Freedom of information response

1. Can you state how many children within your authority were (i) given a fixed period exclusion (suspension), and (ii) permanently excluded from school (expelled) where a reason was recorded as  being “Use or threat of use of an offensive weapon or prohibited item” in the 2022/23 academic year?

49 suspension/2 perm exc. 

2. Please could you provide me with a one line summary of each incident referred to in Question 1 detailing (i) what the weapon was, (ii) if it was used or whether it was brandished, (iii) who the victim was – pupil, teacher or member of the public.

This information sits with schools