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Pupils: Special Educational Needs

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Data on the special educational needs status of excluded pupils is collected at the time of exclusion. Information relating to the number of permanent exclusions by SEN status since 1997 is published in table 7 of the Statistical First Release published at:"http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000860/index.shtml"Data on fixed period exclusions was collected for the first time in 2003/04; in 2005/06 it was collected for secondary schools only.The available information relating to the number of fixed period exclusions (not the number of pupils) by SEN status between 2003/04 and 2006/07 is published in table 8 of the Statistical First Release published at:"http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000793/index.shtml"The number of fixed period exclusions by SEN status for 2007/08 is available in table 8a of the Statistical First Release published at:"http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000860/index.shtml"A pupil's SEN status can change between periods of exclusion; data relating to the SEN status of excluded pupil enrolments, based on their SEN status at the time of their most recent fixed period or permanent exclusion, has been determined for the first time for 2007/08. The available information on pupil enrolments is shown in the following table.

Primary, secondary and special schools¹,²,³ number and percentage of pupil enrolments receiving one or more fixed period exclusions or a permanent exclusion by pupil characteristics4
England, 2007/08 (estimates)5
	One or more fixed period exclusions	Permanent exclusion5
	Number of pupil enrolments4	Percentage of applicable school population6	Number of pupil enrolments4	Percentage of applicable school population6
Eligible for free school meals7	62,090	5.66	3,050	0.28
Speak English as an additional language8	18,570	2.25	640	0.08
Have special educational needs9	114,260	7.42	5,780	0.38
All pupils	204,890	2.74	8,130	0.11
¹ Includes middle schools as deemed.
² Includes city technology colleges and academies (including all-through academies).
³ Includes maintained and non-maintained special schools. Excludes general hospital schools.
4 Pupils may be counted more than once if they were registered at more than one school or changed schools during the year.
5 Figures relating to permanent exclusions are estimates based on incomplete pupil-level data.
6 The number of pupil enrolments who received exclusions expressed as a percentage of the number (headcount) of all pupils (excluding dually registered pupils) by pupil characteristic, in January 2008.
7 Free school meal eligibility as at the time of the January 2008 School Census.
8 Includes only pupils of compulsory school age and above.
9 Pupils' SEN status at the time of their most recent fixed period or permanent exclusion. Includes pupils whose status is School Action, School Action Plus and those who have statements of special educational needs.
Note:
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
School Census

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

499 c113-4W; 296259

Session

2008-09

Subjects

Pupil exclusions Special educational needs

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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