§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils were excluded from(a) primary schools, (b) city technology colleges,
School exclusion and reinstatement appeals—Maintained Primary, Secondary and Special schools Appeals by parents Appeals by governors Year1 Lodged Number Heard Successful Lodged Number Heard Successful 1995–96 1,339 1,091 185 141 126 79 1996–97 1,455 1,128 225 87 81 39 1997–98 1,287 1,011 204 122 118 50 1998–99 1,216 964 220 97 93 48 1999–2000 948 863 317 8 6 4 2000–01 1,095 983 314 —2 —2 —2 1Year in which the appeal was determined. 2Not applicable (from 1 September 1999 the right of the LEA to overrule to governor's decision to uphold a permanent exclusion was abolished) Source:
School Exclusion Appeals Survey