There was a lockdown at the Rimrose Primary School in Seaforth after an intruder entered the school.
Merseyside Police released a full statement on the incident:
Merseyside Police can confirm officers are this evening, Friday 16 June, at a primary school in Seaforth. Officers were called at 4.15pm to reports that a suspected intruder had gained entry to Rimrose Hope C of E Primary School on Sandy Road. Staff and children are safely in the company of police officers while a search of the building is being carried out.
Families have since been called by police to allow them to pick up their children.
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