Teenage girl stabbed and school put into lockdown

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after a teenage girl was stabbed at a school near Norwich, putting classes into lockdown.

Police officers were called to Thorpe St Andrew School, around two miles east of the city centre, at 10.24am on Wednesday.

The 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, Norfolk Police said.

He has been taken to Wymondham police investigation centre for questioning, while the victim was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

There was a heavy police presence at the school on Wednesday afternoon, including multiple marked cars and forensics vans, and paramedics were also on scene.

A spokesperson for Broad Horizons Education Trust, which runs Thorpe St Andrew, said the whole school was put into lockdown as a result of the incident.

"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," the spokesperson said in a statement.

"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 and our focus now is on making sure all students feel supported as we begin to understand what happened."

A 16-year-old student said a bell began to ring "continuously" while she was in a lesson, and her teacher put a table against the door.

Speaking outside after the school was closed early for the day, Letizia Brister said she was "just shocked" but added that "the teachers and all the staff definitely knew what they were doing and I did feel quite safe".

Her father, Leon Brister, 35, said the family suffered "two and a half hours of anguish just waiting, virtually being kept in the dark with no information", but did praise the school for keeping the rest of the children safe.

Norwich North MP Alice Macdonald wrote on social media: "Reports from Thorpe St Andrew School are incredibly serious and deeply alarming.

"Immediately, we need to give the police time to ensure that everyone at the school is safe.

"My thoughts are with all of them and their families, especially the victim who has been taken to hospital."

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The school, which was rated "good" in its 2025 Ofsted inspection, is an 11 to 18 mixed secondary school which also includes a sixth form.

Police added that the incident is not believed to be linked to a hate crime reported at the same school last week, involving allegations of antisemitic chanting during a football match involving a Jewish school.

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