HC Deb 28 November 2001 vol 375 cc923-4W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils were excluded(a) permanently and (b) temporarily from schools in each year since 1997. [18617]

Mr. Timms

The available information is shown in the table.

Number of permanent exclusions by type of school: England, 1996–97 to 1999–2000
1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
Primary schools1 1,573 1,539 1,366 1,226
Secondary schools1 10,463 10,187 8,636 6,713
Special schools2 632 572 436 384
All schools 12,668 12,298 10,438 8,323
1 Includes middle schools as deemed
2 Includes both maintained and non-maintained special schools

Source:

Annual Schools Census

Information on pupils excluded on a temporary basis is not collected centrally.

The latest permanent exclusions data were published in a Statistical Bulletin "Permanent Exclusions from Maintained Schools, England 1999/2000" on 16 November, copies of which are available from the Library, or alternatively can be accessed from the Department for Education and Skills statistical website www.dfes.gsi.gov.uk/statistics

Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils in each age group were excluded(a) permanently and (b) temporarily from schools in the most recent year for which information is available. [18618]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

Information on permanent exclusions by age is shown in the table.

Permanent exclusions by age—England, 1999–2000
Age1 Number of permanent exclusions
3 0
4 9
5 59
6 86
7 132
8 202
9 312
10 460
11 519
12 1,180

Permanent exclusions by age—England, 1999–2000
Age1 Number of permanent exclusions
13 1,766
14 2,200
15 1,288
16 92
17 16
18 2
19 0
Total 8,323
1 Age at 31 August 2000.

Source

Annual Schools Census

Information on pupils excluded on a temporary basis is not collected centrally.

The latest permanent exclusions data were published in a Statistical Bulletin 'Permanent Exclusions from Maintained Schools, England 1999/2000' on 16 November, copies of which are available from the Library, or alternatively can be accessed from the Department for Education and Skills statistical website "www.dfes.gsi.gov.uk/stati sties"