Academic year 2016/17

Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England

Data on suspensions and permanent exclusions, including by reason, duration, by pupil characteristics and data on independent review panels.

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• Produced by: Department for Education
• Published: 26 March 2020
• Last updated: 26 March 2020

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• Duration of fixed exclusions

  National

  • Number of rows: 1,946
  • Indicators:
    • Number of fixed period exclusions
  • Filters:
    • Duration of fixed period exclusions
    • School type
  • Time period: 2006/07 to 2016/17

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• Exclusions by characteristic

  National

  • Number of rows: 4,587
  • Indicators:
    • Fixed period exclusion rate
    • Number of fixed period exclusions
    • Number of permanent exclusions
  • Filters:
    • Characteristic
    • School type
  • Time period: 2011/12 to 2016/17

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• Exclusions by geographic level

  Local authority, National, Regional

  • Number of rows: 242,171
  • Indicators:
    • Fixed period exclusion rate
    • Number of fixed period exclusions
    • Number of permanent exclusions
  • Filters:
    • School type
  • Time period: 2006/07 to 2016/17

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• Exclusions by reason

  Local authority, National, Regional

  • Number of rows: 7,005
  • Indicators:
    • Bullying
    • Bullying
    • Damage
  • Filters:
    • School type
  • Time period: 2006/07 to 2016/17

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• Number of fixed exclusions

  National

  • Number of rows: 1,383
  • Indicators:
    • Number of pupil enrolments
  • Filters:
    • School type
    • Total number of days missed due to fixed period exclusions
  • Time period: 2006/07 to 2016/17

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• Total days missed due to fixed period exclusions

  National

  • Number of rows: 2,057
  • Indicators:
    • Number of pupil enrolments
  • Filters:
    • School type
    • Total number of days missed due to fixed period exclusions
  • Time period: 2006/07 to 2016/17

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