Most injuries at schools caused by playing sports or doing nothing

Playing sports or doing nothing outside during school time is most likely to lead to an injury, according to figures released by a Freedom of Information request.

The Department of Education, Sport and Culture was asked for detailed statistics about injuries in schools.

Of 64 reported incidents last year, 26 involved fractures - with 35 injuries during break time, and 39 reported outside school buildings.

The statistics say 17 injuries were a result of sports or games, and another 17 were inflicted doing nothing.