Like a playground crowd around a fight, our MSM have gathered frothily around some figures which seem to bear little relationship to those published above.

Looking at the above data, it is clear that all forms of bullying are decline from the 2018 level and that Scottish students feel significantly safer than in other nations, on average.

And in England? No such breakdown seems to have been done with only this offered:

The report also found that the majority of pupils in England reported feeling safe in their schools.

That it? Just ‘the majority’ is OK?

Why no percentage we might compared with Scotland?

This sort of thing?

Violence fears make children miss school [in England], youth survey suggests

Results from the survey of over 7,500 children [in England] indicate 16% of children aged 13-17 have been a victim of violence. The children’s commissioner [for England] said knife crime and violence was the “number one issue” raised with her by young people.

and:

Hundreds of children thrown out of school in English county lines hotspots

Sources:

https://www.gov.scot/publications/programme-international-student-assessment-pisa-2022-highlights-scotlands-results/documents/

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/england-among-highest-performing-western-countries-in-education

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/aug/29/hundreds-of-children-thrown-out-of-school-in-english-county-lines-hotspots

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-67359254