Data set from Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England

Suspensions and permanent exclusions by district (LAD)

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Number and percentage of suspensions and permanent exclusions and those pupils receiving one or more suspensions at Local Authority District (LAD) level.

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England
Release type
Number of rows
9,980
Geographic levels
Local authority district
Indicators
  • Headcount
  • Number of schools
  • Suspensions
Filters
  • School Type
Time period
2016/17 to 2023/24

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_identifiertime_periodgeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_namelad_codelad_nameeducation_phasenum_schoolsheadcountperm_exclperm_excl_ratesuspensionsusp_rateone_plus_suspone_plus_susp_rate
Academic year202324Local authority districtE92000001EnglandE12000009South WestE06000030SwindonTotal8737407570.15238449112.0057716234.33876
Academic year202324Local authority districtE92000001EnglandE12000002North WestE07000029CopelandTotal448987210.2336798510.960283704.11706
Academic year202324Local authority districtE92000001EnglandE12000002North WestE08000004OldhamTotal10545954570.1240444349.6487817163.73417
Academic year202324Local authority districtE92000001EnglandE12000002North WestE08000013St. HelensTotal6827247640.23489431015.8182614005.13818
Academic year202324Local authority districtE92000001EnglandE12000006East of EnglandE07000143BrecklandTotal6717010410.24103277416.308058965.26749

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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