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 Havant to share its figures openly, so parents and schools can learn from each other – not to point fingers.
3 schools in Havant 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
- Listen first. Let them tell you what's happened, write it down with dates, and ask how they'd like you to help.
- 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.
- 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 Havant 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
39 schools asked · 3 shared their figures · 0 declined · 36 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
- Barncroft Primary School under 1.1 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)
- St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School under 2.3 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)
Yet to reply (20): Bidbury Junior School, Bosmere Junior School, Emsworth Primary School, Front Lawn Primary Academy, Hart Plain Junior School, Mengham Junior School, Mill Hill Primary School, Mill Rythe Junior School, Morelands Primary School, Padnell Junior School, Park Community School, Purbrook Junior School, Queen's Inclosure Primary School, Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School, Springwood Junior School, St James Church of England Controlled Primary School, St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant, Trosnant Junior School, Warren Park Primary School, Woodcroft Primary
Figures shared (no pupil numbers to compare) (1): St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville
Secondary schools
No school here has shared its figures yet.
Yet to reply (7): Crookhorn College, Havant Academy, Oaklands Catholic School, Purbrook Park School, The Cowplain School, The Hayling College, Warblington School
Across Hampshire: 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 146 (1.9 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9); sexual misconduct 187 (2.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
- Primary schools, 2024/25: bullying 16 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2); sexual misconduct 15 (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.