The millionaire founder of Wikipedia dropped into a Lewisham school to impart some entrepreneurial tips.

Jimmy Wales, who started the online encyclopaedia in 2001, visited Prendergast Secondary School, in Hilly Fields.

Mr Wales spoke to nearly 300 students from the school’s sixth form about the success of the online giant.

Headteacher Sue Roberts said: “We were very excited to meet Jimmy Wales.

MORE TOP STORIES "Every one of our students will have had personal experience of using Wikipedia and it was fascinating to hear about Wikipedia’s push to spread knowledge to all parts of the globe.”

The web guru, originally from the US, dropped in on Friday (November 13) as part of charity Speakers for Schools.

He chatted about the growth of the website and answered questions from the students.