Exclusions from schools, 2011/12

Statistics include data for Wales for the past ten academic years, from 2002/03 to 2011/12, and for England and Scotland for the academic year 2010/11. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 28 February 2012.

The key points(r) from the latest release are:

• in 2011/12 there were 102 permanent exclusions and 17,508 fixed-term exclusions
• the rate of permanent exclusions decreased from 0.4 exclusions per 1,000 pupils in 2010/11 to 0.3 in 2011/12
• the rate of fixed-term exclusions fell from 46.1 exclusions per 1,000 pupils in 2010/11 to 44.3 in 2011/12
• assault or violence towards staff and defiance of rules were the two largest causes for permanent exclusions

(r) Revised 18 March 2013

Further information

StatsWales website (external link)

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 3599
Email: school.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

March 2013 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due out soon' page)