Suspensions and permanent exclusions - by characteristic
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Termly number and percentage of suspensions and permanent exclusions and those pupils receiving one or more suspension by pupil characteristics. Includes breakdowns by age, sex, national curriculum year, ethnicity, eligibility for Free School Meals (FSM) and Special Educational Needs (SEN).
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- 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
- Headcount
- Permanent exclusions
- Permanent exclusions (rate)
- Filters
- Characteristic
- School Type
- Time period
- 2019/20 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 | new_la_code | old_la_code | la_name | education_phase | characteristic_group | characteristic | headcount | perm_excl | perm_excl_rate | suspension | susp_rate | one_plus_susp | one_plus_susp_rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn term | 201920 | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | E08000033 | 381 | Calderdale | State-funded special | Age | Age 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spring term | 201920 | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | E08000033 | 381 | Calderdale | State-funded special | Age | Age 11 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Autumn term | 201920 | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | E08000033 | 381 | Calderdale | State-funded secondary | Age | Age 13 | 2829 | 5 | 0.176740898 | 126 | 4.453870626 | 80 | 2.827854366 |
| Autumn term | 201920 | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | E08000033 | 381 | Calderdale | State-funded secondary | Age | Age 14 | 2762 | 1 | 0.036205648 | 150 | 5.430847212 | 91 | 3.294713975 |
| Spring term | 201920 | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | E08000033 | 381 | Calderdale | State-funded secondary | Age | Age 14 | 2747 | 4 | 0.145613396 | 121 | 4.404805242 | 86 | 3.130688023 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| characteristic | Characteristic - Detail of age, gender, national curriculum year, ethnicity, fsm, SEN |
| 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 moresuspension (rate) |
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.
- From 2023/24 the school census data item ‘sex’ replaced ‘gender’. Historical use of the word “gender” in the data collection may have meant that “gender identity” was reported in some cases, as opposed to legal sex. While this is unlikely to have a significant effect on overall figures, it may affect figures in more granular subdivisions. Time-series in this publication prior to spring 2023 which contained gender as a category may be affected.
- 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.
- EHC plans – A pupil has an EHC plan when a formal assessment has been made. A document is in place that sets out the child’s need and the extra help they should receive. EHC plans were introduced in September 2014 replacing Statements of SEN, with these being phased out by April 2018. This category therefore includes Statements of SEN for the years up to 2018.
- SEN support - From 2015, the School Action and School Action Plus categories were combined to form one category of SEN support. Extra or different help is given from that provided as part of the school’s usual curriculum. The class teacher and special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCO) may receive advice or support from outside specialists. The pupil does not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
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