CONCERN has been raised for a teenage girl who has gone missing.

Raquel De Sousa was last seen outside her school at around 10.50pm on Wednesday.

The 15-year-old from Fittleworth was reported missing on Monday.

She is white, 5' 5", of slim build and with shoulder-length straight brown hair.

She was wearing a black skirt, maroon top, maroon blazer and carrying a grey and pink handbag

A Sussex Police spokeswoman said: "It is believed she travelled with friends to Billingshurst and then Worthing and then may have travelled to the Hackney area of London."

Anyone with information on Raquel's whereabouts is asked to contact Sussex Police using the eform at sussex.police.uk/appealresponse or call 101 quoting serial 415 of October 16.