Young actors and dancers from across Oxfordshire have helped to raise almost £10,000 for charity.

Pupils at Stagecoach Oxford drama school doubled the amount they expected to raise following a performance at the New Theatre.

School principal Maya Sprigg said: "We were hoping to raise about £5,000, but to raise £9,250 is absolutely fantastic.

"The thing that was really amazing was the children themselves went around the villages and streets where they live and knocked on doors to get this money in sponsorship.

"We had so much fun raising all this money. The performance was absolutely brilliant on the night and everyone had a great time."

More than 300 children aged six to18 took part in the Stagecoach Charity Spectacular.

The money raised will be divided between the Oxford Children's Hospital in Headington and Stagecoach's own charity InterAct.

Miss Sprigg said the school plans another performance for 2010, and aims to beat this year's total.lped to raise almost £10,000 for charity.