School Exclusions in Calderdale from May 2019 Onwards

School exclusion data for all schools in Calderdale, including Academies, collected from May 2019 onwards. The data, sourced from the school census, includes fixed-term suspensions and permanent exclusions alongside the main reason for each exclusion. Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council last updated this dataset on 2026-06 05.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in fixed-term and permanent exclusions based on the reason codes provided.
• Comparing exclusion rates across different school types (e.g., Academies) within the local authority.
• Investigating the impact of the school census collection methodology on reported exclusion statistics.
• Monitoring the review process for permanent exclusions as described in the data collection notes.

Strengths

• Data covers all schools in a defined local authority (Calderdale) from a specific start date (May 2019).
• Includes a key distinction between fixed-term suspensions and permanent exclusions.
• Provides the main reason for each exclusion event, adding context to the disciplinary action.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single UK local authority.
• The description notes the exclusions data is not based on academic years, requiring careful temporal analysis.

Provenance

Source

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Collection Method

Data is sourced from the statutory school census submissions.

Time Range

From May 2019 onwards.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 20:04:38.601011; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Calderdale, a metropolitan borough in the UK.