Four-year-olds banned from school

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Inspectors also found that a number of schools had suspended pupils for behaviour which had an "inappropriate sexual element."

And some had suspended pupils more than 10 times over the course of an academic year.

The Ofsted study looked at 30 schools which had excluded several young children, often more than once, and another 27 schools, located nearby, which had not excluded pupils.

It also looked at a further 12 schools which had excluded only one child, but on a number of occasions. Almost all the schools were in poor communities. It found that in all of the schools, most children met the school's expectations for behaviour, but a small number found it difficult.

Eight of the schools visited had excluded children for a fixed period for "behaviour which they perceived to have an inappropriate sexual element."

In these cases, as well as fixed period exclusions, most of the schools had begun child protection proceedings, or contacted social workers.

At the 12 schools that had suspended one child several times - in some cases more than 10 times, inspectors found that this happened because the school was finding it difficult to cope, had exhausted all its options, and felt the incidents were too serious not to warrant exclusion. In some cases the school was making a "cry for help" to the local authority, the report said. It found that instability in staff and leadership was a factor in five of the schools that had high exclusion levels.

In addition, in three more schools, fixed-term exclusions rose after a new headteacher was appointed, as they attempted to tackle bad behaviour, or record suspensions properly. The report said that in the best cases, exclusion was avoided when children were well managed and well supported.

Ofsted chief inspector Christine Gilbert said: "Exclusion of children aged under seven is still very rare. Ofsted inspectors found that almost all children in the schools they visited knew how to behave properly. Only a small number of children found this difficult but, with proper guidance and support, the need to exclude them can be avoided."