Data set from Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England

Suspensions - average days missed

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Average number of suspensions and average days lost per suspended pupil.

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England
Release type
Number of rows
7,116
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Headcount
  • Number of schools
  • Suspensions
Filters
  • School Type
Time period
2013/14 to 2023/24

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_identifiertime_periodgeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameeducation_phasenum_schoolsheadcountsessions_suspsuspensionnumber_days_suspone_plus_suspaverage_number_suspaverage_days_missed_susp
Academic year202324NationalE92000001EnglandTotal213668445343365749695495218287483412662.798265.35872
Academic year202324NationalE92000001Englandstate-funded primary167964614990350858104803175429458832.284143.8234
Academic year202324NationalE92000001Englandstate-funded secondary34753669933323280882989616164042872652.888965.62687
Academic year202324NationalE92000001Englandspecial109516042073830202533691581182.494834.5473
Academic year202324RegionalE92000001EnglandE12000001North EastTotal110239485427290372728136451.5189173.844587.21317

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 9 variables
Variable nameVariable description
average_days_missed_suspAverage days missed per suspended pupil. (Number of days of suspension / pupils with one or more suspension).
average_number_suspAverage number of suspensions per excluded pupil. (Number of suspensions/ pupils with one or more suspension).
education_phaseSchool Type - State-funded primary, state-funded secondary, special, Total
headcountHeadcount
num_schoolsNumber of schools

Footnotes

  1. For 2019/20 and 2020/21, while suspensions and permanent exclusions were possible throughout the academic year, pandemic restrictions will have had an impact on the numbers presented and caution should be taken when comparing across years.

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