A seven-year-old boy has run off after arriving at school.

Police are searching for Isaias Brewerton-Bennett after he disappeared after arriving at St Mary Magdalene School in Hastings Road, Bexhill, on Friday morning (January 20).

The police helicopter is being used in the search.

He is white, short, with blonde/brown hair and is wearing school uniform of red jumper and grey trousers with a snow leopard print jacket in various colours of blue with a lime green stripe/zip at the front (as in our photo).

Isaias does not like being touched and may become alarmed if he is.

Police are urging anyone who sees him to dial 999 immediately quoting serial 342 of January 20.