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The latest national statistics on Permanent and Fixed Period Exclusions produced by the Department for Education were released on 28th July 2011 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics AuthorityUK Statistics Authority

DfE: Permanent and Fixed Period Exclusions from Schools in England 2009/10

DescriptionThis Statistical First Release (SFR) provides information about exclusions from schools and exclusion appeals in England during 2009/10. 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 5,740 permanent exclusions from primary, secondary and all special schools in 2009/10.
  • In 2009/10 there were 279,260 fixed period exclusions from state funded secondary schools, 37,210 fixed period exclusions from primary schools and 14,910 fixed period exclusions from special schools.
  • The average length of a fixed period exclusion in state funded secondary schools was 2.5 days, for primary schools the average length of a fixed period exclusion was 2.1 days.
  • The permanent exclusion rate for boys was approximately 4 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 with statements are around 8 times more likely to be permanently excluded than those pupils with no SEN.
  • Children who are eligible for free school meals are around 4 times more likely to receive a permanent exclusion and 3 times more likely to receive a fixed period exclusion than children who are not eligible for free school meals.
Download Formats PDF (155Kb) | Explain formats
Additional informationEXCEL (These excel sheets contain the main national tables from the SFR)
Additional informationEXCEL (These excel sheets contain Local Authority tables)
Publication’s Underlying Data
Additional informationZip Archive 
Reference IDSFR17/2011
Coverage Country England
Date Released28 July 2011
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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