A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after a teenage girl was allegedly stabbed at a school in Norwich. Police were called to the school in Thorpe St Andrew at 10.24am following reports of a stabbing. Emergency services, including firefighters and paramedics, attended the scene.
Norfolk police said the boy was arrested nearby on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. He has been taken to Wymondham police investigation centre for questioning. The victim, also a teenager, was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The incident is not believed to be linked to reports of antisemitic chanting at the same school last week. Students were kept in their classrooms during a lockdown, according to the Broad Horizons education trust, which runs the school.
A spokesperson for the trust said: 'We have clear procedures in place and our staff acted swiftly, with the whole school going into lockdown with children staying in their classroom with their teacher. One of our students was injured and is now being treated in hospital for minor injuries. This has obviously been a distressing experience for our whole community.'
The school has about 1,900 pupils, including 400 in its sixth form, and was rated good in its most recent Ofsted report last year.
