Data on all pupils in maintained primary, middle, secondary and special schools and pupil referral units for September 2018 to August 2019.
This is not the latest release in the series: Permanent and fixed-term exclusions from schools
Due to the coronavirus pandemic the collection of data from pupil referral units was not completed so exclusions data relates to maintained primary, middle, secondary and special schools only for 2018/19.
Main points
- In 2018/19 there were 0.5 permanent exclusions, 39.1 fixed-term exclusions of 5 days or fewer and 1.7 fixed-term exclusions over 5 days per 1,000 pupils in maintained schools.
- The rate of permanent exclusions in maintained schools has increased slightly in 2018/19 after staying the same in 2017/18.
2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | |
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Fixed 5 days or less | 34.4 | 36.7 | 39.1 |
Fixed over 5 days | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Permanent | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Source: Pupils Exclusion Record Welsh Government
Reports
Permanent and fixed-term exclusions from schools: September 2018 to August 2019 , file type: PDF, file size: 692 KB
Data
Datasets and interactive tools
Permanent and fixed-term exclusions from schools: September 2018 to August 2019 , file type: ODS, file size: 53 KB
Contact
Stephen Hughes
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Email: school.stats@gov.wales
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Media
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