Children permanently excluded from mainstream secondary school

For the academic year 2023/2024, in your local authority, for children permanently excluded from mainstream secondary schools:

1. What was the mean number of school days a child waited between the date of permanent exclusion and the start date at a new education placement?

2. What was the maximum (longest) number of school days a child waited between the date of permanent exclusion and the start date at a new education placement?

3. For how many children did you meet the statutory duty to provide suitable full-time education by the sixth school day following permanent exclusion?

1. 17.8 days, however, this does not take into account the time taken by schools to inform the Local Authority of the permanent exclusion.

2. 65 days.

3. Six, however, this does not take into account the time taken by schools to inform the Local Authority of the permanent exclusion.