# Pupils as young as five suspended from school over sexual misconduct

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pupils-as-young-as-five-suspended-from-school-over-sexual-misconduct/
- Published: 2026-10-24T21:02:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T21:22:55+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16235841/Pupils-five-suspended-school-sexual-misconduct.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Art, Culture, World

## Key points

- England recorded 7,278 sexual misconduct suspensions in 2024/25.
- The total rose 12 per cent year on year.
- Twenty suspended children were aged five or under.

## Summary

Schools in England recorded 7,278 suspensions for sexual misconduct in 2024/25, the highest number since current records began in 2020. The figures have renewed concern about harassment in schools and the influence of misogynistic material online.

The suspensions were up 12 per cent from 6,479 the previous year, even as suspensions for other reasons fell. Twenty children aged five or under were suspended, including 19 in reception; primary schools recorded 759 suspensions, and 143 pupils were permanently excluded. Pupils aged 13 and 14 accounted for 1,564 suspensions between them. The Government says it will teach healthy relationships and consent and use the Online Safety Act to address harmful content.

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