The rate at which primary school pupils are being suspended from state schools in England has more than doubled in a decade, BBC analysis suggests.

New data released on Thursday showed over 37,000 suspensions in primary schools in the autumn term of last year – almost as many as in the whole of 2012/13.

Mission 44 – Nothing Happens in Isolation Report  Figures from earlier in the year show that school exclusions have reached record numbers, with 9,400 children permanently excluded in the 2022/23 school year. Children at most risk of exclusion are those from vulnerable backgrounds. In this report teachers, parents and young people shared their views on exclusions and how best to address the rising cases. The findings – based on extensive polling and qualitative research – show that all groups agreed that an approach which ‘tackles the causes of poor behaviour’ would be most successful