A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after a teenage girl was stabbed at a school near Norwich.
The girl was taken to hospital with minor injuries following the attack at Thorpe St Andrew School, which happened at about 10.24am on Wednesday.
Norfolk Police said the boy was detained on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
The boy has been taken to Wymondham police investigation centre for questioning, the force added.
Emergency services remain at the scene in Laundry Lane, with reports the school had been placed into lockdown.
Pupils at the school were told to hide under their desks and turn off their phones while teachers barricaded classroom doors, according to reports.
Multiple police cars and ambulances were seen outside the school and parents gathered outside the gates.
One pupil at the school who was able to make contact with their family sent a text reading “I am very scared'” while another sent a message saying they “just want to go home”, the Mail reported.
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.
Norfolk Police added the incident is not believed to be linked to a hate crime reported at the school last week, following reports of allegations of antisemitic chanting during a football match involving a Jewish school.
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