BREAKING | Boy arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teaching was stabbed at a school in Tewkesbury

A teenager has been arrested after a teacher was taken to hospital with stab wounds following an incident at a school in Tewkesbury.

An adult has been taken to hospital with a suspected stab wound following an incident at Tewkesbury School on Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury.

Police were called around 9.10am today, Monday 10 July, with a report a pupil had stabbed a teacher.

A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Parents or carers of pupils at the school are being advised to go to Dobbies Garden Centre on Diamond Road where police will be able to offer assistance.

Gloucestershire Constabulary and South West Ambulance Service remain at the scene.

We expect a further update from Gloucestershire Constabulary later this afternoon. 

MP for Tewkesbury Laurence Robertson shared a short statement earlier this morning:

“I’m deeply shocked and saddened by the news of the terrible incident at Tewkesbury School this morning. 

“My thoughts are with everyone at the scene. And my thanks to the staff, police, Dobbies and everyone trying to deal with the situation.”