A popular TikTok user has shared statistics showing the English councils with the most pupils permanently excluded - and Bolton has been revealed as the top.

KnoxStudy, an educational TikTok user, shared the figures from the government website which shows that Bolton comes in top as the English council with the most pupils permanently excluded.

The figures reveal that 0.165 per cent of pupils in Bolton have been permanently excluded compared to Middlesborough which had 0.12 per cent.

These figures are close across the board but there are many different reasons which factor into the statistics such as Bolton having a larger school-age population than many other areas.

Some areas also have less schools in each district meaning the statistic is different for each area - and Bolton has 50,036 pupils in the borough, which is much higher than other areas such as Redcar and Cleveland, which only has 21,811 pupils.

In the TikTok video, KnoxStudy also known as Laurie Knox to his family and friends, shares the top ten places in England which have the most permanently excluded pupils.

In 10th place is Middlesborough, Rochdale comes in ninth, Nottingham comes in eighth, Newcastle comes in seventh, Tameside comes in sixth, Sunderland comes in fifth, Redcar and Cleveland comes in fourth, Bedford comes in third, Wolverhampton comes in second and Bolton comes in at first.

However these statistics are close together with 0.157 per cent of pupils permantly excluded in Wolverhampton and 0.165 per cent permanently excluded in Bolton.

In response, a spokesperson for Bolton Council said: "We have developed The Belonging in Bolton strategy which works with our schools to support them to be inclusive.

"Permanent exclusion is only ever used as a last resort but unfortunately, there are some instances were this is the only option available to schools.

"Just 0.1 per cent of Bolton pupils are permanently excluded which is broadly in line with other authorities in the North West."

People have responded to Laurie Knox's TikTok stating they are not surprised these areas have come in the top ten as 'it's what happens when they are forgot about'.