Data set from Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England

Suspensions and permanent exclusions - by geography

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Number and percentage of suspensions and permanent exclusions and those pupils receiving one or more suspension, broken down at National, Regional and Local Authority level.

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England
Release type
Number of rows
11,644
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Headcount
  • Number of schools
  • Suspensions
Filters
  • School Type
Time period
2006/07 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_schoolsheadcountperm_exclperm_excl_ratesuspensionsusp_rateone_plus_suspone_plus_susp_rate
Academic year202324NationalE92000001EnglandTotal213668445343108850.1288995495211.307443412664.04088
Academic year202324NationalE92000001EnglandState-funded primary16796461499014620.031681048032.27093458830.99422
Academic year202324NationalE92000001EnglandState-funded secondary3475366993392980.2533682989622.613382872657.82753
Academic year202324NationalE92000001EnglandSpecial10951604201250.077922025312.6249881185.06047
Academic year202324RegionalE92000001EnglandE12000001North EastTotal11023948549940.251747272818.41896189174.79088

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 9 variables
Variable nameVariable description
education_phaseSchool Type - State-funded primary, secondary and special
headcountHeadcount
num_schoolsNumber of schools
one_plus_suspPupil enrolments with one or more suspension
one_plus_susp_ratePupil enrolments with one or more suspension (rate)

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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