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 Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells 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
40 schools asked · 1 shared their figures · 0 declined · 39 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
- Langton Green Primary School under 1.2 per 100 (<5 incidents, 2025/26)
Yet to reply (31): Benenden Church of England Primary School, Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School, Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School, Broadwater Down Primary School, Capel Primary School, Claremont Primary School, Colliers Green Church of England Primary School, Cranbrook Church of England Primary School, Frittenden Church of England Primary School, Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School, Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School, Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School, Leigh Academy Horsmonden, Leigh Academy Paddock Wood, Pembury School, Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School, Sandhurst Primary School, Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Skinners' Kent Primary School, Skinners' Temple Grove, Southborough CofE Primary School, Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School, St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St John's Church of England Primary School, St Mark's Church of England Primary School, St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, St Peter's Church of England Primary School, The Wells Free School
Secondary schools
No school here has shared its figures yet.
Yet to reply (8): Bennett Memorial Diocesan School, Cranbrook School, Leigh Academy Mascalls, Skinners' Kent Academy, St Gregory's Catholic School, The Skinners' School, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School, Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
Across Kent: 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 189 (1.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9); sexual misconduct 155 (1.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
- Primary schools, 2024/25: bullying 32 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2); sexual misconduct 21 (0.2 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.