Boy, 15, knifed to death at Sheffield school is named and pictured as football fan Harvey Willgoose

The 15-year-old boy knifed to death at a Sheffield school has been named locally as football fan Harvey Willgoose (pictured above).

The teenager sadly died following a stabbing at All Saints Catholic High School on Granville Road, Sheffield, today, Monday 3 February.

At 12.17pm, emergency services were called to the school.

Sheffield United supporter Harvey suffered serious injuries and despite the best efforts of medical personnel was sadly pronounced dead.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody at this time.

Assistant Chief Constable Lindsey Butterfield said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the boy who has sadly lost his life, his friends and the whole school community.

“We know that what has happened will cause significant distress and concern and our officers will remain on scene and in the local area to offer reassurance to parents, staff and local residents as our investigation continues.

“Although we are in the early stages of our enquiries, we are working at pace to build up a full picture of how this tragedy unfolded. We urge anyone with information that would assist us to get in touch.”

A force spokesperson added: "We urge you to be mindful that there are loved ones at the centre of this grieving the profound loss of a teenage boy in the most devastating of circumstances.

"We’d therefore ask for you to avoid online speculation and sharing of content which could be distressing to them and detrimental to our investigation."

Information can be shared online here, via live chat or by calling 101 quoting incident number 327 of 3 February 2025.