Southfields Academy in Wimbledon, as well as an unnamed school in south Hampshire, have begun using the cameras that in recent years have become popular with police forces across the country.
Basingstoke College of Technology is also trialling the devices, known as Calla, which are produced by a firm called Reveal. Two schools previously trialled the technology for a three-month period in 2017, but their use was not continued on a permanent basis.
Reveal said the school in Hampshire is in an area that experiences a "significant amount of behavioural issues", reflected in high exclusion rates. With limited local alternative provision, it said the result is "regular incidents of external antisocial behaviour affecting the school and the community".
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