Proud parents of ‘amazing and hard working’ Alfie McCraw collect his GCSE results

Alfie died on Monday, July 11 in the Aire and Calder Navigation near the Southern Washlands, after getting into difficulty in the water.

Emergency services attended and following a search of the water recovered the body of the 16-year-old.

On Thursday, Alfie would have joined his classmates at Outwood Academy City Fields to collect his and celebrate his results, but it was his proud parents who were there to pick up the envelope.

On the day, the school paid particular attention to Alfie.

They said: “Alfie worked incredibly hard for these and achieved a L2 Distinction in Sport, 6 in English Language, 5 in English Literature, 5 in Maths, 5 in Art, 4/4 in Science, 4 in Statistics and a 4 in French.”

Michelle Colledge-Smith, Outwood Academy City Fields Principal said: “Alfie was an amazing young man, polite, kind, caring and hardworking.

"He was a popular student, well liked by his peers, and a good friend to those who were closest to him. He was genuinely a lovely person, a great role model and mentor for younger students because of the qualities he possessed.

"He was working hard to get a place in an Army course and had been successful."

Hundreds of people have paid tribute to the youngster since his death and more than £7,000 was raised through a GoFundMe page to help cover funeral costs.