THE Worcester school where tragic teenager Natasha MacBryde was a pupil is struggling to come to terms with her death, the headteacher has said.

Natasha was killed by a train close to Bromsgrove Railway Station in the early hours of Monday. Her death is not being treated as suspicious.

The 15-year-old was a popular pupil at the private school RGS Worcester in the Upper Tything, Worcester, and her death has left a huge void, according to headteacher Andy Rattue.

Mr Rattue had the harrowing task of breaking the news of her death to students, staff and parents on Monday.

In a statement released to your Worcester News yesterday, he said: “Natasha was a warm and delightful person and I know I speak for everybody when I say that we will miss her very much.

“All our thoughts and prayers are with Tasha’s parents and her family.

“We have begun a book of condolence for Tasha, in which we are encouraging her friends and all who knew her to record their memories and to encapsulate what she meant to them.

"Already, scores of poems, photographs and touching tributes have been contributed.

“Staff and pupils have left floral tributes and gifts in the small garden next to Whiteladies, which was once the Chapel to the Convent of Whitstones.”

Parents and others from the school community are invited to drop off items for the garden at the school’s main reception.

Mr Rattue said the school was liaising with Natasha’s family – dad Andrew, mum Catherine, known as Jane, and older brother James, who also attended the school – to establish other ways in which to remember the youngster.

He said the school had ensured that pastoral staff were on hand to help grieving pupils, and a quiet space had been provided to which they could retreat if they needed to.

The school has also received help from the bereavement charity Noah’s Ark Trust.

Mr Rattue said: “As you can imagine, the school is a very emotional place at the current time and we would be grateful if the privacy of the MacBrydes and our pupils and staff could be respected.”

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