A TEENAGER has been charged with arson after a fire at a Suffolk school.

A TEENAGER has been charged with arson after a fire at a Suffolk school.

The 15-year-old was arrested on Sunday in connection with a small blaze in a toilet area of Orwell High School in Maidstone Road, Felixstowe, last Tuesday night.

The youngster, who is from the Felixstowe area, will appear at Ipswich Youth Court on Tuesday.

The fire saw members of the public evacuated from the school when the alarm was raised during an open evening at about 8.20pm.