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Primary school pupil suspensions in England double in a decade

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Number of suspensions and exclusions in England ’s state schools has been rising in recent years .

Number of exclusions and suspensions in England 's schools has doubled in a decade .

Nearly 90% of those excluded over the past five years also had special educational needs and disabilities.

Campaigners say children excluded from school at a young age experience long-term impacts.

Government has acknowledged the situation is at "crisis point".

Former children’s commissioner for England , Anne Longfield , acknowledges pressure schools are under.

But she says excluding primary-age children should be a last resort.

Ms Longfield says a culture of exclusions’ over the last decade has been driven by an “emphasis on academic achievement and grades”.