Vandals smashed 47 windows at a Horsham school over the Christmas holidays.

They caused damage costing hundreds of pounds at Forest Community Comprehensive School in Horsham.

Windows were smashed in classrooms, a sports centre, an art block and a youth club building between 10am on December 24 and 5.30pm on December 28.

Pupils returning to the boys' secondary school for the spring term on Monday had to be moved to other classrooms temporarily while windows were repaired.

A spokesman for the school said an implement believed to have been used to break the windows was found in a school sports field.

Anyone with information about the attack is asked to call PC Phil Nott at Horsham police station on 0845 6070999.

Damage costing more than £2,000 was caused when shop windows were smashed in Park Place, Horsham,.

Three shops had their front windows broken on January 3.

Horsham Antiques Centre, Baldocks, and Rock Stock, were vandalised at about 10.30pm.

Anyone with information should call PC Matthew Taylor at Horsham police station on 0845 6070999.