The Annual Bullying Survey, conducted by anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label, involved 3,600 students aged 13 to 18.
Overall, it finds that 45 per cent of the respondents had experienced bullying, with their personal appearance being the most common reason for the victimisation.
Almost two-thirds had been physically attacked, with 30 per cent admitting that they went on to self-harm as a result. One in 10 of the bullying victims said they had attempted suicide.
The research also revealed a negative impact of bullying on exam performance.
Forty-one per cent of those who had never been bullied achieved A or A* grades in English compared to 30 per cent of students who had been victims in the past and 26 per cent of those who were still being bullied at the time of their exams. There were similar trends for science and maths.
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