Bullying at primary school

Your daughter must first go online and read the schools anti bullying policy. She needs to be able to quote it back to them.

A paper trail must be created so email contact is preferable to the phone.

The school must be made aware of all incidents no matter how small.

Do not let go of this.
Bullying has to be stopped, I know from experience.

The school often will brush everything under the carpet and no parent wants to face up to the fact their child is a bully.

Thank you everyone for your replies. We do know my daughter has to take this back to the school but then start to wonder if we are over reacting. But your wise replies have confirmed what we knew to be the right course of action.
Many thanks

Advise your daughter to keep note, if necessary photographic evidence of bruising.
Complain again, too, to the HT and, if necessary, the governors.

There should be someone on playground duty for that age group; they are failing in their duty.

This boy is a bully but also sounds rather disturbed.

OFSTED will take safeguarding complaints very seriously, i suggests your DD contacts them.

There should already be a paper trail of complaints to the school and the steps taken to deal with them.
This is a distressing situation which has been going on for far too long. Your daughter is not a nuisance parent, she is trying to protect her child.
If the school staff are aware of the bullying in the playground it should have been dealt with each time it happened.

If I was your daughter, I would contact the school in writing ie email but not specifically the teacher if the bullying is happening in the playground. I would give details in a matter of fact way and ask what measures they were putting in place to ensure her safety. I would also ask for a response within a week. If that wasn't successful, I would email the headteacher once more and this time copy in the Local Authority. Keep it cool in tone so she can't be accused of being emotional, even although she's probably raging! I hope it gets sorted. Don't engage with the boy or his parents at all regarding this.

This is very serious. I would be demanding a meeting with the head and making a social services call. Your DGD has suffered sexual assault and abuse.
And the school have massively failed her safeguarding her.

Your daughter doesn’t have to play nice. Get the complaints procedure and take it to the top.

I’d complain again.