12 days ago · England
Thousands of child-on-child sexual offences reported at schools in England and Wales
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to England. The first report grouped here was at 4 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Thousands of child-on-child sexual offences reported at schools in England and Wales”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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 sexual abuse in schools after a…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian UK
Thousands of child-on-child sexual offences reported at schools in England and Wales
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian