A girl of 12 hanged herself after struggling to cope with the death of her mother from breast cancer, an inquest heard.
Isabel Ann Richardson began self-harming after Karina Richardson, 37, passed away in 2010.
But despite speaking to a school nurse, she was overcome by her sadness, and on May 12 was discovered hanging in her bedroom by her father Stephen.
Before her death, Isabel, from Norfolk, and her father had approached her school to ask for support. She had also used photo-sharing website Instagram to upload self-harm pictures, prompting another parent to contact teachers.
However at the inquest into her death on Wednesday, a coroner said she was 'concerned' about how the Hewett School, in Norwich, had dealt with Isabel's problems.
Jacqueline Lake told Norfolk coroner's court: 'I place no blame on any individual, however I am concerned about the robustness of the pastoral care at the Hewett for supporting pupils, particularly when it is known they have problems.'
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