A 16-year-old student has died after being stabbed at an Aberdeen school in Scotland.

Scottish police are investigating the murder at Cults Academy. Officers say they have arrested another 16-year-old student in this connection.

“It is with shock and sadness that we can confirm that a pupil of Cults Academy has died following an incident at the school earlier today…Our heartfelt sympathies are extended to the friends and family,” A spokesperson of Aberdeen City Council said

The school, which has 1,050 pupils, is one of Scotland's best-performing secondary schools, serving pupils from age 11 to 18.

Cults is regarded as one of Aberdeen’s more affluent suburbs.