England captain Harry Kane has thanked a Norfolk primary school which has been named after him during the World Cup.

Howard Junior School, in King's Lynn, has renamed itself as the Harry Kane Junior School while the tournament is on - with the headteacher promising to make the change permanent if England win the World Cup.

Some of the school's pupils put together a social media post wishing the team luck at the tournament, which has now been watched by Kane himself.

Posting on Twitter, he said: "Loved seeing this! Thank you from me and the team for all the support - it means a lot.

"We'll do our best to ensure you make the name change permanent!"

In a social media post, the school’s usual badge on children’s jumpers was covered by a new one featuring a photo of the England football captain.

Gregory Hill, headteacher of Howard Junior School in King’s Lynn, said: “This is our official school badge.

“Howard has gone, Harry Kane is in, we’re right behind England, we’re going to make sure that England wins the World Cup through all our cheer and good spirits as well.”

He continued: “If England win, we’re changing our name permanently to Harry Kane Junior School.”

Mr Hill described Kane as an “excellent role model for students” and said that football was about “learning about different cultures and respect”.

Students were given permission on Monday to watch England’s opening game against Iran which the Three Lions won 6-2.

Kane has 51 goals for England and is just two shy of matching Wayne Rooney's all-time England record.

Following a brief fitness concern, he is anticipated to lead the line for the Three Lions in England's second group game against the United States on Friday night.

But this isn't the first time Kane has been connected to Norfolk.

Kane spent time on loan at Norwich City in 2012 when he was a youngster, making three appearances during an injury-hit spell, and also has relatives that live in Old Catton.