Pupil Exclusions
Commons · Question 1086 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department collects on (a) the use of suspension by schools in England and (b) compliance with the statutory guidance "Suspension and Permanent Exclusion from maintained schools, academies and pup
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 22 May 2026
The department monitors trends in suspensions regularly through our published statistical releases. The decision to exclude a pupil rightly lies with headteachers, and we are clear that exclusion may be necessary in the most serious cases to maintain safe...