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Bullying

Let's talk about bullying – together

Bullying happens in every school. What makes the difference is whether it's noticed, talked about and dealt with. We've asked every school in Barking and Dagenham to share its figures openly, so parents and schools can learn from each other – not to point fingers.

How your school compares for its size

Each dot is a school. The shaded funnel shows the range you'd expect: smaller schools naturally bounce around more, so the funnel widens on the left. A school outside the funnel has an unusually high or low rate for its size.

0 1 2 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 Number of pupils Incidents per 100 pupils average 0.3

● Exact count   ● Reported "<5" – plotted as 2.5 for comparison

If your child is being bullied

Start by listening – let your child tell you what's happened, write it down with dates and ask how they'd like you to help. Then raise it with the class teacher or head of year, ask for the school's anti-bullying policy (every school must have one), and agree when you'll hear back.

Full step-by-step guide for parents →

Other help: the Anti-Bullying Alliance and Kidscape.

What's working in Barking and Dagenham schools

We're asking schools what has made the biggest difference in tackling bullying – how they help pupils speak up, how they work with parents, and what they'd tell another school. Their answers will be shared here, so every school can learn from the best.

Look up your child's school

See a school's own figures, alongside everything else we know about it.

See every school's figures

57 schools asked · 8 shared their figures · 0 declined · 49 yet to reply. Schools record incidents in different ways, so small differences don't mean much. Figures from 1 to 4 may be shown as "<5" to protect pupils' privacy. The line in each list marks the typical school here – there's no national figure, because nobody else collects these.

Ordered by the bars – fewest recorded incidents per 100 pupils first. More recorded incidents often means pupils feel able to speak up and staff write every report down – so ask a school how it responds, not just how many it records.

Primary and junior schools

  1. Henry Green Primary School 0 per 100 pupils (0 incidents, 2025/26)
  2. Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road under 1.1 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)
  3. St Peter's Catholic Primary School under 1.3 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)
  4. Becontree Primary School 0.7 per 100 pupils (3 incidents, 2025/26)
  5. Five Elms Primary School 0.7 per 100 pupils (3 incidents, 2025/26)
  6. Roding Primary School 0.8 per 100 pupils (7 incidents, 2025-2026)

Yet to reply (34): Beam Primary School, Dorothy Barley Junior Academy, Eastbury Primary School, Gascoigne Primary School, George Carey Church of England Primary School, Godwin Primary School, Grafton Primary School, Greatfields Primary School, Hunters Hall Primary School, John Perry Primary School, Manor Junior School, Manor Primary School, Marsh Green Primary School, Monteagle Primary School, Northbury Primary School, Parsloes Primary School, Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base, Ripple Primary School, Riverside Primary School, Rose Lane Primary School, Rush Green Primary School, Southwood Primary School, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, St Margarets CofE Primary School, St Vincent's Catholic Primary School, Thames View Junior School, The James Cambell Primary School, The Leys Primary School, The St Teresa Catholic Primary School, Valence Primary School, Warren Junior School, William Bellamy Primary School, William Ford CofE Junior School

Secondary schools

  1. Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College under 0.2 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)
  2. Jo Richardson Community School under 0.3 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)

Yet to reply (11): All Saints Catholic School and Technology College, Brook Sixth Form and Academy, Dagenham Park CofE School, Eastbrook School, Eastbury Community School, Goresbrook School, Greatfields School, Riverside School, Robert Clack School, The Sydney Russell School, The Warren School

Across Barking and Dagenham: suspensions for bullying and sexual misconduct

From the Department for Education, which publishes these for council areas rather than individual schools. Most bullying never leads to a suspension, so these show only part of the picture.

  • Secondary schools, 2024/25: bullying 20 (0.9 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9); sexual misconduct 36 (1.7 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
  • Primary schools, 2024/25: bullying 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2); sexual misconduct 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)

Figures: each school's reply to our Freedom of Information request. Council-wide suspensions: Department for Education. Pupil numbers: Get Information About Schools.