Exclusions (Hansard, 22 February 2000)

HC Deb 22 February 2000 vol 344 cc887-8W 887W

§ Ms Oona King
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the total number of pupils excluded from schools in England in each of the last three years; and what is the total number of ethnic minority pupils excluded from schools. [111104]
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§ Jacqui Smith
The information requested is shown in the table.

Number of permanent exclusion, by ethnic group from schools in England¹: 1995–96 to 1997–98

Year Number of permanent exclusions ² Number of ethnic minority permanent exclusions

1995–96 12,476 2,196

1996–97 12,668 2,113

1997–98 12,298 1,995

¹ Includes Maintained Primary, Secondary, Special and Non Maintained Special Schools

² Includes some pupils who were unclassified according to ethnic group

Number of permanent exclusion, by ethnic group from schools in England¹: 1995–96 to 1997–98
Year	Number of permanent exclusions ²	Number of ethnic minority permanent exclusions
1995–96	12,476	2,196
1996–97	12,668	2,113
1997–98	12,298	1,995
¹ Includes Maintained Primary, Secondary, Special and Non Maintained Special Schools
² Includes some pupils who were unclassified according to ethnic group