PUPILS at a primary school are starting the day with a hearty breakfast - thanks to Kellogg's.

The company has awarded St Mary and St Peter’s Church School, in Ilton, £1,000 to enhance its breakfast club and help feed children in the morning.

St Mary and St Peter’s was selected to receive the boost as Kellogg’s announced it is donating more money than ever before to support breakfast clubs as more and more schools struggle to find the budget to fund this service for their pupils.

Breakfast clubs help with everything from attendance and attainment to alleviating hunger and providing pre-school care.

Figures show 68 per cent of teachers believe pupils would struggle to concentrate in class without their breakfast club, according to Kellogg’s research.

Connel Boyle, executive headteacher, said: “We are so grateful to receive this generous donation.

"We have since been able to purchase a catering standard toasting machine, bread and bagel slicers and new play resources for our club.

"These resources will help us to continue to provide our breakfast club services for our children and their families thanks to the support from Kellogg’s.”

Kate Prince, corporate social responsibility manager at Kellogg’s, said “We’re proud to have spent over 20 years supporting so many schools across the UK.

"We believe all children should have the opportunity to start the day with breakfast, and we know that equipment and resources are just as important to clubs as the food itself.”

Kellogg’s has supported 4,000 school breakfast clubs with funds, food and training over the last 23 years – that’s 70 million bowls of cereal to children all over the UK since 1998.