POLICE are hunting for a man suspected of performing an indecent act while "wearing no shoes or socks" inside a car parked outside a school.

Officers are probing a report of a man seen performing the act outside Ratton School, Eastbourne, around 8.30am on Monday.

The car is believed to be a black Volkswagen Beetle and was parked close to the zig-zag lines outside the school.

Posting on Facebook one concerned mother claimed her son saw the man "wearing no shoes or socks" in the car performing the indecent act.

Another worried parent shared an email believed to be from a nearby school, asking parents and students to be "extra vigilant" in the area.

Sussex Police are working with the school and enquiries are ongoing, the force said.

A spokesman told The Argus: "Police are investigating a report of a man performing an indecent act in a car outside Ratton School, Eastbourne, around 8.30am on Monday (22 November)."

"The car is believed to be a black Volkswagen Beetle and was parked close to the zig zag lines outside the school.

"Police are working with the school and enquiries are ongoing.

"Anyone with information or dashcam footage from the area around the time of the incident to help officers with their enquiries is asked to report it online or call 101 quoting serial number 444 of 22/11."