Suspensions - average days missed
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Average number of suspensions and average days lost per suspended pupil during the term.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England
- Release
- Autumn term 2023/24
- 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 2023/24 Autumn term
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| time_identifier | time_period | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | education_phase | num_schools | headcount | sessions_susp | suspension | number_days_susp | one_plus_susp | average_number_susp | average_days_missed_susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn term | 202324 | National | E92000001 | England | Total | 21279 | 8375196 | 1320925 | 346279 | 660462.5 | 171788 | 2.01573 | 3.84464 | |||||
| Autumn term | 202324 | National | E92000001 | England | state-funded primary | 16732 | 4549762 | 125247 | 37695 | 62623.5 | 21309 | 1.76897 | 2.93883 | |||||
| Autumn term | 202324 | National | E92000001 | England | state-funded secondary | 3455 | 3666884 | 1165450 | 300300 | 582725 | 145874 | 2.05863 | 3.99471 | |||||
| Autumn term | 202324 | National | E92000001 | England | special | 1092 | 158550 | 30228 | 8284 | 15114 | 4605 | 1.79891 | 3.28208 | |||||
| Autumn term | 202324 | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | Total | 1100 | 390616 | 99184 | 26438 | 49592 | 10396 | 2.54309 | 4.7703 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| average_days_missed_susp | Average days missed per suspended pupil. (Number of days of suspension / pupils with one or more suspension). |
| average_number_susp | Average number of suspensions per excluded pupil. (Number of suspensions/ pupils with one or more suspension). |
| education_phase | School Type - State-funded primary, state-funded secondary, special, Total |
| headcount | Headcount |
| num_schools | Number of schools |
Footnotes
- 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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