Special Educational Needs: Pupil Exclusions

(asked on 16th January 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of school exclusions in the last five years were of children with Special Educational Needs.


Answered by
Baroness Barran Portrait
Baroness Barran
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
This question was answered on 27th January 2023

The department publishes figures on the proportion of pupils permanently excluded or suspended from schools in England. The most recent full academic year figures, covering academic years up to 2020/21, can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england/2020-21. The table attached shows the proportion of permanent exclusions and suspensions at state-funded schools which were of pupils who had special educational needs.

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