The most recent official statistics for exclusions and suspensions, published in July 2023, relate to the 2021/22 academic year.
This is largely because data is collected, via the School Census process, two terms in arrears. This means, for example, that data for the summer term 2022 was collected in the January 2023 School Census. Although the census date is the third Thursday in January, schools have until the middle of February to submit the data. The data is then published some months later.
Exclusions and suspensions data for the 2022/23 academic year will only be published next July.
However, we can get a handle on whether they have increased or not by examining school absence codes.
