Department for Education figures released this week show that the number of permanent school exclusions dropped by 11.5 per cent last year, with 5,080 permanent exclusions from primary, secondary and special schools in 2010/11, compared to 5,740 in 2009/10.
Behind the headline figures, documents released by the DfE show there was a fall in 10 of the 12 categories used to record reasons for exclusion from school, including physical assault against other pupils and against staff.
The only two categories to show an increase were exclusions for persistent disruptive behaviour, which rose from 1,660 in 2009/10 to 1,710 in 2010/11, a rise of three per cent, and exclusions for bullying, which rose by 20 per cent from 50 to 60 exclusions.
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