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Police are investigating a fire and several windows that were "mindlessly broken" at a primary school, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.

An outdoor structure at Spring Hill Primary School in Accrington, was set alight at about 2pm on Sunday (March 24) Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) said.

Damage to the windows at Spring Hill Primary School, Accrington.

The CCTV camera had been covered by a child's black sock.

The fire broke out at around 2pm on Sunday (March 24) at the Exchange Street primary school, and the damage caused to the seating structure will mean it is out of action for the children.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: "We were called to Spring Hill Primary School on Exchange Street.

Join our new WhatsApp Community to get the latest news and top stories from across Lancashire directly to your phone. Get the latest headlines, straight to your inbox, with The LEP’s free emails "We found an outdoor structure on fire and a number of windows to the school had been mindlessly broken, along with a box containing toys and other resources.

"The CCTV camera had been covered by a child's black sock." The fire service said a number of windows were "mindlessly broken" as well as there being damage to toys and other resources, resulting in the area being out of action for pupils at the school in Exchange Street.

They said the vandals were described as three girls and a boy aged about 11 to 13 years old.

The damage will amount to several thousand pounds and the area is out of action for the children. If anyone has any information, they can contact the police on 101, quoting log number 0178 of March 25.

Children are suspects after fire at Spring Hill Primary School in Accrington