Data set from Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England

Suspensions - days missed per pupil (in the term)

Not the latest data

Published 24 April 2025

Last updated 24 April 2025

Number of pupil enrolments by total length of suspensions accrued across the term.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England
• Release: Spring term 2023/24
• Number of rows: 3,551
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number of pupils
• Filters:
  • Number of days missed to suspensions
  • School Type
• Time period: 2016/17 Autumn term to 2023/24 Spring term

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_identifier	time_period	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	education_phase	days_missed_suspension	headcount
Autumn term	202324	National	E92000001	England	Total	Total	171056
Autumn term	202324	National	E92000001	England	Total	1	52031
Autumn term	202324	National	E92000001	England	Total	2	33194
Autumn term	202324	National	E92000001	England	Total	3	22457
Autumn term	202324	National	E92000001	England	Total	4	11406

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 3 variables

Variable name	Variable description
days_missed_suspension	Number of days missed to suspensions
education_phase	School Type - State-funded primary, secondary and special
headcount	Number of pupils

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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.

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