A group of travellers have left a school site after arriving on Saturday.

The group gained access to Beis Shammai in High Road, Chigwell, between 7pm and 9pm.

Police were called following reports that locks on gates securing the site had been cut.

The group was given a deadline of 9.30pm yesterday to leave the site by police, which they met.

The land owned by Essex County Council is currently up for sale.