Several children in Perth and Kinross have been harmed at their schools in the past two years with one being hit on the head with a goalpost.

Responding to a Freedom of Information (FoI) request from the Scottish Conservatives the local authority further revealed another pupil was hit by a dislodged ceiling tile and another was struck by a slab that fell from the top of a wall in the same period.

Its response said a goal post fell and landed on a pupil’s head at Letham Primary School in April this year, a panel on the back of a toilet broke away and hit a pupil at Crieff High School in September last year, a ceiling tile fell and scratched a pupil at Stanley Primary School in March the same year and a slab fell off a wall onto a pupil who had been standing on it at Perth High School last November.

And responses obtained from another 17 councils revealed there were at least 143 safety incidents at Scottish schools in total in the last two years with three of the incidents taking place at Liberton High School in Edinburgh where 12-year-old Keane Wallis-Bennett was killed when a wall collapsed in 2014.

Reacting to the findings Scottish Conservative shadow education secretary and Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Liz Smith renewed her party’s call for building reports to be included in school inspections so potential risks can be identified and the chances of children coming to harm can be reduced.

“Children and staff must be safe at school and the fabric of school buildings must be maintained properly,” she said.

“Including building reports in school inspections is an obvious way to ensure that school buildings are fit for purpose and prevent any more avoidable accidents.

“It is extremely fortunate that more children or staff haven’t been hurt.

“The SNP must ensure that schools are properly built and maintained; including building reports in school inspections would enable effective monitoring of school buildings and prevent further harm.”

A PKC spokesperson commented: “The safety of pupils and teachers is paramount to PKC and any incidents, including near misses, are treated seriously.

“Any necessary review of risk assessments would be undertaken to ensure lessons are learned.

“The incident at Crieff High School was recorded as a near miss and a detailed investigation was carried out by officers resulting in additional measures to secure all similar panels.”

The spokesperson added: “Education and property services undertake a rolling programme of condition surveys, proactive fire audits and statutory servicing of all schools.

“Over £3 million is spent annually on the maintenance of the estate and the current PKC capital plan identifies an additional £178 million of investment in the school estate over the next 10 years, including a new Perth High School.”

A Scottish Government spokesperson said: “The health and safety of all pupils while at school in Scotland is of paramount importance to us.

“All local authorities have a statutory responsibility to manage and maintain the school estate and provide a safe environment for young people and staff.

“In the current year, councils will receive a local government finance settlement of £10.7 billion.

“This will provide a real terms boost in both revenue and capital funding for public services, including education budgets.”