Primary school pupils are playing 'strip Fortnite', parents have been warned. Middleton St Mary’s C of E Primary in Leeds told parents it had learned of a trend of children taking their clothes off in front of a webcam while playing the game.

It warned that this was putting them at risk of being exposed to or accidentally sharing indecent images.

Head Naomi Wood said: “The School Nursing Team have suggested that we share the following information with you.

“Many of you may be aware of the risks and concerns around children playing the online game Fortnite, which has a 12 rating but is played by much younger children.

“We have been made aware of an emerging trend, where people are playing strip Fortnite using webcams.

“The rule is that when you achieve a “kill” (elimination) you have to strip off, potentially adding an additional risk from children being exposed to and/or sharing indecent images whilst playing the game.”

Fortnite is a ‘battle royale’ online game in which up to 100 people compete at a time to win ‘last man standing’ competitions.

Since its release last year the cartoonish game has become a hit success, especially with teenagers and children, and latest figures showed it now has almost 80 million players every month.