A SAFE containing confidential pupil and parent data has been stolen during the third burglary at a primary school in six months.

Thieves smashed their way through the front door of Ardleigh St Mary’s Primary School, in Colchester Road, at about 11pm yesterday.

They took money, cheque books, computer back-up files, pupil and parent data and passwords after ripping a safe off the wall.

Anyone with information call Colchester police station on 101.

See the full story in Friday's Gazette.