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Armed police called to school after threat report

Google The exterior of St Paul's Catholic School in Milton Keynes. It shows a hedge, a fence and beyond it to the left parked cars and on the right, a single-storey red brick buildings. There are two signs saying St Paul's Catholic School, one on the right and the other attached to the fence on the left. Google
The armed officers remained on the scene for nearly an hour, according to police

Armed police officers were sent to a school after reports of a threat involving a knife.

Officers were called to St Paul's Catholic School, Phoenix Drive, Milton Keynes, at about 11:00 BST, which went into a temporary lockdown.

"Because a knife was mentioned, armed response units attended and conducted a thorough search, including of two individuals, and nothing was found," said a Thames Valley Police spokesperson.

The armed officers were stood down by 11:50 and neighbourhood police conducted reassurance patrols until about 16:20, the spokesperson added.

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