People from all over Oxford have contacted the Oxford Mail and left comments on our website about the problem of bullies.

In total, five mothers of Peers pupils have questioned the school's assurances that it is tackling bullying. They said they had to push to get the problem dealt with and claimed their children were the ones moved out of classes while the bullies went unpunished.

Speaking yesterday, one mother said her 11-year-old son had been repeatedly punched in the head and kicked in the legs by one boy.

She said: "My son had to be moved out of the class in the end because he felt so threatened. He was loving school, every day he was coming home with a new tale, but suddenly he didn't want to go any more."

Less than a month ago, she said, he was smashed into railings and she believes it was only her call to the police that led to the bully being put on report.

She said: "Parents don't seem to get the support and help they need.

"My daughter is due to start there next year but the way it is going, forget it, and I have told the school that if the trouble continues I will withdraw my son. Lisa Smith, 31, called the Oxford Mail to describe how her 13-year-old daughter Sophie, pictured, had been physically attacked at school last month by a group of older girls. Mrs Smith, herself a former pupil at Peers, said that when she called the school they refused to reveal the names of her daughter's alleged attackers or report the incident to the police.

"Basically, they were protecting the bullies", she said.