A 16-year-old boy was arrested in the early hours following the attack close to the school gates.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death outside a Huddersfield school, police have said.
The teenager was attacked on Wednesday afternoon, close to the entrance to North Huddersfield Trust School.
The 16-year-old was arrested at an address in the town shortly before 05:00 BST on Thursday, West Yorkshire Police said.
He remains in custody and inquiries are ongoing.
Officers were called to the scene, on Woodhouse Hill, in the Fartown area, at about 14:55 BST on Wednesday.
The teenager was taken to Leeds General Infirmary where he died a short time later.
Andrew Fell, head teacher at North Huddersfield Trust School, confirmed the 15-year-old was a pupil there.
He said the school would remain closed until 10:30 and then open to offer support to pupils until 14:00.
In a statement to parents, he said: “Our deepest sympathies go out to the pupil’s family and friends who must feel, as we do, completely devastated.
“They have lost a loved one and we have lost a wonderful student from our school community.”
Afiya Mahmood, who lives nearby, witnessed the aftermath of the stabbing, which she described as “really distressing”.
She said: “Everybody’s really shocked. He’s just a child, isn’t he?
“I’m so shocked that the perpetrators did this in daylight at three o’clock with loads of people about. They had no care for people or children around. It’s disgusting.”
Ms Mahmood said her children, who attend another school, had to walk past the scene.
“They’re under eight and we had to actually lie to them and say it was a car accident,” she added.
Billy Shankland, who has a child at the school, said: “I can’t imagine what the family is going through.
“It’s just awful. It’s shocking at such a young age.”
Kirklees councillor Amanda Pinnock, who represents the Ashbrow ward, was due to meet with representatives from the school, police and council colleagues.
She said: “As a councillor, community member and a mother, I am heartbroken by what has taken place. It is so sad to hear that a schoolboy has lost his life in such tragic circumstances.”
Ms Pinnock said the community needed “to put our heads together” to find a solution to knife crime.
She said: “It’s time for action. The community is saying more needs to be done. There seems to be a culture of people carrying knives, and it’s not just young people.”
Speaking on Wednesday night, Det Supt Marc Bowes said: “We will be carrying out extensive enquiries to establish the full circumstances surrounding this incident that has resulted in the absolutely senseless loss of a young life.
“We have already identified a number of witnesses to the incident itself but would still like to hear from anyone who has any information that could assist the investigation.”
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