Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the suspension rate was for pupils with (a) an Education, Health and Care Plan and (b) SEN support in each of the last five academic years.

Statistics on suspensions and permanent exclusions by special educational need (SEN) provision, school phase and local authority can be found in the following publication: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/suspensions-and-permanent-exclusions-in-england/2024-25. This has been available since 9 July 2026.

The rates of suspensions and permanent exclusions for pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and SEN support, broken down by phase and local authority, for the 2020/21 to 2024/25 academic years can be found at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/3bf4181a-9f43-4e9b-4c5d-08df251b5373

The suspension rates for pupils with an EHC plan and SEN support for the 2020/21 to 2024/25 academic years is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/cffba26f-c4ad-4005-62bf-08df2c2ef7db.

Data on Independent Review Panels broken down by pupil characteristics (SEN and disability) is not collected by the department. Data on independent review panels is collected at aggregate local authority level. Additionally, the department does not centrally hold any data on First-tier SEND Tribunals.