Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children with an (a) Education, Health and Care plan, (b) Statement of SEN or (c) Learning Difficulties Assessment received a permanent or fixed exclusion within Gloucestershire in each of the last five years.
The attached tables provides information as requested on the number of pupils receiving permanent and fixed period exclusions by special educational needs provision in schools in Gloucestershire local authority and the number and rate of exclusions for pupils with autism as their primary need in Gloucestershire local authority and England.
Exclusions of pupils with Learning Difficulties Assessments and for schools outside of England are not collected by the department.