Pupils expelled from schools

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On Sun, 16 Mar 2025 at 14:32, Alan Smith <[5][FOI #1254655 email]> wrote:

Dear Sutton Borough Council,

Please could you provide the following information:

The number of pupils expelled from schools within your remit; reasons
for the expulsions; and the names of the schools involved? Could you
provide this information for each of the following academic years?

2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24

If possible, I would appreciate receiving the data in CSV or Excel
format.

Please advise whether complying with any of the questions in my request
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Act 2000.

Yours faithfully,

Alan Smith

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Dear Alan Smith
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST - REF NO –
FOIS5935.
 

I refer to your request for information received on 17 th March 2025
concerning Pupils
expelled from schools.
The number of pupils expelled from schools within your remit; reasons for
the expulsions;
and the names of the schools involved? Could you provide this information
for each of the
following academic years?
This data is publicly available on the Department for Education website.
You can search by area: Step 3: Choose locations - Create your own tables
You can search by school: Step 3: Choose Schools - Create your own tables
The most recent figures aren’t yet available but will be available in
future DfE publications.
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