A former Bexley primary school headteacher has pleaded guilty to child sex offences.

Adam Higgins, 48, from Saffron Walden, Essex, taught at St Paulinus Primary School in Crayford in 2000 and then Lessness Heath Primary School in Belvedere until 2007.

He admitted three child sex offences at Chelmsford Crown Court last week - two counts of making indecent photographs of children and one of trying to incite a child under the age of 16 to engage in sexual activity, between June 2013 and September 2014.

Higgins more recently worked for Ofsted as a schools inspector but resigned after his arrest in September last year.

A spokeswoman for Bexley Council said: "The safety of our children and young people is always our main priority.

"Mr Higgins was last employed in the borough nearly five years ago.

“He was subject to the usual rigorous safeguarding checks and no accusations were ever made towards him during his time in Bexley.

“These offences took place after the period of time when Adam Higgins worked in Bexley.

“We have contacted all our schools and asked them to make contact with a named officer in our safeguarding team if they or parents and carers have any concerns.”

Higgins will be sentenced in July.