Woman, 40, arrested after 'breaking into' Prince George's primary school Thomas's Battersea

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A woman has been arrested after allegedly breaking into Prince George’s primary school.

The 40-year-old was arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary after the incident at Thomas’s Battersea on Tuesday.

Prince George’s first day at the south London school, which educates about 560 boys and girls between the ages of four and 13, was last Thursday.

The Metropolitan Police said security at the £6,000-a-term school was being reviewed.

St Thomas’s School in Battersea (Google)

The woman remains in custody in a south London police station after she was arrested on Wednesday afternoon.

Prince George arrives at the school on his first day (Richard Pohle/The Times/PA Wire)

A Met Police spokesman said: “We are working with the school, which is attended by His Royal Highness Prince George, to review its security arrangements after the incident.

Prince George Arrives For His First Day At School

“Police were alerted and officers attended immediately after the issue came to light.

“Police are part of the protective security arrangements for the Prince and we will continue to work closely with the school, which is responsible for building security on its site.”

Prince George’s first day at the school was last Thursday (Getty Images)

A Kensington Palace spokeswoman said: “We are aware of the issue but we would not comment further on security matters.”

Thomas’s declined to comment when contacted by The Standard.

Famous alumni of the school include supermodel Cara Delevingne and Florence and the Machine vocalist Florence Welch.