Police at Doncaster school over pupil’s shooting and stabbing threat

Police say they are probing an incident at a Doncaster secondary school after a pupil reportedly made online threats to shoot and stab students, leading to a number of parents keeping children at home for their safety.

A number of parents have kept their children away from Hungerhill School in Edenthorpe today after a pupil reportedly made online threats to attack fellow pupils with weapons.

A school chief has blasted ‘blatant lies’ circulating online about the incident and has urged parents not to speculate and share false information.

South Yorkshire Police has confirmed it is aware and in a statement said: “We have received calls from parents, and are aware of concerns being raised on social media following threats being made at Hungerhill School in Doncaster.

“We have responded to these reports, conducted enquiries and are continuing to liaise with those involved and the school to ensure the full circumstances are ascertained.

“The school remains open and has provided updated to parents.

“Our local neighbourhood officer is at the school today to carry out enquiries.”

Earlier, Gareth Rawson, Chief Executive Officer or Brighter Futures Learning Partnership Trust, the group which looks after the school, issued a lengthy statement addressing the claims.

He said: “The Trust and the school became aware of a rumour concerning a social media post allegedly shared by students which included references to weapons.

“Having looked into the information available, there was no reference to a threat being made against any particular student, nor was there any suggestion that weapons were being brought into school, as has since been claimed in some social media posts.

“Some posts have gone further and claimed that people have seen threats being made, including threats to specifically attack another student.

“Neither the Trust nor the school has been made aware of any such specific threat.

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“The Headteacher has been clear that, based on the information available to the school, they perceived there to be no risk to students or staff.

“However, given the concerns being raised and the speculation circulating, the Trust and the school have contacted the police to establish whether there is any further information or intelligence that we need to be aware of.

“Posts have stated that the police attended Hungerhill School on 12 November 2026 and that a Year 10 student was arrested.

“This is simply not true.

“I am increasingly concerned about the number of allegations and claims being made about individual students, some of which are simply untrue. The spreading of blatant lies, speculation and unsubstantiated accusations is not harmless.

“It can have a significant impact on the students being discussed, their families and the wider school community.

“We must not allow misinformation to result in students being wrongly accused or targeted themselves. There is a responsibility on all of us to establish the facts before repeating or sharing information, particularly when it involves children.”