Could it be because Wandsworth has more black pupils? Because when the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) formally investigated school exclusions in Birmingham in 1985, black pupils of Caribbean origin were shown to be four to six times more likely to be excluded than other ethnic groups.
Department for Education and Skills (DfES) figures for 2000/01 showed 9,210 permanent exclusions from all schools, including special schools.
Of these, 7,410 were from secondary schools, about 23 in every 10,000 secondary school pupils. This is an increase of 10 per cent over the previous year.
The DfES figures showed black pupils are three to four times more likely to be excluded, representing an improvement of 25 per cent over the CRE findings. This is a result of the Government's abandoned exclusions reduction policy. But the indications are that exclusions will explode again, with those hitherto experiencing discrimination likely to feel the impact.
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