FOI Request - Pupil Violence Offensive Weapon
Request 101003934620
1. The number of recorded incidents involving pupils bringing an offensive weapon onto school premises, for each academic year since:
a) 2019–2020
b) 2020-2021
c) 2021-2022
d) 2022-2023
d) 2023-2024
e) 2024-2025
2. A breakdown of these incidents by:
a) primary schools
b) secondary schools
Response 03-03-2026
| Primary | Secondary | |
| 2019/20 | 11 | 13 |
| 2020/21 | 12 | <5* |
| 2021/22 | 8 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | 13 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | 6 | <5* |
*Numbers of 5 or less have been redacted as low numbers may lead to the identification of individuals. This information is therefore exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Personal Information