doing laps of their school through paddling pools.

A total of 830 children took part in the colourful sponsored splash-a-thon, which also raised more money than the school has raised in all its previous years of fundraising put together.

Farm Africa – which runs the welly appeal, called Give Hunger the Boot – said it was “amazed”

at the school’s efforts.

Farm Africa’s chief executive, Nigel Harris, said: “We are truly amazed and delighted to receive such a wonderful donation from Tudor Court Primary.

“This donation will make a huge difference in helping, and on behalf of all the communities we areworkingwith I’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you.”

Headteacher Vivienne Northall said: “We are welly proud of all our fab fundraisers here at Tudor Court. What really pleases me is that it was the children themselves who chose Farm Africa as their charity for this year’s fundraiser.

“It’s been really inspiring to see the way they have thrown themselves first into raising so much.”