One in 10 pupils in England have missed school because they felt unsafe – survey

Poll shows pupils most likely to feel unsafe in corridors and playgrounds, with 13% saying it was because of a teacher

One in 10 pupils in England have missed school in the last six months because they have felt unsafe, according to the findings of a large-scale survey.

The report, which is based on a poll of 70,000 English schoolchildren aged 7-18, looks at the connection between children feeling safe in school and attendance levels, which have fallen since the pandemic.