Permanent exclusions and suspensions - by term (2018/19 to 2022/23)
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Number and percentage of suspensions and permanent exclusions and those pupils receiving one or more suspensions by term. From academic year 2018/19.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England
- Release
- Academic year 2022/23
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Headcount
- Number of schools
- Suspensions
- Filters
- School Type
- Time period
- 2018/19 Autumn term to 2022/23 Summer 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 | num_schools | school_type | headcount | perm_excl | perm_excl_rate | suspension | susp_rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn term | 202223 | National | E92000001 | England | 21286 | Total | 8365645 | 3103 | 0.03709 | 247106 | 2.95382 | |||||
| Autumn term | 202223 | National | E92000001 | England | 16767 | state-funded primary | 4583073 | 378 | 0.00825 | 26699 | 0.58256 | |||||
| Autumn term | 202223 | National | E92000001 | England | 3443 | state-funded secondary | 3631441 | 2678 | 0.07374 | 214031 | 5.89383 | |||||
| Autumn term | 202223 | National | E92000001 | England | 1076 | special | 151131 | 47 | 0.0311 | 6376 | 4.21886 | |||||
| Autumn term | 202223 | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 1100 | Total | 390486 | 239 | 0.06121 | 18166 | 4.65215 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| headcount | Headcount |
| num_schools | Number of schools |
| perm_excl | Permanent exclusions |
| perm_excl_rate | Permanent exclusions (rate) |
| school_type | School Type - State-funded primary, secondary and special |
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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