East Sussex school children among the naughtiest in England according to new data

East Sussex is ranked at number two for the worst behaviour, beaten only by The Isle of Wight, with Brighton and Hove coming in at number ten.

The data was collected ahead of Children’s Mental Health Week, which runs from 5th-11th February and was compiled by Education Solicitors, IBB Law.

The data considers state funded primary and secondary schools, as well as special schools. In East Sussex, there were a total of 331 exclusions and 10,680 suspensions.

The most common reason for expulsion in East Sussex was physical abuse of pupils, and persistent disruption caused the most suspensions.

This mimics the rest of the South East region where the most common reasons for expulsion were persistent disruption (29%), physical abuse of pupils (19%), and physical abuse of adults (12%).

The top reasons for suspensions were similar across the region too, although verbal abuse to adults was an addition. Concerningly, drug and alcohol related issues sit 7th out of 17 reasons listed, with 460 occasions relating to suspensions.