Pupils from the Thomas Aveling School in Rochester have a claim to fame – they had lunch with Hollywood A-lister Angelina Jolie Pitt.

Freya Dhiman, 12, and Connor Ross, 14, along with teacher Alyce Le Brunn-Healey, were invited to meet the Oscar winner at the BBC’s Broadcasting House, where she delivered a speech as part of the BBC’s World on the Move Day.

As previously reported, fellow pupil Paulina Zubryzyck was also given the chance to ask the UN refugee agency’s special envoy a question about the worldwide refugee crisis, live on Radio 4.

Paulina asked how pupils should support young migrants entering local communities. Ms Jolie Pitt said the best thing to do was “reach out” and “be a real friend”.

Youngsters from the school have also been involved in the BBC’s School Report Day, which included interviewing their teachers about the EU referendum.

Mrs Le Brunn-Healey said: “Meeting Angelina Jolie Pit was a brilliant opportunity for the students at Thomas Aveling School and we all felt really inspired by her fantastic keynote speech.

“I think Connor and Freya would agree that having lunch with an A-lister was a surreal moment but she was really interested in what the students were doing for charity, for BBC News School Report and for the school debate team.”