Thousands of child-on-child sexual offences reported at schools in England and Wales

October 4, 2026 · 3:00 pm 1 sources

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• Thousands of child-on-child sexual offences reported at schools in England and Wales
  The Guardian · October 4, 2026 15:00
  Exclusive: Average of nearly five sexual crimes a day against under-13s were reported to police between 2021 and 2025 From unwanted touching to rape: the scale of child-on-child abuse in English and Welsh schools Lawyers and campaigners have condemned the “horrifying” scale of child-on-child…