Data set from Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England

09 - Exclusion reviews (2012-13 to 2020-21)

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Published 28 July 2022

Last updated 28 July 2022

Number of review panels for permanent exclusions lodged and their outcome. See data file 08 - Exclusion appeals for data on appeals prior to 2012/13.

Data set details

Theme: Pupils and schools
Publication: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England
Release: Academic year 2020/21
Release type
Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators: A1 - Number of independent reviews lodged (in academic year)
B1 - Independent reviews determined by an independent review panel
B2 - Independent reviews determined by an independent review panel (% of reviews lodged)
Filters: School Type
Time period: 2012/13 to 2020/21

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_identifier	time_period	measure	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	school_type	number_of_reviews_lodged	number_of_reviews_determined	percentage_of_reviews_determined	number_where_sen_expert_requested	percentage_where_sen_expert_requested	number_upholding_exclusion	percentage_upholding_exclusion	number_recommending_reconsideration	percentage_recommending_reconsideration	number_offered_reinstatement_when_recommended	percentage_offered_reinstatement_when_recommended	number_directing_reconsideration	percentage_directing_reconsideration	number_offered_reinstatement_when_directed	percentage_offered_reinstatement_when_directed
Academic year	202021	Exclusion reviews	National	E92000001	England			Total	328	311	94.81707	176	56.59164	183	58.84244	56	18.006	13	23.21429	72	23.15113	37	51.38889
Academic year	202021	Exclusion reviews	National	E92000001	England			LA maintained primary, secondary and special schools	98	89	90.81633	59	66.29213	50	56.17978	19	21.348	4	21.05263	20	22.47191	10	50
Academic year	202021	Exclusion reviews	National	E92000001	England			Academies	230	222	96.52174	117	52.7027	133	59.90991	37	16.667	9	24.32432	52	23.42342	27	51.92308
Academic year	202021	Exclusion reviews	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	Total	17	17	100	3	17.64706	17	100	0	0	0	z	0	0	0	z
Academic year	202021	Exclusion reviews	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East	LA maintained primary, secondary and special schools	4	4	100	2	50	4	100	0	0	0	z	0	0	0	z

Table showing first 5 of 16 variables
Variable name	Variable description
number_directing_reconsideration	C5 - Number directing reconsideration by the governing body
number_of_reviews_determined	B1 - Independent reviews determined by an independent review panel
number_of_reviews_lodged	A1 - Number of independent reviews lodged (in academic year)
number_offered_reinstatement_when_directed	C7 - Number offered reinstatement when directed
number_offered_reinstatement_when_recommended	C3 - Number of pupils offered reinstatement when recommended

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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