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Recommendation 10
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Schools should publish their permanent and fixed term exclusion rates by year group every term,...
Recommendation
Schools should publish their permanent and fixed term exclusion rates by year group every term, including providing information about pupils with SEND and looked- after children. Schools should also publish data on the number of pupils who have left the school.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
15. The Department collects data on suspensions and permanent exclusions from all state- funded schools via the termly school census. This data is published in an annual statistical release and includes data relating to individual schools. The latest release included, for the first time, termly rates and we plan on continuing this in future. 16. The suspensions and permanent exclusions statistical release also includes breakdowns on pupils with special educational needs. 17. The Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England statistical release includes data on suspension and permanent exclusion rates amongst looked after children. As the looked after status is collected on an annual census, continued presentation on an annual basis is most appropriate. Due to the small number of pupils involved and the sensitivity of the data, publishing at school level is not appropriate. 18. Exclusions data is collected and published in arrears to allow time for review processes to take place and final outcomes to be determined. Therefore, the most recent release (published in July 2021) relates to the 2019/20 academic year. However, the Department is exploring whether the data can be released in a timelier manner. 19. It is possible to determine from the school census the number of pupils that are no longer on the school roll. However, unless a pupil moves to other state-funded provision, their destination is not known as the school census only collects pupil records in state- funded provision. The number of pupils who are no longer on the school roll does not provide a robust indication of the use of off-rolling or illegal schools as it will also include use of EHE, moves to independent schools and pupils who have migrated.