I write further to your request for information about the number of incidents of violence to staff in schools over the last five years. They are as follows:

Please note we do not record the degree of violence or whether the incident was intentional and these figures will include minor unintentional incidents which occur when dealing with very young children and those with additional support needs.

I hope that the information above is of use to you. I enclose for your information a leaflet detailing your right to complain if you are unhappy with the way in which your request was handled.