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 Medway 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 Medway 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
96 schools asked · 1 shared their figures · 0 declined · 95 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
- Maundene School 0.8 per 100 pupils (3 incidents, 2025/26)
Yet to reply (64): All Faiths Children's Academy, All Saints Church of England Primary School, Balfour Junior School, Barnsole Primary School, Bligh Primary School (Juniors), Brompton-Westbrook Primary School, Burnt Oak Primary School, Byron Primary School, Cedar Children's Academy, Chattenden Primary School, Cliffe Woods Primary School, Cuxton Community Junior School, Deanwood Primary School, Delce Academy, Elaine Primary School, English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fairview Community Primary School, Featherby Junior School, Gordons Children's Academy, Junior, Greenvale Primary School, Halling Primary School, Hempstead Junior School, Hilltop Primary School, Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough, Horsted Junior School, Kingfisher Community Primary School, Leigh Academy High Halstow, Leigh Academy Peninsula East, Lordswood School, Luton Primary School, Miers Court Primary School, Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy, New Horizons Children's Academy, New Road Primary School, Oaklands School, Oasis Academy Skinner Street, Parkwood Primary School, Phoenix Primary School, Riverside Primary School, Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School, Saxon Way Primary School, St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, St Benedict's Catholic Primary School, St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe, St James Church of England Primary Academy, St Margaret's Church of England Junior School, St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School, St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School, St Nicholas CEVC Primary School, St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School, St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School, Swingate Primary School, Temple Mill Primary School, Thames View Primary School, The Academy of Woodlands, The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery), Twydall Primary School and Nursery, Wainscott Primary School, Walderslade Primary School, Warren Wood Primary School, Wayfield Primary School
Secondary schools
No school here has shared its figures yet.
Yet to reply (20): Brompton Academy, Chatham Grammar, Fort Pitt Grammar School, Greenacre School, Holcombe Grammar School, Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo, Leigh Academy Rainham, Leigh Academy Strood, Maritime Academy, Rainham Mark Grammar School, Rainham School for Girls, Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School, The Howard School, The Robert Napier School, The Rochester Grammar School, The Thomas Aveling School, The Victory Academy, Walderslade School, Waterfront UTC
Across Medway: 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 35 (1.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9); sexual misconduct 30 (1.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
- Primary schools, 2024/25: bullying 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2); sexual misconduct 3 (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.