English children "least safe" at school

English children feel among the least safe in the world, according to a new international study.

England ranked number 37 out of 45 countries around the world, for feelings of personal safety and security.

This was below countries such as Russia, Iran and South Africa.

Children also felt that they were quite likely to be injured, with 59 per cent saying someone in their class had been injured by a fellow pupil.

This was the second highest proportion in the world after Spain and equal to Trinidad and Tobago.

The figures are reported in a chapter on school contexts. It is part of an international survey conducted every five years, Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS).