Ms. Sarah Long

St Andrew's secondary school principal Sarah Long said the five day pupils - boys and girls - had stored a cake containing cannabis at the school before eating it after school.

The cake had been supplied by someone not associated with St Andrew's, Ms Long told The Press newspaper.

The pupils were suspended for a day last Friday before the matter went to a school board of governors meeting at the weekend.

Ms Long said two pupils were suspended for a further period after the meeting.One returned to school yesterday and the other was due back today.

She said the pupils would have to undergo monthly drug tests for six months and risked being excluded if they got into serious trouble again.

Four boys were expelled from Nelson College last month after they were caught growing half-a-dozen cannabis seedlings on a hillside near their boarding lodge.

St Andrew's deputy rector Sarah Long has recently been appointed head of the school's secondary division.Ms Long will have responsibility for the overview of the secondary school and its 880 students.She will also deputise in the rector's absence.

St Andrew's deputy rector Sarah Long has recently been appointed head of secondary school.

She will also deputise in the rector's absence.

Sarah Long

Deputy Headteacher, on behalf of all of the staff and pupils of Paulsgrove Primary School.

Sarah Long (former Head of Middle School and Deputy Rector) was promoted to Head of Secondary School and Roland Burrows (Academic Dean and Teacher) was promoted to Director of Teaching Personnel.