Overview
- Staff secured a kitchen knife found in a pupil’s bag on Friday and the school did not lock down.
- CCTV from a corridor was reviewed and the academy said it showed no threat to pupil safety or wellbeing.
- Staffordshire Police were notified and asked anyone with information to call 101.
- The school informed the pupils’ parents and other safeguarding agencies and says it is handling the case with care and seriousness.
- The campus is shut until Monday 11 May for a Bank Holiday and inset days, not because of the incident.