The available information is given in the tables.
Information relating to free school meal eligibility is not collected for permanently excluded pupils.
Pupils with two or more fixed period exclusions Number Percentage2 School meal arrangements3 Pupils known to be eligible for free school meals 29,010 2.5 Other pupils 51,140 0.9 Total4 82,040 1.2 Gender Boys 63,020 1.8 Girls 19,020 0.6 Total 82,040 1.2 Ethnic Group5: White 67,250 1.3 White British 65,630 1.3 Irish 280 1.3 Traveller of Irish heritage 130 3.3 Gypsy/Roma 240 3.6 Any other White background 970 0.8 Mixed 3,120 1.8 White and Black Caribbean 1,680 2.7 White and Black African 280 1.6 White and Asian 280 0.8 Any other Mixed background 890 1.5 Asian 2,100 0.5 Indian 380 0.3 Pakistani 1,160 0.7 Bangladeshi 360 0.5 Any other Asian background 190 0.4 Black 4,020 1.7 Black Caribbean 2,130 2.5 Black African 1,240 1.0 Any other Black background 650 2.6 Chinese 30 0.1 Any other ethnic group 380 0.7 Unclassified6 4,930 n/a All pupils3 81,820 1.3 n/a = Not applicable. 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. Excludes non-maintained special schools. 2 Number of fixed period exclusions expressed as a percentage of the total school population of same gender, free school meal eligibility or ethnic group. 3 Information of pupils' ethnicity and free school meal eligibility was not collected in the Termly Exclusions Survey. The ethnic and free school meal breakdown for fixed period exclusions given here was established by linking the dataset with the 2005 School Census database. No link was available for just over 2 per cent. of records. 4 Total includes 1,892 pupils for whom free school meal eligibility was unclassified. 5 Pupils of compulsory school age and above have been classified according to their ethnic group. 6 Includes those pupils for whom information on their ethnic group was not sought, refused or is missing. Note: Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. There may be discrepancies between the sum of constituent items and totals as shown. Source: Termly Exclusions Survey.
Permanent exclusions Number Percentage3 Gender Boys 7,490 0.19 Girls 1,940 0.05 Total 9,440 0.12 Ethnic Group4: White 7,470 0.13 White British 7,220 0.13 Irish 50 0.21 Traveller of Irish heritage 30 0.78 Gypsy/Roma 30 0.39 Any other White background 140 0.09 Mixed 500 0.26 White and Black Caribbean 280 0.41 White and Black African 50 0.24 White and Asian 30 0.09 Any other mixed background 140 0.21 Asian 290 0.06 Indian 70 0.04 Pakistani 160 0.08 Bangladeshi 50 0.06 Any other Asian background 20 0.04 Black 670 0.26 Black Caribbean 380 0.39 Black African 190 0.14 Any other Black background 100 0.36 Chinese 10 0.02 Any other ethnic group 60 0.10 Unclassified5 380 n/a All pupils4 9,380 0.14 n/a = Not applicable. 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. Includes non-maintained special schools. Excludes general hospital schools. 2 Figures relating to permanent exclusions are estimates based on incomplete pupil level data. 3 Number of permanent exclusions expressed as a percentage of the total school population of same gender or ethnic group. 4 Pupils of compulsory school age and above have been classified according to their ethnic group. 5 Includes those pupils for whom information on their ethnic group was not sought, refused or is missing. Note: Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. There may be discrepancies between the sum of constituent items and totals as shown. Source: School Census.