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The latest national statistics on permanent and fixed period exclusions produced by the Department for Children, Schools and Families were released on 24th June 2008 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics AuthorityUK Statistics Authority

DCSF: Permanent and Fixed Period Exclusions from Schools in England 2006/07 - Amended

DescriptionStatistics on Permanent and Fixed Period Exclusions from Schools and Exclusions Appeals in England, 2006/07, and include data from England.

The latest statistics report on the period 2006/07 and update those previously released on 26 June 2007.

The key points from the latest release are:
  • There were 8,680 permanent exclusions from primary, secondary and all special schools in 2006/07, which represents 0.12 per cent of the number of pupils in schools (12 pupils in every 10,000).
  • In 2006/07 there were 363,270 fixed period exclusions from state funded secondary schools, 45,730 fixed period exclusions from primary schools and 16,600 fixed period exclusions from special schools.
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Additional informationEXCEL (These tables contain the main tables of the SFR. Tables 4a and 4b showing the age distribution of exclusions have been amended - 27 November 2008.)
Additional informationEXCEL (These Excel spreadsheets contain Local Authority level data, information on the number of exclusions by ethnic group and further analysis of exclusions from academies)
Additional informationEXCEL (These Excel spreadsheets contain Local Authority level data on the reason for exclusion)
Additional informationEXCEL (These Excel spreadsheets contain information on exclusions by free school meal eligibility, gifted and talented status and first language. They also contain analysis on fixed period exclusions by level of deprivation of excluding school)
Reference IDSFR14/2008
Coverage Country England
Date Released24 June 2008
Main Category Education and Skills
Sub CategorySchool welfare, behaviour and attendance    Click on subcategory link to see if there is later information
TypeStatistical First Release
ContactSchools Statistical Team  schools.statistics@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk   
PreRelease AccessClick here
 Publication includes individual Local Authority informationPublication includes individual Local Authority information

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