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Suspensions and permanent exclusions

Official wording, responsibilities and review duties.

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Requirement and scope

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Maintained school

Procedure [1]

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Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
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EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
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Approval
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Operational owner
Headteacher decides suspension or permanent exclusion [1]
Review cycle
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Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Academy or free school

Procedure [1]

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Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
not stated in the source
Approval
not stated in the source
Operational owner
Headteacher decides suspension or permanent exclusion [1]
Review cycle
set by the school

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Use the edition effective from 26 July 2026. Headteacher decisions, governing-board reinstatement consideration and locally written procedures are separate. Website duty: not stated in the reviewed source.

Official wording

Cover: July 2026 edition

July 2026

School suspensions and permanent exclusions · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Effective from 2026-07-26

Headteacher’s power to suspend or permanently exclude

1. Only the headteacher14 of a school can suspend or permanently exclude a pupil on disciplinary grounds. A pupil may be suspended for one or more fixed periods (up to a maximum of 45 school days in a single academic year) or permanently excluded. 2. A pupil’s behaviour outside school can be considered grounds for a suspension or

School suspensions and permanent exclusions · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Effective from 2026-07-26

Sources and updates

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