The attacker used a toy pistol, similar to the one seen in this stock photo

A student was wounded by a classmate who shot a water pistol containing hydrochloric acid in their face.

The victim, aged between 11 and 15, was left 'stunned and with facial sores' after the corrosive liquid missed their eyes by 'millimetres', reported The Sun.

The attack at an unnamed school in north Wales.

The attacker was reportedly issued a community resolution order, which does not result in a criminal record and carries less weight than a caution.

A victim was left with burns to the face after being squirted with acid that missed their eyes by 'millimetres'

Hydrochloric acid was used in the attack. The Government has been acting to combat the use of corrosive substances as weapons

Earlier this year, retailers including Tesco signed up to a voluntary Government initiative that banned the sale of products with harmful levels of acid to minors.

It came following a sharp rise in the number of acid attacks taking place in Britain.

There were 454 acid-based attacks in London alone in 2016, up on 261 the year before, according to Government figures.

The Acid Survivors Trust International say there has been a 90 percent increase in acid violence in the UK over he last 10 years.

The problem is prevalent among teenagers.

A report last year indicated schoolchildren find it easier to squirt rivals with acid rather than stab or fight them.

Just weeks ago a 17 and 18-year-old in east London were left with burns to their faces after an 'altercation' near a tube station.

Last month a woman in her twenties was forced to strip her clothes and be hosed down on the streets of Brixton after an alleged acid attack.