Data set from Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England

Suspensions and permanent exclusions - by characteristic - FSM6, IDACI, SEN need

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Published 9 July 2026

Last updated 9 July 2026

Number and percentage of suspensions and permanent exclusions and those pupils receiving one or more suspension by pupil characteristics for IDACI, FSM6 and type of special educational need. National level only.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England
• Release: Academic year 2024/25
• Number of rows: 1,539
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Headcount
  • Permanent exclusions
  • Permanent exclusions (rate)
• Filters:
  • Detailed characteristic
  • School Type
• Time period: 2006/07 to 2024/25

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_identifier	time_period	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	education_phase	breakdown_topic	breakdown	headcount	perm_excl	perm_excl_rate	suspension	susp_rate	one_plus_susp	one_plus_susp_rate
Academic year	202425	National	E92000001	England	Total	FSM eligible in last 6 years	FSM eligible in last 6 years	2138097	6047	0.28282	562066	26.28814	178011	8.32567
Academic year	202425	National	E92000001	England	Total	FSM eligible in last 6 years	FSM not eligible in last 6 years	5528263	2688	0.04862	330365	5.97593	138145	2.49889
Academic year	202425	National	E92000001	England	Total	FSM eligible in last 6 years	FSM unclassified in last 6 years	728908	1171	0.16065	20569	2.82189	10518	1.44298
Academic year	202425	National	E92000001	England	Total	IDACI decile	0 to 10pc (most deprived)	766454	2664	0.34757	217899	28.42949	66325	8.65349
Academic year	202425	National	E92000001	England	Total	IDACI decile	10 to 20pc	812319	1637	0.20152	139263	17.14388	48333	5.95

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 9 variables

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	Detailed characteristic - SEN type of need, IDACI decile, FSM6 status
education_phase	School Type - State-funded primary, secondary and special
headcount	Headcount
one_plus_susp	Pupil enrolments with one or more suspension
one_plus_susp_rate	Pupil enrolments with one or more suspension (rate)

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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.
2. Data on one or more suspensions may not match the totals in the "Permanent exclusions and suspensions - by geography" data file - this occurs where a characteristic changes within the term and suspensions are recorded separately against each. For example, a pupil with multiple suspensions while recorded as not having SEN and with multiple suspensions while recorded as SEN support in the same term, will count as two enrolments in this data.

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