Two other teenagers have already been sentenced for their parts in the confrontation in February
The court heard the boy was seen on CCTV in the college's food court at about 11:30 GMT, then later appeared to retrieve a knife from a bush.
Sentencing, district judge Gillian Young said the boy had admitted "very serious offending", but noted "very encouraging reports" from the youth justice system in deciding against a detention order.
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