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 Great Yarmouth 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.
● 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 Great Yarmouth 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 · 7 shared their figures · 0 declined · 29 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
- Winterton Primary School and Nursery 0 per 100 pupils (0 incidents, 2025/26)
- Wroughton Junior Academy under 2 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)
- Hillside Primary School under 2.4 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)
- Hopton Church of England Primary Academy under 2.6 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)
- Ormesby Village Junior School 8.8 per 100 pupils (10 incidents, 2025/26)
Yet to reply (22): Caister Junior School, Cobholm Primary Academy, Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy, Filby Primary School, Fleggburgh CofE Primary School, Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery, Hemsby Primary School, Homefield VC CofE Primary School, Martham Academy and Nursery, Moorlands CofE Primary Academy, North Denes Primary School and Nursery, Northgate Primary School, Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy, Ormiston Herman Academy, Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy, Rollesby Primary School, Southtown Primary School, St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School, St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery, St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth, Stradbroke Primary Academy, Woodlands Primary Academy
Secondary schools
No school here has shared its figures yet.
Yet to reply (6): Caister Academy, Cliff Park Ormiston Academy, Flegg High Ormiston Academy, Great Yarmouth Charter Academy, Lynn Grove Academy, Ormiston Venture Academy
Across Norfolk: 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 86 (1.7 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9); sexual misconduct 92 (1.8 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
- Primary schools, 2024/25: bullying 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2); sexual misconduct 26 (0.4 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.