The Department for Education figures show a 15% rise in the number of pupils expelled from state schools between 2015-6 and 2016-7, from 6,685 to 7,720.
The expulsion rate is low overall, however, with 0.1% of pupils affected - up from 0.08% the previous year. The figures correspond to around 40 pupils being expelled per day.
The very poorest pupils, those on free schools meals, are four times more likely to receive permanent exclusions than other pupils. Children with a recognised special educational need account for around half of all expulsions.
The figures also show that black Caribbean pupils have an exclusion rate three times higher than the school population as a whole.
The 15% rise in the expulsion rate does not take into account the rise in pupil numbers.
The statistics show 83% of permanent exclusions occurred in secondary schools. This is a rate of about 20 pupils per 10,000.