School exclusions are on the rise As an Associate with the RJ4All Institute, I felt passionate about the topic and hence this blog. During my London placement at the Institute, I found out that 6,685 young people were formally excluded from schools across England.[1] This figure is a 40 per cent increase from the previous three years. I also found out that one in two excluded pupils has a recognised mental health need, eight out of ten have a special education need or a disab