Exclusion reviews (from 2012/13)
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Number of review panels for permanent exclusions lodged and their outcome. See data file 'Exclusion appeals (1997/98 to 2011/12)' for data on appeals prior to 2012/13.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England
- Release
- Academic year 2024/25
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 6,354
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- A1 - Number of independent reviews lodged (in academic year)
- B1 - Independent reviews determined by an independent review panel
- B2 - Independent reviews determined by an independent review panel (% of reviews lodged)
- B3 - Number where an SEN expert was requested
- B4 - Percentage where an SEN expert was requested (% of reviews determined)
- B5 - Number upholding exclusion
- B6 - Percentage upholding exclusion (% of reviews determined)
- C1 - Number recommending reconsideration by the governing body
- C2 - Percentage recommending reconsideration by the governing body (% of reviews determined)
- C3 - Number of pupils offered reinstatement when recommended
- C4 - Percentage of pupils offered reinstatement when recommended (% of reviews recommended reconsideration)
- C5 - Number directing reconsideration by the governing body
- C6 - Percentage directing reconsideration by the governing body (% of reviews determined)
- C7 - Number offered reinstatement when directed
- C8 - Percentage offered reinstatement when directed (% of reviews directing reconsideration by the government body)
- Filters
- School Type
- Time period
- 2012/13 to 2024/25
Data set preview
| time_identifier | time_period | measure | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | education_phase | number_of_reviews_lodged | number_of_reviews_determined | percentage_of_reviews_determined | number_where_sen_expert_requested | percentage_where_sen_expert_requested | number_upholding_exclusion | percentage_upholding_exclusion | number_recommending_reconsideration | percentage_recommending_reconsideration | number_offered_reinstatement_when_recommended | percentage_offered_reinstatement_when_recommended | number_directing_reconsideration | percentage_directing_reconsideration | number_offered_reinstatement_when_directed | percentage_offered_reinstatement_when_directed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic year | 202425 | Exclusion reviews | National | E92000001 | England | Total | 777 | 733 | 94.33719 | 503 | 68.6221 | 478 | 65.21146 | 126 | 17.18963 | 18 | 14.28571 | 129 | 17.59891 | 35 | 27.13178 | |||||
| Academic year | 202425 | Exclusion reviews | National | E92000001 | England | LA maintained primary, secondary and special schools | 204 | 196 | 96.07843 | 153 | 78.06122 | 116 | 59.18367 | 44 | 22.44898 | 4 | 9.09091 | 36 | 18.36735 | 13 | 36.11111 | |||||
| Academic year | 202425 | Exclusion reviews | National | E92000001 | England | Academies | 573 | 537 | 93.71728 | 350 | 65.17691 | 362 | 67.41155 | 82 | 15.27002 | 14 | 17.07317 | 93 | 17.31844 | 22 | 23.65591 | |||||
| Academic year | 202425 | Exclusion reviews | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | Total | 44 | 39 | 88.63636 | 19 | 48.71795 | 26 | 66.66667 | 7 | 17.94872 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15.38462 | 2 | 33.33333 | |||
| Academic year | 202425 | Exclusion reviews | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | LA maintained primary, secondary and special schools | 9 | 8 | 88.88889 | 7 | 87.5 | 6 | 75 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| education_phase | School Type - LA maintained, academies, Total (sum of LA maintained and academies) |
| number_directing_reconsideration | C5 - Number directing reconsideration by the governing body |
| number_of_reviews_determined | B1 - Independent reviews determined by an independent review panel |
| number_of_reviews_lodged | A1 - Number of independent reviews lodged (in academic year) |
| number_offered_reinstatement_when_directed | C7 - Number offered reinstatement when directed |
| number_offered_reinstatement_when_recommended | C3 - Number of pupils offered reinstatement when recommended |
| number_recommending_reconsideration | C1 - Number recommending reconsideration by the governing body |
| number_upholding_exclusion | B5 - Number upholding exclusion |
| number_where_sen_expert_requested | B3 - Number where an SEN expert was requested |
| percentage_directing_reconsideration | C6 - Percentage directing reconsideration by the governing body (% of reviews determined) |
| percentage_of_reviews_determined | B2 - Independent reviews determined by an independent review panel (% of reviews lodged) |
| percentage_offered_reinstatement_when_directed | C8 - Percentage offered reinstatement when directed (% of reviews directing reconsideration by the government body) |
| percentage_offered_reinstatement_when_recommended | C4 - Percentage of pupils offered reinstatement when recommended (% of reviews recommended reconsideration) |
| percentage_recommending_reconsideration | C2 - Percentage recommending reconsideration by the governing body (% of reviews determined) |
| percentage_upholding_exclusion | B6 - Percentage upholding exclusion (% of reviews determined) |
| percentage_where_sen_expert_requested | B4 - Percentage where an SEN expert was requested (% of reviews determined) |
Footnotes
- The School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (England) Regulations 2012 were amended to give school governing bodies and local authorities more time to review suspensions and permanent exclusions and to explicitly allow for meetings to be conducted via video- or tele-conference facilities during the COVID-19 outbreak. In response to coronavirus (COVID-19), some temporary changes were made which applied to school suspension and permanent exclusion between 1 June and 24 September 2020 (inclusive of those dates) and 25 September up until 24 March 2022. For 2019/20 and 2020/21 pandemic restrictions will also have had an impact on the number of permanent exclusions issued, so caution should be taken when comparing across years.
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