Croydon School Placed on Lockdown After 'Teenager Spotted with Machete'

Serious 'security incident' as teen with blade hunted after schools on lockdown

Pupils at John Ruskin College in Croydon and nearby Quest Academy were kept inside classrooms after reports of someone with a bladed weapon in the area.

Croydon school placed on lockdown after 'teenager spotted with machete'

Police are searching for the suspect

LIVE updates as Croydon schools reportedly placed in lockdown after 'machete' sighting

Reports are emerging that schools in south London were placed into lockdown this afternoon following an incident in the area. Parents have reported pupils being kept inside classrooms, but the circumstances have not yet been confirmed by police.