Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 94784

Schools: Uniforms

Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op)Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of (a) the number of pupils suspended or sent home for not wearing the required school uniform and (b) lost school days as a result for the most recent year the data is available.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
The department does not hold the requested information. While statistics on suspension are collected by reason category, ‘not wearing the required school uniform’ is not included as a separate category. The department publishes data on suspensions and per...

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