Pupils at a secondary school in South Lanarkshire were suspended for the equivalent of more than 400 days last year.
The statistics for Calderside Academy in Blantyre – recorded as 813 half days of temporary exclusion – were the highest in Scotland in 2022/23.
The school with the second highest number was Beath High in Fife, which had pupils suspended for 610 half days.
Meanwhile, Inverness High School recorded 547 half days, there were 486 such suspensions at Inverurie Academy, 470 at Gleniffer High School in Paisley, 458 at Larkhall Academy, 438 at Levenmouth Academy, and 428 at Lochside Academy in Aberdeen.
There were 376 at Fraserburgh Academy, and 363 at Inverness Royal Academy.
Carole McKenzie, executive director of education resources at South Lanarkshire Council, said: “Calderside Academy is a school at the heart of a very supportive community. Like all schools, it has its challenges, and we are aware of the relatively high number of exclusions.
"All exclusions are part of each school’s discipline procedures and are guided by the council’s Promoting Positive Relationships and Understanding Distressed Behaviour Policy. They are intended to be a short and temporary measure, with the time used constructively to resolve the situation and improve the outcome for the pupil and their family.
"We are working in partnership with the new head teacher to improve outcomes for all young people and this includes reducing the number of exclusions and addressing the reasons behind them.”
On the other end of the scale, a total of 25 secondary schools, and most primaries in Scotland, recorded no suspensions at all last year. There were zero in any school in the local authority area of Clackmannanshire.
Across Scotland, there were 11,675 cases of temporary exclusion of any length of time, with just one pupil being expelled, as previously revealed by The Scotsman.
