Reason for Suspension or Permanent Exclusion

This information is essential to enable Exclusions & Reintegration Team to meet its requirements to monitor and report upon suspensions and permanent exclusions.

Following the expansion of the categories and the collection of multiple reasons, ‘Other’ can no longer be recorded as category for suspensions or permanent exclusions.

Schools can select up to three categories. However, schools should only select more than one reason where it is appropriate. Where the description is covered in more than one category, please record all reasons that apply, such as ‘Bullying’ and ‘Racist abuse’ when racist bullying has taken place.

Please note: There is no requirement to order the reasons, which will be presented as unweighted counts in statistical outputs.

PP       Physical assault against a pupil

PA       Physical assault against an adult

VP       Verbal abuse / threatening behaviour against a pupil

VA       Verbal abuse / threatening behaviour against an adult

OW     Use or threat of use of an offensive weapon or prohibited item which could be used as a weapon

BU       Bullying

RA       Racist abuse

LG       Abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity

DS       Abuse relating to disability

SM      Sexual misconduct

DA       Drug and alcohol related

DM      Damage

TH       Theft

DB       Persistent disruptive behaviour

MT       Inappropriate use of social media or online technology

PH         Wilful and repeated transgression of protective measures in place to protect public health