It is known that the incidence of bullying reported by primary school children varies greatly between schools. It has also been shown that schools in which staff express a greater level of concern with managing the problem generally experience lower levels of bullying. This study examines the children's, rather than the teachers', views about the level of care and attention which the teachers pay to issues relating to behaviour and the social organisation of their school. It is shown that the children's views are a good indicator of the frequency of bullying that will be found in that school. (Contains 2 tables and 4 figures.)