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Michael Oakley said: “It was apparent he had had problems at school but appears to be able to cope with these in more recent years.”

The tragedy happened the night before he was due to pick up his results and even more sadly there had been nothing for him to worry about as things turned out, the coroner added.

Recording a suicide verdict, he added: “It was due to that type of pressure on any school child waiting for exam results. There is no evidence it had anything to do at all with previous incidents at the school.”

But after the hearing Mrs Cooper, 43, of St Leonard’s Crescent, Barrowcliff, Scarborough, said: “I still say my son’s death was due to bullying at school. I am angry that the coroner seems to have pushed it aside.

“My son only mentioned his exams twice. He needed three passes and he got four. He came home upset about bullying a couple of times a week.”

She maintained Mickey had been bullied – sometimes “viciously” – at both Barrowcliff and Northstead primary schools, as well as Graham. Towards the end he had given up complaining to staff and never told her anything was wrong.

After his death his friends told her he had been bullied right up until leaving school by people in his year group.

Garry Hancock, the executive headteacher of Graham School, said: “Michael’s death was a tragedy. Michael was a valued member of Graham School and he is still sadly missed. The outcome of the inquest does not alter that fact.”