Student arrested as school goes into lockdown

A 15 year old boy has been arrested after a school was put into lockdown in Derbyshire.

Police were called to a report of a student behaving aggressively and threatening staff at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Ashbourne this morning.

A boy was detained on suspicion of assaulting a police officer, although there are no reports of any injuries.

In a statement posted on Facebook, Derbyshire Constabulary said:

"We received a report of a student behaving aggressively and threatening staff at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Green Road, Ashbourne, just after 10:25am today.

"The school instigated their lockdown procedure and contacted police.

"Officers attended and a 15-year-old boy was arrested for assaulting a police officer.

"The school are currently in the process of coming out of their lockdown procedure.

"There have been no reports of assaults or injuries and no weapon has been seen or recovered.

"Enquiries into the incident are ongoing."

In a statement issued on social media, the school's Headteacher Scott Garrity described why they had taken the decision to go into lockdown:

"As a precaution, we put the school into lockdown for 50 minutes following an incident on site on 24th February 2025, which Derbyshire Constabulary attended.

"We would like to reassure parents and carers, and our wider community, that students and staff are safe and no-one has been injured. The incident has been dealt with and the school has come out of lockdown.

"Whilst we have returned to normal lessons and routines this afternoon, we appreciate that some of our students will need to talk and be supported. Our pastoral team will be staffing a drop in area in the library at break and lunch each day this week. If your child needs support or just someone to chat to, please direct them to the library quiet area any break or lunchtime.

"As legal proceedings are now active with an arrest having been made, we will not be commenting in further detail on this incident. "

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