§ Sarah TeatherTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils have been expelled from(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in each year since 1997. [172810]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe information requested is given in the table which shows data up to 2001/01, the latest available.
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Number of permanent exclusions in primary and secondary schools England. 1997/98–2001/021 1997/98 1998/99 1999/2000 2000/011 2001/02 Primary schools2 Number of permanent exclusions 1,539 1,366 1,226 1,436 1,451 Percentage of permanent exclusions3 13 13 15 16 15 Percentage of school population4 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 Secondary schools2 Number of permanent exclusions 10,187 8,636 6,713 7,305 7,741 Percentage of permanent exclusions3 83 83 81 80 81 Percentage of school population4 0.33 0.28 0.21 0.23 0.24 1 Permanent exclusions for 2000/01 are estimated as a number of local education authorities have not confirmed the data for their schools. 2 Includes middle schools as deemed. 3 The number of permanent exclusions expressed as a percentage of the total number in primary, secondary and special schools. The figures for special schools are not given in the table. 4 The number of permanent exclusions expressed as a percentage of the number (headcount) of all pupils (excluding dually registered pupils in special schools) in January each year. Source. Annual Schools Census