Data set from Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England

Suspensions - average number of suspensions and average days missed per pupil

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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
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Average days missed per suspended pupil. (Number of days of suspension / pupils with one or more suspension).
  • Average number of suspensions per excluded pupil. (Number of suspensions/ pupils with one or more suspension).
  • Headcount
Filters
  • School Type
Time period
2016/17 Autumn term to 2021/22 Spring term

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_identifiertime_periodgeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameschool_typenum_schoolsheadcountsessions_suspsuspensionnumber_days_suspone_plus_suspaverage_number_suspaverage_days_missed_susp
Autumn term202122NationalE92000001EnglandTotal212878316450720995183817360497.51103671.665513.26635
Spring term202122NationalE92000001EnglandTotal2130583686787937302010903968651225701.640613.23786
Autumn term202122NationalE92000001Englandstate-funded primary167844601420735712179636785.5131951.651842.78784
Spring term202122NationalE92000001Englandstate-funded primary167914655505746862206237343142781.545172.61542
Autumn term202122NationalE92000001Englandstate-funded secondary34363570981627131156862313565.5938671.671113.3405300000000002

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).
headcountHeadcount
num_schoolsNumber of schools
number_days_suspNumber of days of suspensions

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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