A 15-year-old girl has been arrested in connection with an assault on two teachers on a school playing field.

The physical education teachers were allegedly attacked by a gang of five girls from another school as they took an athletics lesson at Salendine Nook High School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

A police spokesman said the girls were aged between 14 and 16. There were no reports of injuries to the teachers.

He said: "The allegations are of an assault on two members of staff by five children from another school.

"The police are in close contact with the school and the education authority and are working together on an inquiry into the incident."

The school's head teacher, Christine Spencer, said: "It was a dreadful incident for the staff involved and for pupils at the school, but the matter is now in the hands of the police and we are expecting a prosecution."

The arrested girl has been released on police bail pending further inquiries.