Burglars have stolen food earmarked for the children of key workers helping the nation fight the coronavirus pandemic.

In total four commercial freezers worth of frozen food were stolen from Gosfield School, in Essex, by raiders who broke in over the weekend.

The food was meant for the children of key workers like nurses and doctors, who have been allowed to continue attending school so their parents do not have to stay at home to look after them.

Gosfield School shared a message on its Facebook page this morning and said staff were ‘incredibly saddened’ to find that all of the food on-site had been taken.

Sharing photos of where the freezers had stood in their kitchen, as well as the inside of a fridge that had been stripped bare, the school said it has been left unable to feed the children who are still coming in.

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A spokesperson wrote: ‘We are so incredibly saddened to share with you this morning that Gosfield School catering department suffered an extensive burglary over the weekend.

‘CCTV footage shows that the theft took place on Friday night and early Saturday morning.

‘Items taken include four commercial-sized freezers full of food, all of the dry foods in the kitchen and all chilled food taken from our catering refrigerators.

‘The School is working with Essex Police, and a forensics team are due to attend to gather evidence.

‘Of course this means that we are unable to feed the children of Critical Workers who are attending School today, or the staff who have kindly volunteered to come in and run the skeleton operation to make this work.

‘We will not be able to feed the children and staff for the foreseeable future.’

The spokesperson added members of staff had been to Halstead to purchase food this morning but with restrictions on what they are allowed to buy this was not straightforward.

They requested all children of key workers who are attending school bring along a packed lunch, nut-free snacks and a water bottle.

Essex Police are investigating the burglary.

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