Overview
- Newcastle Academy has confirmed the death of 16-year-old Year 11 pupil Lily Petts.
- The school praised her warmth and character in a public tribute and asked the community to respect her family’s privacy.
- Local reporting says she fell ill days earlier and died this week.
- A GoFundMe raising money for funeral costs says she suffered a brain bleed and was treated at Royal Stoke University Hospital, a claim not verified by medical authorities.
- The school is in Newcastle-under-Lyme in North Staffordshire, and Year 11 is the final compulsory school year in England.