Overview

• Arena Academy activated its emergency plan this morning after receiving a bomb threat email forwarded from Priestley Smith School.
• All pupils were escorted to an open-air assembly area at Turnbury Park before parents arrived to collect them.
• West Midlands Police conducted a thorough search with sniffer dogs and declared the alert a false alarm by midday.
• An urgent push alert kept parents informed of the threat and the decision to close the school for the day.
• Part of CORE Education Trust and rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2024, the school will stay shut while officers complete follow-up safety inspections.