HC Deb 21 January 2004 vol 416 cc1318-9W
Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) short-term, (b) long-term and (c) permanent (i) high schools and (ii) primary schools exclusions there were in Lancashire in each of the last three years. [148373]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

Information on non-permanent (fixed term) exclusions is not yet available centrally.

The Department has recently started to collect information from local education authorities on both fixed term and permanent exclusions on a termly basis. The first term's data are not yet available.

The information requested on the numbers of permanent exclusions is given in the table.

Lancashire LEA maintained primary and secondary schools: number of permanent exclusions, 1999/2000 to 2001/02
1999–2000 2000–011 2001–021
Number Percentage of school

population22

 Number Percentage of school

population22

 Number Percentage of school

population22
Primary3 19 0.02 34 0.03 39 0.04
Secondary3 144 0.19 207 0.28 240 0.32
Total 167 0.09 250 0.14 299 0.17
1 The 2000/01 and 2001/02 figures shown in the table are based upon the Annual Schools census returns together with LEA level amendments reported by LEAs as part of the data checking process.
2 Number of permanent exclusions expressed as a percentage of school population.
3 Includes middle schools as deemed.

Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupil exclusions took place in each of the last three years in(a) Lancashire and (b) Chorley. [146975]

Maintained primary, secondary and all special schools: number of permanent exclusions, 1999/2000 to 2001/02
1999/2000 2000/011 2001/021
Number Percentage2 Number Percentage2 Number Percentage2
Lancashire LEA
Primary3 19 0.02 34 0.03 39 0.04
Secondary3 144 0.19 207 0.28 240 0.32
Special4 4 0.17 9 0.39 20 0.88
Total 167 0.09 250 0.14 299 0.17

1999/2000 2000/01 2001/02
Number Percentage2 Number Percentage2 Number Percentage2
Chorley constituency
Primary3 1 0.01 0 0.00 7 0.08
Secondary3 8 0.11 13 0.18 17 0.23
Special4 0 0.00 1 0.51 2 0.01
Total 9 0.05 14 0.08 26 0.16
1 The 2000/01 and 2001/02 figures shown in the table are based upon the Annual Schools census returns together with LEA level amendments reported by LEAs as part of the data checking process.
2 Number of permanent exclusions expressed as a percentage of school population.
3 Includes middle schools as deemed.
4 Includes maintained and non-maintained special schools.

Source:

Annual Schools' Census.