Girl who died at school 'a radiant light and friend'

SHE BRIGHTENED QUIETEST DAYS AND SAW BEST IN ALL

- By KRISTY DAWSON Reporter

THE funeral of a 16-year-old girl who died after a medical episode at school will take place later this month. Aimee Wood passed away after an emergency at St Wilfrid's RC College in South Shields, South Tyneside, last month.

Police and paramedics, as well as the Great North Air Ambulance, rushed to the secondary school just after 9.15am on December 18.

The school initially said there had been a “medical emergency on site”. Headteacher Catherine Lennox then confirmed that a student had died and the entire school community had been left deeply saddened.

In an obituary, posted by Coop Funeralcare in South Shields, Aimee has been described as a “radiant light” and “dedicated student”. It says: “Aimee passed away unexpectedly on 18th December 2025 aged 16 years.