Arsonist sets fire to primary school door

Coleshill Heath SchoolImage source, Google
Image caption,

The school was targeted over the weekend, police said

  • Published

Police are investigating after a fire was started outside a school.

Officers were called to Coleshill Heath School in Chelmsley Wood, Solihull, at about 07:00 GMT on Sunday.

A West Midlands Police statement said a person had attempted to set fire to one of its doors.

Minor damage was caused and officers are now carrying out door-to-door and CCTV inquiries in the surrounding area, a statement added.

The school has been contacted for its response.

Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, external, X,, external and Instagram, external, Send your story ideas to: newsonline.westmidlands@bbc.co.uk, external