§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many children at(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the West Chelmsford constituency were excluded from school in each of the past five years. [44415]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisInformation on the number of pupils permanently excluded from schools in the West Chelmsford constituency is shown in the table. Information on permanent exclusions was not collected prior to 1994–95. The Department does not currently collect information on fixed period exclusions:
Permanent exclusions from maintained schools in the West Chelmsford constituency Type of school 1994–95 1995–96 Primary 2 3 Secondary 4 8 Special 0 0 Total 6 11 Exclusions data for 1996–97 are currently being collated and will be published later this year.