By Grâçia Ada Obi
A school was forced into a lockdown on Monday February 24, 2025 and a 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer.
Police were called to Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Ashbourne just before 10.30am after receiving reports of a pupil “behaving aggressively and threatening staff.”
The school declared a lockdown and a 15-year-old was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assaulting a Police officer. Teachers began lifting the lockdown after the arrest, and students were told they would be finishing the day at 1pm.
Police added that there had been no reports of other assaults or injuries and that no weapon had been seen or recovered. One parent with two children aged 11 and 14 at the school said they called them to tell them about the situation.
“They both have mobile phones and called me to tell me that the school was in lockdown. But they did not have any other information although there were plenty of rumours about what was happening. I hurriedly drove back to Ashbourne and have now heard from them to say they will be able to leave school at around 1pm. It was quite a worrying time not knowing quite what was happening.”
Derbyshire Police said in a statement: “We received a report of a student behaving aggressively and threatening staff at Queen Elizabeth 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 is currently in the process of coming out of their lockdown procedure. Inquiries into the incident are ongoing.”
