Murder investigation beginspublished at 19:16 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2019
Essex Police is treating the incident as a murder investigation.
The force said a 12-year-old boy died after being taken to hospital.
Five others were injured in the incident: two 15-year-old boys, one 13-year-old boy, one 16-year-old girl and a 53-year-old woman.
Police believe the teenagers were all pupils at Debden High School.