§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children from(a) primary and (b) secondary schools were expelled from their school in each year since 1997. [28340]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisInformation on how many children have been excluded from primary and secondary schools since 1997 are set out in the National Statistics publication "Permanent Exclusions from Maintained Schools in England, Issue 10/01", published in November 2001. Information from this publication can be viewed at http://www.dfes.gov.uk/statistics/DB/SBU/b0298/index.html. Figures for 2000–01 are not yet available.
Number of permanent exclusions Year Primary schools Secondary schools 1996–97 1,573 10,463 1997–98 1,539 10,087 1998–99 1,366 8,636 1999–2000 1,226 6,713
§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of children expelled from school were(a) boys and (b) girls in each year since 1997. [28341]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisInformation on the proportion of permanent exclusions from maintained schools since 1997 are set out in the National Statistics publication "Permanent Exclusions from Maintained Schools in England, Issue 10–01", published in November 2001. Information from this publication can be viewed at http://www.dfes.gov.uk/statistics/DB/SBU/b0298/index.html. Figures for 2000–01 are not yet available.
Percentage of permanent exclusions 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 Boys 83 84 83 84 Girls 17 16 17 16
§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what process is to be followed if a child is to be expelled from school. [28342]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe law governing exclusions is set out in sections 64 to 68 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. The DfES guidance on the procedures for excluding pupils is set out in Circular 10/99, Chapter 6, Annexe D. Head teachers, governors, LEAs and appeal panels must have regard to this guidance in discharging their functions in relation to pupil exclusion. I have attached a copy of Circular 10/99 to this reply and will arrange for copies to be placed in the Library shortly.
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§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the most common reason was for expulsion for(a) boys and (b) girls in each of the last five years. [28343]
§ Mr. Ivan Lewis[holding answer 17 January 2002]: The Department does not collect data on the specific reasons for expulsion from schools.
Pupil: Teacher ratio in maintained secondary schools by local education authority area, position in January each year 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1994 1989 1984 1979 Avon1 — — — — — 16.3 16.2 16.1 16.4 17.0 Barking and Dagenham 16.8 16.3 16.0 15.8 15.7 16.1 17.1 14.1 15.8 15.5 Barnet 15.9 15.4 15.3 15.2 14.8 14.8 15.0 14.6 14.3 15.4 Barnsley 18.1 18.3 18.0 18.1 17.8 17.9 17.1 15.5 16.3 16.8 Bath and North East Somerset 16.9 16.8 16.6 16.9 16.6 — — — — — Bedfordshire1 — — — — 17.8 17.8 17.2 16.6 17.5 17.1 Bedfordshire2 18.8 18.7 18.5 18.3 — — — — — — Berkshire1 — — — 16.5 16.6 16.3 16.0 15.5 16.2 16.8 Bexley 17.8 17.6 17.2 17.4 17.4 16.6 16.5 16.2 16.7 17.2 Birmingham 16.2 16.1 16.2 16.1 16.1 15.9 16.3 16.4 16.4 16.5 Blackburn with Darwen 16.2 16.5 16.6 — — — — — — — Blackpool 17.3 17.3 17.6 — — — — — — — Bolton 16.6 16.7 16.7 16.8 16.8 16.5 16.1 14.6 16.0 16.5 Bournemouth 17.6 18.2 17.5 17.7 — — — — — — Bracknell Forest 17.0 16.9 17.3 — — — — — — — Bradford 17.1 17.3 18.6 18.5 18.1 17.7 17.3 14.6 17.4 17.6 Brent 16.0 15.8 15.0 15.0 15.2 15.4 15.9 13.7 12.8 13.9 Brighton and Hove 16.5 16.5 16.4 — — — — — — — Bristol, City of 15.7 15.7 16.0 16.1 15.6 — — — — — Bromley 17.1 17.2 16.6 16.4 16.3 15.7 16.2 15.6 16.2 16.7 Buckinghamshire1 — — — — 17.3 17.1 16.8 16.1 16.5 16.8 Buckinghamshire2 18.3 18.4 18.1 17.6 — — — — — — Bury 17.6 17.7 17.7 17.6 17.2 17.2 17.1 14.4 15.6 16.5 Calderdale 17.1 17.1 16.5 16.6 16.9 16.9 16.3 15.1 17.1 17.6 Cambridgeshire1 — — — 17.5 17.4 17.2 17.1 15.9 16.8 16.5 Cambridgeshire2 18.7 18.7 18.1 — — — — — — — Camden 15.3 15.6 15.2 14.6 14.3 14.9 15.3 — — — Cheshire1 — — — 17.2 17.0 17.0 16.8 15.8 16.9 16.9 Cheshire2 16.9 17.1 17.1 — — — — — — — City of London3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Cleveland — — — — — 16.8 17.0 14.8 16.2 17.6 Cornwall 18.0 18.3 18.1 17.8 17.4 17.5 17.3 16.2 16.9 16.8 Coventry 17.0 17.1 16.8 16.9 16.6 16.1 15.8 13.9 15.9 16.0 Croydon 17.3 16.9 16.4 16.4 16.2 16.3 16.9 15.3 15.7 16.3 Cumbria 16.8 17.0 16.7 16.9 16.9 16.9 16.0 15.0 15.9 16.5 Darlington 16.9 17.4 17.2 17.7 — — — — — — Derby 17.1 16.9 16.9 16.8 — — — — — — Derbyshire1 — — — — 17.4 17.0 15.7 14.1 16.9 17.5 Derbyshire2 17.5 17.8 17.8 17.7 — — — — — — Devon1 — — — 17.3 17.1 17.0 16.4 16.4 16.9 17.9 Devon2 17.7 17.8 17.5 — — — — — — — Doncaster 17.2 17.3 16.9 16.9 16.6 16.8 16.3 15.2 16.2 16.6 Dorset1 — — — — 17.7 17.5 17.2 16.2 17.1 17.5 Dorset2 18.5 18.4 18.0 18.1 — — — — — — Dudley 16.8 16.4 16.4 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.7 13.8 16.1 17.7 Durham1 — — — — 17.4 17.5 16.6 15.9 16.8 16.8 Durham2 17.2 17.4 17.3 17.4 — — — — — — Ealing 17.6 17.1 16.7 16.9 16.4 16.5 16.3 13.4 14.9 15.6 East Riding of Yorkshire 17.9 17.9 18.0 17.5 17.0 — — — — — East Sussex1 — — — — 16.2 16.0 16.1 15.7 17.1 17.1 East Sussex2 17.1 17.1 16.9 16.6 — — — — — — Enfield 16.3 16.3 15.9 15.8 15.9 16.3 16.6 15.3 15.4 16.8 Essex1 — — — 16.7 16.6 16.7 17.1 16.3 17.1 17.7 Essex2 17.5 17.2 16.8 — — — — — — — Gateshead 16.2 17.1 16.7 16.3 16.0 15.9 15.7 14.1 16.1 16.5 Gloucestershire 17.2 17.4 17.4 17.2 17.3 17.6 17.7 15.8 17.0 17.4 Greenwich 16.0 16.6 16.3 16.3 16.0 15.6 16.4 — — — Hackney 17.1 15.5 15.7 14.5 14.9 14.7 14.6 — — — Halton 16.3 16.6 16.5 — — — — — — — Hammersmith and Fulham 17.5 18.1 17.5 17.5 17.4 16.8 15.2 — — — Hampshire1 — — — — 16.6 16.6 16.4 15.8 17.1 16.7 Hampshire2 17.6 17.4 17.1 16.8 — — — — — —