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Statistics: exclusions

Statistics on pupils who are excluded from school.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 25 July 2013
• Last updated: 9 July 2026 — See all updates

Statistics published before May 2010 are available on the UK Government Web Archive. Note: the search function is not available on archived content so use the filters on each page.

Statistics guidance

• Exclusions statistics guide
  • 6 September 2017
  • Guidance

Documents

• Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: 2024 to 2025
  • 9 July 2026
  • Accredited official statistics
• Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: spring term 2024 to 2025
  • 30 April 2026
  • Accredited official statistics
• Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: autumn term 2024 to 2025
  • 20 November 2025
  • Accredited official statistics
• Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: 2023 to 2024
  • 10 July 2025
  • Accredited official statistics
• Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: spring term 2023 to 2024
  • 24 April 2025
  • Accredited official statistics
• Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: autumn term 2023 to 2024
  • 21 November 2024
  • Accredited official statistics
• Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: 2022 to 2023
  • 18 July 2024
  • Accredited official statistics
• Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: spring term 2022 to 2023
  • 18 April 2024
  • Accredited official statistics
• Permanent exclusions and suspensions in England: autumn term 2022 to 2023
  • 23 November 2023
  • Accredited official statistics
• Permanent exclusions and suspensions in England: 2021 to 2022
  • 20 July 2023
  • Accredited official statistics
• Permanent exclusions and suspensions in England: spring term 2021 to 2022
  • 20 April 2023
  • Accredited official statistics
• Permanent exclusions and suspensions in England: autumn term 2021 to 2022
  • 24 November 2022
  • Accredited official statistics
• Permanent exclusions and suspensions in England: 2020 to 2021
  • 28 July 2022
  • Accredited official statistics
• Permanent exclusions and suspensions in England: 2019 to 2020
  • 29 July 2021
  • Accredited official statistics
• Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2018 to 2019
  • 30 July 2020
  • Accredited official statistics
• Permanent and fixed period exclusions in England 2017 to 2018
  • 29 August 2019
  • Accredited official statistics
• Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2016 to 2017
  • 6 August 2018
  • Accredited official statistics
• Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2015 to 2016
  • 18 September 2017
  • Accredited official statistics
• Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2014 to 2015
  • 15 December 2016
  • Accredited official statistics
• Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2013 to 2014
  • 30 July 2015
  • Accredited official statistics
• Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2012 to 2013
  • 31 July 2014
  • Accredited official statistics
• Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2011 to 2012
  • 25 July 2013
  • Accredited official statistics
• Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2010 to 2011
  • 25 July 2012
  • Accredited official statistics
• Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2009 to 2010
  • 28 July 2011
  • Accredited official statistics
• Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2008 to 2009
  • 29 July 2010
  • Accredited official statistics

• Last updated: 9 July 2026
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  1. 9 July 2026

     Added 'Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: 2024 to 2025'.

  2. 30 April 2026

     Added 'Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: spring term 2024 to 2025'.

  3. 20 November 2025

     Added 'Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: autumn term 2024 to 2025'.

  4. 10 July 2025

     Added 'Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: 2023 to 2024'.

  5. 24 April 2025

     Added 'Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: spring term 2023 to 2024'.

  6. 21 November 2024

     Added 'Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: autumn term 2023 to 2024'.

  7. 18 July 2024

     Added 'Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: 2022 to 2023'.

  8. 18 April 2024

     Added 'Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: spring term 2022 to 2023'.

  9. 23 November 2023

     Added 'Permanent exclusions and suspensions in England: autumn term 2022 to 2023'.

  10. 20 July 2023

      Added 'Permanent exclusions and suspensions in England: 2021 to 2022'.

  11. 20 April 2023

      Added 'Permanent exclusions and suspensions in England: spring term 2021 to 2022'.

  12. 24 November 2022

      'Permanent exclusions and suspensions in England: autumn term 2021 to 2022 update' has been added to 'Documents'.

  13. 28 July 2022

      Added 'Permanent exclusions and suspensions in England: 2020 to 2021'.

  14. 29 July 2021

      Added 'Permanent exclusions and suspensions in England: 2019 to 2020'.

  15. 30 July 2020

      Added 'Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2018 to 2019'.

  16. 25 July 2019

      Added 'Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2017 to 2018'.

  17. 19 July 2018

      Added 'Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2016 to 2017'

  18. 20 July 2017

      Added 'Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2015 to 2016' to the collection.

  19. 21 July 2016

      Added 'Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2014 to 2015'.

  20. 31 July 2014

      Added 'Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2012 to 2013'.

  21. 25 July 2013

      First published.