RYLES Park pupil Jason Gorst has a festive message to the bullies who are making his life a misery: "All I want for Christmas is to be left in peace."

And he added: "I just want a new school and a fresh start."

The 11-year-old schoolboy - who has been kicked, spat at, jeered at and humiliated by his tormentors - has even contemplated suicide.

Finally in desperation he plucked up the courage to call the Macclesfield Express himself and in a plea from the heart he begged: "I have had enough. I cannot take any more."

It is not the first time Jason has been targeted by school bullies.

At 17 stone in weight the boy is a sitting duck for the witch-hunters who ridicule him with the chant: "Who ate all the pies?"

Jason is having treatment for obesity and hoping to shed the pounds but why, he asked, would other kids not want to befriend him just because he is fat?

He has other attributes including loyalty and articulation. And he wasn't behind the door when it came to handing out courage - as proved by publicly identifying himself as a victim of bullies.

And he is a good singer and a member of the school choir - another astonishing reason for getting picked on.

"I have got friends but not at Ryles Park," he said. "I just want to go to school and be happy. What's wrong with that?"

Jason - whose mum said her son was so kind-hearted he would give away his last toffee - rang our paper after fleeing school in tears before the afternoon bell following yet another morning of verbal abuse.

"They even tied my shoe-laces to the desk," he said. "I want all this to end.

"I came home and sat in the chair, crying. I just felt like killing myself."

"I don't ever want to go back to that school."

Jason was even prepared to sacrifice his Christmas money to buy space for an advertisement in our newspaper just to tell the culprits: "Leave me alone!"

But the Macclesfield Express decided not to take away his cash. Instead we wanted to tell the bullies ourselves: "Hands off!"

As a result of the most recent attack a number of pupils - boys and girls - have been hauled before acting headmaster Bob Moore and disciplined.

But it is believed they are still in class at Ryles Park while Jason insisted he is not going back.

The final crunch came when Jason had his shoe-laces tied to a desk.

The day before one bully spat on his coat.

And weeks earlier two boys kicked him and another vandalised his bike, causing £200 worth of damage.

Jason claimed that someone burst both of his tyres, ripped his seat, and damaged the chain and brakes.

"I can't even play on my own street without being picked on," he said.

Mum June, 38, who is at the end of her tether, said: "They say to him, 'Who ate all the pies?', and he has to sit outside to eat his dinner. It is a terrible way to be treated.

"He has got a really good heart. He will give you his last toffee."

Jason, who is a fan of Pop Idol and the Beatles, said he enjoys singing in the school choir. "They call me a girl because of that," he said.

"I sometimes feel like hitting back, but I know it is wrong."

June, who has three older children who have left school, blamed Ryles Park for doing nothing to resolve the problems.

"The teachers are totally unsympathetic," she said. "They have no time for Jason."

Mr Moore said: "We have investigated all allegations of bullying, and in some cases, pupils have been disciplined."

He said other pupils, staff and an educational welfare officer were working together to resolve the problem. They had tried to help Jason fit in BEFORE he even joined Ryles Park.

"We were aware that Jason needed some support over issues with relationships and had worked with his parents to plan for that support prior to him joining the school," he said.

"Despite Jason's difficulties, the school continues to offer its support and is willing to work on his behalf and can do so with the co-operation of his family."

Mr Moore added: "Ryles Park believes that all pupils should feel safe and secure to enable them to benefit from the opportunities provided by the school."

He said the school had an anti-bullying policy, which included staff training earlier this term.

"All allegations are taken seriously," he said.