Chairman of the governors Canon John Nice demands urgent action

Young children, parents and teachers ran for cover after shots rang out in Ysgol Parch Thomas Ellis primary and junior school on Monday afternoon.

The gunman opened fire from one of the residential areas surrounding the school.

No one was injured in the attack.

The Church in Wales school's chairman of governors Canon John Nice, rector of Holyhead, has called on the local education authority to act.

We all know what happened at Dunblane and we wouldn't want that on our conscience Canon John Nice, rector of Holyhead

He is calling for a security fence around the school which is plagued by vandalism and anti-social behaviour.

"Something needs to be done urgently. We all know what happened at Dunblane and we wouldn't want that on our conscience," he said.

"We hope that the local education authority act. There have been plenty of warnings - this is the final wake up call and they must act before anything worse happens.

"This was an appalling act."

This is not the first time that shots have rang out in the school after an armed response unit were called.

Two patrolling police officers called the force's gun unit after they thought they heard shots fired on an evening in May, last year.

Gun recovered

Headteacher Alison Jones said trying to prevent criminal attacks on the school was "like swimming against the tide" and have cost the school thousands of pounds in the last year alone.

She said yobs have smashed windows, stolen CCTV cameras, drug addicts walk through school grounds, dogs are being walked by owners who allow them to foul on the playing field, motorbikes are being raced through and it is even being used as a track for training greyhounds.

"Two years ago, two men tried to brake into the school when were all here which was almost as frightening as what happened on Monday which was absolutely terrifying.

"I'm sure secure fencing would have prevented them and although it's not going be foolproof, it acts as a deterrent."

Police were called to the scene and recovered an air gun.

An investigation is underway and no arrests have yet been made.

A spokeswoman for Anglesey council said: "A meeting is being arranged between officials of the education department, the local elected member and the education portfolio holder.

"Calls for a security fence around the school perimeter will be fully discussed, together with other possible safety measures and a further meeting will be held with the chairman of the board of governors and the head of the school."