The latest figures from the NSPCC’s Report Abuse in Education helpline show there were 784 contacts from its launch in April to October, of which 138 were serious enough to be referred to health services, a local authority or the police.
In cases where information was known about the caller to the helpline, 137 of these contacts were from an adult or child victim of abuse in education.
There were 82 contacts made by female victims, 48 from male victims and two from victims that identified as transgender.
There was also a month on month increase of 15 per cent in the number of contacts from a parent concerned about their child, rising from 67 to 79 cases.
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