The girl suffered regular physical and sexual abuse by pupils of her own age within school grounds but the school and local council said a lack of evidence and the young ages of the children meant little could be done.
Children's Commissioner for Wales Keith Towler said there is a consensus that current serious case review arrangements are not working effectively. He said work to address the situation will be carried out by the Welsh Safeguarding Forum and a working group convened by the Welsh Government.
The working group is set to draft a new framework for undertaking reviews.
"This forum and the advisory group must address the ineffective system which will result in a change in practice," Towler said. "We cannot find ourselves in the same position again where the system is failing some of our most vulnerable children."
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