Hugh Grant has blasted "pathetic" schools and called for a ban on laptops and tablets in the classroom.

The father-of-five joined the campaign group Close Screens, Open Minds at an event at a school in west London, where he aired his frustrations alongside social psychologist Dr Jonathan Haidt and actress Sophie Winkleman.

According to The Telegraph newspaper, Grant described himself as "another angry parent fighting the eternal, exhausting and depressive battle with children who only want to be on a screen".