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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 Redbridge to share its figures openly, so parents and schools can learn from each other – not to point fingers.

21 schools in Redbridge have shared their bullying figures with us so far. Being open is the first step to tackling it.

In a typical primary school, about 0.4 incidents a year for every 100 pupils are recorded.

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

  1. Listen first. Let them tell you what's happened, write it down with dates, and ask how they'd like you to help.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 Redbridge 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.

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.

0 1 2 3 4 0 500 1,000 Number of pupils Incidents per 100 pupils average 0.6

● Exact count   ● Reported "<5" – plotted as 2.5 for comparison

Look up your child's school

See a school's own figures, alongside everything else we know about it.

See every school's figures

71 schools asked · 21 shared their figures · 0 declined · 50 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

  1. Cleveland Road Primary School 0 per 100 pupils (0 incidents, 2025/26)
  2. Farnham Green Primary School 0 per 100 pupils (0 incidents, 2025/26)
  3. Fullwood Primary School 0 per 100 pupils (0 incidents, 2025/26)
  4. Snaresbrook Primary School 0 per 100 pupils (0 incidents, 2025/26)
  5. Aldborough Primary School 0.3 per 100 pupils (1 incident, 2025/26)
  6. Woodlands Primary School under 0.9 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)
  7. Churchfields Junior School under 1 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)
  8. Avanti Court Primary School 0.5 per 100 pupils (3 incidents, 2025/26)
  9. Gordon Primary School under 1.3 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)
  10. Redbridge Primary School 0.5 per 100 pupils (4 incidents, 2025/26)
  11. Typical Redbridge primary or junior school: 0.5 per 100 pupils
  12. Oakdale Junior School under 1.4 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)
  13. Chadwell Primary School 0.7 per 100 pupils (5 incidents, 2025/26)
  14. St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy under 2.3 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)
  15. Wanstead Church School under 2.5 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)
  16. Gearies Primary School 1.1 per 100 pupils (10 incidents, 2025/26)
  17. Mossford Green Primary School 1.1 per 100 pupils (5 incidents, 2025/26)
  18. Ray Lodge Primary School 1.6 per 100 pupils (11 incidents, 2025/26)

Yet to reply (32): Aldersbrook Primary School, Barley Lane Primary School, Christchurch Primary School, Clore Tikva School, Coppice Primary School, Cranbrook Primary School, Downshall Primary School, Fairlop Primary School, Gilbert Colvin Primary School, Glade Primary School, Goodmayes Primary School, Grove Primary School, Highlands Primary School, John Bramston Primary School, Manford Primary School, Mayespark Primary School, Newbury Park Primary School, Nightingale Primary School, Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School, Parkhill Junior School, Roding Primary School, SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School, South Park Primary School, St Antony's Catholic Primary School, St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Uphall Primary School, Wells Primary School, William Torbitt Primary School, Winston Way Academy, Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School, Woodford Green Primary School

Figures shared (no pupil numbers to compare) (1): Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School

Secondary schools

  1. Ilford County High School under 0.4 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)

Yet to reply (17): Ark Isaac Newton Academy, Atam Academy, Beal High School, Caterham High School, Chadwell Heath Academy, Forest Academy, King Solomon High School, Loxford School, Mayfield School, Oaks Park High School, Seven Kings School, The Palmer Catholic Academy, The Ursuline Academy Ilford, Trinity Catholic High School, Valentines High School, Wanstead High School, Woodbridge High School

Across Redbridge: 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 32 (1.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9); sexual misconduct 66 (2.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
  • Primary schools, 2024/25: bullying 6 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2); sexual misconduct 0 (0.0 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.