FOI Request - Bullying in Schools

Request 101003838162

1.  How many incidents of bullying were there in schools across the local authority? Please provide data for the years 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Please detail this information by primary school and secondary school incidents.

2.  How are these incidents characterised by the school, or logged by the council? This can include physical incidents, verbal, emotional bullying, cyber, racism etc.

3.  Were weapons used in any of these incidents – how many cases of this are there? Please list the specific schools that involved weapons.

4.  Were police called to any of these bullying incidents? If yes, how many.

Response 09-09-2025

1. & 2. Please find the information requested here. 

3. & 4. Any instances would be recorded in individual pupil files; we would have to search through every file individually. This task would cost the Council in excess of £600 of staff time. In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (excessive cost), we are therefore unable to comply with this part of the request.