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The latest national statistics on Permanent and Fixed Period Exclusions produced by the Department for Education were released on 29th July 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics AuthorityUK Statistics Authority

DfE: Permanent and Fixed Period Exclusions from Schools in England 2008/09

DescriptionThis Statistical First Release (SFR) provides information about exclusions from schools and exclusion appeals in England during 2008/09. It reports national trends in the number of permanent and fixed period exclusions together with information on the characteristics of excluded pupils such as age, gender, ethnicity, free school meal eligibility, and special educational needs as well as the reasons for exclusion.

The key points from the latest release are;
  • There was an estimated 6,550 permanent exclusions from primary, secondary and all special schools in 2008/09.
  • In 2008/09 there were 307,840 fixed period exclusions from state funded secondary schools, 39,510 fixed period exclusions from primary schools and 15,930 fixed period exclusions from special schools.
  • The average length of a fixed period exclusion in state funded secondary schools was 2.6 days, for primary schools the average length of a fixed period exclusion was 2.2 days.
  • The permanent exclusion rate for boys was approximately 3.5 times higher than that for girls. The fixed period exclusion rate for boys was almost 3 times higher than that for girls.
  • Pupils with SEN (both with and without statements) are over 8 times more likely to be permanently excluded than those pupils with no SEN.
  • Children who are eligible for free school meals are around 3 times more likely to receive either a permanent or fixed period exclusion than children who are not eligible for free school meals.
Download Formats PDF (136Kb) | Explain formats
Additional informationEXCEL (These excel sheets contain the main national tables in the SFR)
Additional informationEXCEL (These excel sheets contain Local Authority tables)
Publication’s Underlying Data
Additional informationZip Archive  (National, regional and local authority level underlying data)
Reference IDSFR22/2010
Coverage Country England
Date Released29 July 2010
Main Category Children, Education and Skills
Sub CategorySchool welfare, behaviour and attendance    Click on subcategory link to see if there is later information
TypeStatistical First Release
ContactAndrew Clarke - Schools Statistical Team  schools.statistics@education.gsi.gov.uk  tel: 01325 735478
PreRelease AccessClick here
 Publication includes individual Local Authority informationPublication includes individual Local Authority information

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