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 Hertsmere 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 Hertsmere 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
38 schools asked · 1 shared their figures · 0 declined · 37 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
- Hartsbourne Primary School 0 per 100 pupils (0 incidents, 2025/26)
Yet to reply (27): Ashfield Junior School, Bournehall Primary School, Bushey Heath Primary School, Bushey Manor Junior School, Clore Shalom School, Cowley Hill School, Cranborne Primary School, Fair Field Junior School, Hertsmere Jewish Primary School, Highwood Primary School, Kenilworth Primary School, Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School, Little Reddings Primary School, Meryfield Primary School, Monksmead School, Newberries Primary School, Oakmere Primary School, Parkside Community Primary School, Pope Paul Catholic Primary School, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Saffron Green Primary School, Shenley Primary School, St Giles' CofE Primary School, St Teresa Catholic Primary School, Summerswood Primary School, Woodlands Primary School, Yavneh Primary School
Not asked yet (1): The Wroxham School
Secondary schools
No school here has shared its figures yet.
Yet to reply (8): Bushey Meads School, Dame Alice Owen's School, Elstree Screen Arts Academy, Gracewood Academy, Hertswood Academy, Queens' School, The Grange Academy, Yavneh College
Across Hertfordshire: 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 212 (2.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9); sexual misconduct 141 (1.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
- Primary schools, 2024/25: bullying 13 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2); sexual misconduct 33 (0.3 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.