Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of recent trends in the number of children (a) placed in isolation and (b) excluded (i) nationally and (ii) in York.

The Department publishes figures on the proportion of pupils permanently excluded or suspended from schools in England. The most recent full academic year figures, covering academic years up to 2020/21, can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england/2020-21. The following link includes a table showing the rate of permanent exclusions and suspensions at state funded schools in England and in York between 2015/16 and 2020/21: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/42028c56-89de-42d4-02ad-08daf870ec67. Note that this is the most recently published full academic year data.

The Department does not hold data on pupils placed in isolation by their school.