The school has thankfully confirmed it was a ‘false alarm’
An East Yorkshire school was placed under ‘lockdown’ this morning. Howden School, on Derwent Road issued a statement to social media today (Friday, November 14).
A spokesperson for the school confirmed that an assessment was undertaken by the authorities and ‘determined that there was no actual threat’. It was deemed a ‘false alarm’.
The statement said: “Our lockdown procedures were followed quickly and calmly and our students remained supervised at all times.” The school has encouraged parents to contact them if their children requires further support.
The full statement reads: “This morning a lockdown had to be in place for a short period of time. Our lockdown procedures were followed as per our policy. A thorough assessment was completed by the authorities and determined that there was no actual threat and was deemed to be a false alarm.
“Our lockdown procedures were followed quickly and calmly and our students remained supervised at all times. We understand that situations like this can be unsettling and we want to assure you that the safety and wellbeing of our school community is always our highest priority. We will continue to monitor all students and should you feel your child may need further support please do not hesitate to contact us.
A spokesperson for Humberside Police said: “At approximately 10.30am this morning (Friday, 14 November 2025) we received a report from a school on Derwent Road of a concern raised that an individual suspected to be an intruder had entered the school premises.
“It was reported that the school went into lockdown as per emergency protocol in an educational setting.
“Officers were immediately deployed to the location, and upon attendance it was discovered that whilst the call was of good intent, no offences are believed to have been committed at this time.”
In a follow up statement, the school said: “To reassure you by explaining the facts rather than any inaccuracies that have been reported on social media. The school went into lockdown this morning because it was reported that there was a possible intruder on site.
“As always, student safety is paramount, so we immediately enacted out our lockdown protocol, which includes contacting the police. The police did a full search and during this process our internal checks identified that it was a student at Howden school, and not an intruder.
“Such a decision is not made lightly, however given the circumstances it was the right call to make, and this was agreed by the police. Senior Staff immediately afterwards went round classes to reassure students and explain what had happened. The students were exemplary and were complimented on their conduct by the police.”