Reported assaults on staff at educational establishments

Request

I am seeking the following information, preferably in the format of an Excel spreadsheet.

Please provide me with the following information regarding reported assaults on staff at educational establishments in the academic year 2024/2025:

1. Date of alleged assault

2. Type of educational establishment (e.g. Primary School, Special School)

3. Victim of assault (e.g. teacher, teaching assistant, lunchtime assistant)

4. Type of assault(physical/verbal/threat (if physical assault, please give as much information as possible)

5. Any injuries sustained by member of staff

6. Age of pupil involved

7. Outcome of assault (e.g. suspension, expulsion, police called)

Decision

1. Dates of assaults:

2. We only have records for the primary schools that used the EVSAFE system for 2024-2025.

3. We do not record the job titles, just that they are an employee.

4. We do not record the type of abuse/aggression to this level, just that is was abuse/aggression.

5. 25 resulted in some form of injury.

6. We do not record that data.

7. Outcomes range from –

*Review/amend of risk assessments

*Close monitoring of pupil

*Suspension of pupil

Reference number

17051377

Date request received

29 June 2026

Date of decision

22 July 2026