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Over 90 per cent of children who are excluded from primary school will not pass their English and maths GCSEs, a new study has found, in a damning report which has seen the Government slated for “failing” pupils. The study, commissioned by charity Chance UK, which campaigns against suspending and excluding primary-age students, uncovered figures it said showed exclusions would “start a devastating never-ending cycle of difficulties” for children. It found 88 per cent of pupils who were permanently excluded from primary school would not go on to achieve a grade 4 – the “pass” mark – in GCSE Eng…

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