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 Fenland to share its figures openly, so parents and schools can learn from each other – not to point fingers.
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 Fenland 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
36 schools asked · 2 shared their figures · 0 declined · 34 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
- Orchards Church of England Academy under 1.3 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)
- Lionel Walden Primary School under 2.4 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)
Yet to reply (27): Alderman Jacobs School, Alderman Payne Primary School, All Saints Interchurch Academy, Benwick Primary School, Burrowmoor Primary Academy, Cavalry Primary School, Coates Primary School, Elm CofE Primary School, Elm Road Primary School, Friday Bridge Community Primary School, Glebelands Primary Academy, Gorefield Primary Academy, Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School, Kinderley Primary School, Kingsfield Primary School, Leverington Primary Academy, Manea Community Primary School, Murrow Primary Academy, New Road Primary & Nursery School, Park Lane Primary & Nursery School, Peckover Primary School, Ramnoth Junior School, St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School, Thomas Eaton Primary Academy, Townley Primary School, Westwood Primary School, Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy
Secondary schools
No school here has shared its figures yet.
Yet to reply (5): Cromwell Community College, Neale-Wade Academy, Sir Harry Smith Community College, The Wisbech Academy, Thomas Clarkson Academy
Across Cambridgeshire: 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 49 (1.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9); sexual misconduct 49 (1.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
- Primary schools, 2024/25: bullying 9 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2); sexual misconduct 7 (0.1 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.