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South Yorkshire police have provided a major update after a teenager was allegedly stabbed at a school in Sheffield.
, and people gathering outside the school.
A spokesperson for the force said: “Following a stabbing at a school in Sheffield, a teenage boy has been detained by police and our officers are on scene.
“At 12.17pm today (Monday, February 3) we received reports of a stabbing at All Saints Catholic High School on Granville Road in Sheffield.
“A 15-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries. His family is aware. Emergency services are on scene and the school grounds currently remain closed.
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All Saints Catholic High School on Granville Road (Image: Google Maps)
“Granville Road is closed from the tram stop to Fitzwalter Road, and we are urging people to avoid the area while emergency services carry out their work.
“We would like to reassure parents of pupils that we do not deem there to be a further risk at the school and further updates will be shared when possible.”
The incident was reportedly the second time the school has been locked down to violence in recent days.
According to reports, on January 29 headteacher Sean Pender sent a message to parents, saying: “The reason for the lockdown was due to threatening behaviour between a small number of students where threats were made of physical violence”.
Notifying parents of today’s incident and lockdown, Pender said: “I am writing to inform you that today we have dealt with an extremely serious incident here in school resulting in us going in to a lockdown procedure.
“The incident involved two students, one of whom we believe has been seriously injured,” he continued. “All other students are contained and safe.
“The police and paramedics are present in school. Once the police allow us to, we will be releasing all students from school.
“I understand the level of anxiety you will be feeling without knowledge of the nature of the incident but at this time I have limited information to share with you whilst we have police and paramedics on site.
“I will endeavour to update you with as much information as possible at the earliest opportunity. We ask for your prayers and support at this time.”
A 2023 report rated the school, which had 1,398 pupils at the time, as “good”.
Inspectors found that most pupils behaved well, and they said “a strong ethos of warmth and respect pervades this school”.
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