A SCHOOL has been educating its pupils on the dangers and consequences of knife crime.

Penistone Grammar School hosted a knife crime awareness day on Wednesday following the tragic death of Harvey Willgoose last month.

A recent Freedom of Information request showed the number of young people under the age of 18 were reported to the police for taking knives into schools between 2022 to 2024, across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.

Sheffield saw the highest number of incidents, recording 37 between 2022 and 2024.

In the same period, Doncaster saw 30 incidents, Rotherham 22 and Barnsley 14.

Katie Crook, assistant vice principal at the school, told the Chronicle the school is working to teach its pupils about the impact.

She added: “At Penistone Grammar School safeguarding is paramount to everything we do.

“We have worked collectively and collaboratively, with a plethora of agencies, to ensure that we are an outward facing school that actively educates our students on the wider dangers in today’s society.

“As designated safeguarding lead I believe that educating students about the risks they may be exposed to within the wider community is pivotal to ensure they are enabled to make good choices to keep themselves safe.

“We were deeply saddened to hear of the tragic events in recent weeks regarding the incident within a Sheffield school, and whilst we are confident that we do not have any knife related problems within our school, we are a proactive leadership team who will continue to work with our local policing teams to adopt a preventative approach on the issues.

“The knife awareness day was very well received by our community and has been impactful for students in terms of their wider understanding.”