The latest release from the Department for Education shows a sharp rise in both suspensions and permanent exclusions across England. 2022-23 saw a 36% increase from the previous year, when 578,280 suspensions occurred. 786,961 is the highest recorded annual number of suspensions. This is the equivalent of nearly 1 in 10 pupils receiving a suspension during the academic year.

There were 9,376 permanent exclusions in the 2022/23 academic year. This is a 44% increase from 6,495 in 2021/22 and the highest recorded annual number.

Gov.uk raw data is available: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/suspensions-and-permanent-exclusions-in-england#dataBlock-0db5a171-7487-44bd-9f5f-848df9ea3593-charts

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