Wigan borough high school in 'lockdown' during police incident nearby

The Westleigh School revealed it was told to shut on Thursday by the police.

It came after police received reports of two men thought to be carrying weapons being nearby.

A statement said: “Parents/Carers, your children may share that we have locked down for short period, this afternoon. We were notified to lockdown by the Police, following an incident in the local community, not in school. Within 5 minutes, the Police advised us that the area was safe and gave permission to lift the lockdown.

"During this time, our children behaved impeccably and we are very proud of them. Well done Westleigh!”

A police spokesman said: “At around 1.50pm, officers responded to reports of two males suspected to be carry weapons on Sovereign Fold Road.

"Specialist officers attended the scene and carried out extensive enquiries and have deemed the area safe.

"No arrests have been made at this time.”