THERE won’t be any rumbling stomachs at Orchard Meadow Primary School.

That’s because the Blackbird Leys school’s early morning breakfast club has escaped the axe.

When breakfast cereal giant Kellog’s heard that the group was facing difficulties it came up with a grant of £450. The money will mean that up to 50 pupils will continue to enjoy cereals and games before their day begins.

Acting headteacher Grace Slater said: “The children are so excited. The money will go towards paying for cereals and a new fridge for us, which they have wanted for so long but have been unable to get.”

She said the club had been a huge help for parents who have to leave for work early and need somewhere for their children to go.

Organised by teaching assistant Sandra Forbes, it started 10 years ago and runs from just after 8am until school begins.

Cash shortages and education budget cutbacks meant the school faced losing the session.

Mrs Slater added: “It’s proper to be incredibly popular and a great start to the day for them. It also helps parents too because they know that if they have to leave their children early on there is a safe place for them where they will be supervised. They can play games as they eat their cereals, and it only costs them 50p.

“We are delighted that we can carry on and very grateful to Kellog’s.”

Organiser Sandra Forbes said: “It’s a wonderful sight, and the children love it. We’re delighted to keep it going.”

The school, which has about 300 pupils, is to become an academy in June, one of three Blackbird Leys primary schools being sponsored by the high-performing independent Dragon School in Bardwell Road, North Oxford It costs around £5,000 a year to keep a breakfast club running.

A Kellogg’s spokesman said: “It’s a sad fact that nearly one in seven children go to school without breakfast and we want to do something to change that. As well as school breakfast clubs, Kellogg’s is also pledging to donate more than 15 million breakfasts and snacks to people in need by the end of 2016 to support the most vulnerable people in our communities.”