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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 Cannock Chase to share its figures openly, so parents and schools can learn from each other – not to point fingers.

2 schools in Cannock Chase have shared their bullying figures with us so far. Being open is the first step to tackling it.

A school that records more isn't necessarily worse – often it means pupils feel able to speak up and staff take every report seriously.

If your child is being bullied

  1. Listen first. Let them tell you what's happened, write it down with dates, and ask how they'd like you to help.
  2. Talk to the school. Start with the class teacher or head of year. Ask what they'll do and when you'll hear back – and ask for the school's anti-bullying policy, which every school must have.
  3. Keep going if it doesn't stop. Follow up in writing, then use the school's complaints procedure if you need to.

More help: our Support for Parents guides, the Anti-Bullying Alliance and Kidscape.

What's working in Cannock Chase 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.

Are you a school leader? We'd love to hear what's working at your school, or put you in touch with a school that's turned things around. Email admin@theschoolcompanion.org.

Look up your child's school

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

See every school's figures

34 schools asked · 2 shared their figures · 0 declined · 32 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. Forest Hills Primary School 0 per 100 pupils (0 incidents, 2025/26)
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0 per 100 pupils (0 incidents, 2025/26)

Yet to reply (25): Bridgtown Primary School, Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School, Chancel Primary School, Chase View Community Primary School, Churchfield CofE Primary Academy, Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy, Five Ways Primary School, Gorsemoor Primary School, Hazel Slade Primary Academy, Heath Hayes Primary Academy, Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School, Jerome Primary School, Longford Primary Academy, Moorhill Primary School, Norton Canes Primary Academy, Poppyfield Primary Academy, Pye Green Academy, Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School, Redhill Primary School, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, St Lukes CofE Primary School, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, The John Bamford Primary School, West Hill Primary School

Secondary schools

No school here has shared its figures yet.

Yet to reply (6): Cannock Chase High School, Cardinal Griffin Catholic College, Kingsmead School, Norton Canes High School, Staffordshire University Academy, The Hart School

Across Staffordshire: 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 94 (1.7 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9); sexual misconduct 114 (2.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
  • Primary schools, 2024/25: bullying 8 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2); sexual misconduct 12 (0.2 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.