Data set from Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England

Suspensions and permanent exclusions - by multiple reasons (2020-21 onwards)

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Published 18 April 2024

Last updated 18 April 2024

Termly number and percentage of permanent exclusions and suspensions by reason for exclusion. Includes multiple reasons for exclusion from 2020/21.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England
• Release: Spring term 2022/23
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Permanent - Abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Permanent - Abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity (%)
  • Permanent - Abuse relating to disability
• Filters:
  • School Type
• Time period: 2016/17 Autumn term to 2022/23 Spring term

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_identifier	time_period	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	new_la_code	old_la_code	la_name	school_type	perm_physical_pupils	perm_physical_adult	perm_verbal_pupil	perm_verbal_adult	perm_bullying	perm_racist_abuse	perm_sexual_misconduct	perm_drug_alcohol	perm_damage	perm_theft	perm_persistent_disruptive	perm_other	perm_abuse_disability	perm_abuse_sex_gender	perm_media_technology	perm_offensive_weapon	perm_public_health	perm_all	perm_physical_pupils_perc	perm_physical_adult_perc	perm_verbal_pupil_perc	perm_verbal_adult_perc	perm_bullying_perc	perm_racist_abuse_perc	perm_sexual_misconduct_perc	perm_drug_alcohol_perc	perm_damage_perc	perm_theft_perc	perm_persistent_disruptive_perc	perm_other_perc	perm_abuse_disability_perc	perm_abuse_sex_gender_perc	perm_media_technology_perc	perm_offensive_weapon_perc	perm_public_health_perc	susp_physical_pupils	susp_physical_adult	susp_verbal_pupil	susp_verbal_adult	susp_bullying	susp_racist_abuse	susp_sexual_misconduct	susp_drug_alcohol	susp_damage	susp_theft	susp_persistent_disruptive	susp_other	susp_abuse_disability	susp_abuse_sex_gender	susp_media_technology	susp_offensive_weapon	susp_public_health	susp_all	susp_physical_pupils_perc	susp_physical_adult_perc	susp_verbal_pupil_perc	susp_verbal_adult_perc	susp_bullying_perc	susp_racist_abuse_perc	susp_sexual_misconduct_perc	susp_drug_alcohol_perc	susp_damage_perc	susp_theft_perc	susp_persistent_disruptive_perc	susp_other_perc	susp_abuse_disability_perc	susp_abuse_sex_gender_perc	susp_media_technology_perc	susp_offensive_weapon_perc	susp_public_health_perc
Spring term	202223	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber				State-funded secondary	52	44	12	48	1	1	3	6	4	1	147	z	0	2	5	19	1	346	15.0289	12.71676	3.46821	13.87283	0.28902	0.28902	0.86705	1.7341	1.15607	0.28902	42.48555	z	0	0.57803	1.44509	5.49133	0.28902	3764	835	1262	6714	234	420	209	863	703	155	24075	z	10	143	426	414	71	40298	9.34041	2.07206	3.13167	16.66088	0.58067	1.04224	0.51864	2.14155	1.7445	0.38463	59.74242	z	0.02482	0.35486	1.05712	1.02735	0.17619
Spring term	202223	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands				Special	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	z	0	0	1	0	0	4	25	25	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	z	0	0	25	0	0	35	87	9	37	4	3	1	5	34	1	78	z	0	1	8	4	0	307	11.40065	28.33876	2.9316	12.05212	1.30293	0.9772	0.32573	1.62866	11.07492	0.32573	25.40717	z	0	0.32573	2.60586	1.30293	0
Spring term	202223	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000005	West Midlands				Total	84	76	33	80	4	2	2	31	16	2	231	z	0	2	3	50	0	616	13.63636	12.33766	5.35714	12.98701	0.64935	0.32468	0.32468	5.03247	2.5974	0.32468	37.5	z	0	0.32468	0.48701	8.11688	0	4785	1808	1429	5034	331	383	214	840	999	173	14506	z	7	90	400	698	119	31816	15.0396	5.68268	4.49145	15.82223	1.04036	1.2038	0.67262	2.64018	3.13993	0.54375	45.59341	z	0.022	0.28288	1.25723	2.19386	0.37403
Spring term	202223	Regional	E92000001	England	E13000001	Inner London				Total	10	13	5	8	1	0	3	7	3	2	21	z	0	0	2	11	2	88	11.36364	14.77273	5.68182	9.09091	1.13636	0	3.40909	7.95455	3.40909	2.27273	23.86364	z	0	0	2.27273	12.5	2.27273	1685	456	490	1010	147	153	95	327	245	202	3251	z	9	37	252	258	93	8710	19.34558	5.23536	5.62572	11.59587	1.68772	1.7566	1.0907	3.75431	2.81286	2.31917	37.32491	z	0.10333	0.4248	2.89323	2.96211	1.06774
Spring term	202223	Regional	E92000001	England	E13000002	Outer London				Total	44	17	16	23	1	2	7	19	5	0	81	z	1	0	2	28	1	247	17.81377	6.88259	6.47773	9.31174	0.40486	0.80972	2.83401	7.69231	2.02429	0	32.79352	z	0.40486	0	0.80972	11.33603	0.40486	3321	1011	1097	1872	286	328	195	688	580	274	5565	z	2	56	452	445	90	16262	20.42184	6.21695	6.74579	11.5115	1.7587	2.01697	1.19911	4.23072	3.5666	1.68491	34.22088	z	0.0123	0.34436	2.77949	2.73644	0.55344

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 71 variables

Variable name	Variable description
perm_abuse_disability	Permanent - Abuse relating to disability
perm_abuse_disability_perc	Permanent - Abuse relating to disability (%)
perm_abuse_sex_gender	Permanent - Abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity
perm_abuse_sex_gender_perc	Permanent - Abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity (%)
perm_all	Permanent - All exclusions

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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.
2. Prior to 2020/21, a single reason could be recorded for each permanent exclusion and suspension. From 2020/21, up to three reasons could be recorded. These reasons were recorded without weighting or prioritisation. As such, the sum of the number of reasons will not match the total number of permanent exclusions or suspensions from 2020/21.

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