Permanent data table

'Permanent exclusions and suspensions - including multiple reasons (2020-21 onwards)' from 'Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England'

• Created: 19 March 2024

WARNING - The data used in this table may now be out-of-date as a new release has been published since its creation.

'Permanent exclusions and suspensions - including multiple reasons (2020-21 onwards)' in England between 2020/21 Autumn term and 2022/23 Autumn term

	2020/21 Autumn term	2020/21 Spring term	2020/21 Summer term	2021/22 Autumn term	2021/22 Spring term	2021/22 Summer term	2022/23 Autumn term
Permanent - All exclusions	2,219	646	2,281	2,779	2,922	2,988	4,319
Permanent - Physical assault against a pupil	406	119	353	456	513	472	720
Permanent - Physical assault against an adult	226	84	258	350	339	322	532
Permanent - Verbal abuse or threatening behaviour against a pupil	90	44	131	148	146	155	257
Permanent - Verbal abuse or threatening behaviour against an adult	239	63	262	359	318	339	563
Suspension - All exclusions	185,753	51,099	173,614	215,131	234,268	227,319	294,262
Suspension - Physical assault against a pupil	34,020	9,854	29,355	33,226	36,029	33,153	41,432
Suspension - Physical assault against an adult	10,448	3,741	10,200	13,454	13,068	12,464	18,133
Suspension - Verbal abuse or threatening behaviour against a pupil	9,371	2,833	9,043	10,433	10,844	10,371	13,371
Suspension - Verbal abuse or threatening behaviour against an adult	31,262	8,975	30,526	36,542	38,988	37,085	48,896

Footnotes

1. 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.
2. 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.

Source: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Permanent exclusions and suspensions - including multiple reasons (2020-21 onwards)

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