LA - Suspensions and permanent exclusions
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Suspensions and permanent exclusions for children in need (excluding children on a child protection plan and children looked after), children on a child protection plan (excluding children looked after) and children looked after.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England
- Release
- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 2,949
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Percentage of pupils permanently excluded
- Percentage of pupils with one or more suspension
- Total number of pupils
- Filters
- Social care group
- Time period
- 2018/19 to 2023/24
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | la_name | new_la_code | social_care_group | t_pupils | t_perm_excl | pt_perm_excl | t_one_plus_sus | pt_one_plus_sus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | CINO at 31 March | 136420 | 1400 | 1.03 | 19420 | 14.24 | |||||
| 202324 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | CINO at 31 March | 8700 | 120 | 1.33 | 1210 | 13.87 | |||
| 202324 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000002 | North West | CINO at 31 March | 20080 | 260 | 1.28 | 2830 | 14.1 | |||
| 202324 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | CINO at 31 March | 13820 | 120 | 0.89 | 2220 | 16.09 | |||
| 202324 | Academic year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | CINO at 31 March | 9720 | 100 | 1.07 | 1480 | 15.23 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| pt_one_plus_sus | Percentage of pupils with one or more suspension |
| pt_perm_excl | Percentage of pupils permanently excluded |
| social_care_group | Social care group - Filter by social care group |
| t_one_plus_sus | Total number of pupils with one or more suspension |
| t_perm_excl | Total number of pupils permanently excluded |
Footnotes
- While suspensions and permanent exclusions were possible throughout the 2019/20 and 2020/21 academic years, national restrictions will have had an impact on the numbers presented and caution should be taken when comparing across years.
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Email: CLA.STATS@education.gov.ukContact name: Bree Waine