Questions regarding compulsory school age (5-15) children with an EHCP
Case reference FOI2024/01821
Received 30 October 2024
Published 5 November 2024
Request
1. How many compulsory school age (5-15) children with an EHCP were without a school place for a period during the financial year 2023/24, 2022/23 and 2021/22.
2. How many sixth-form age children (16-18) with an EHCP were without a school place for a period during the financial year 2023/24, 2022/23 and 2021/22.
3. How much money has the council spent fighting tribunals with parents disputing the school listed in their EHCP in the financial year 2023/24, 2022/23 and 2021/22.
4. How many parents successfully appealed against the school listed in their EHCP in the financial year 2023/24, 2022/23 and 2021/22
5. How many parents unsuccessfully appealed against the school listed in their EHCP in the financial year 2023/24, 2022/23 and 2021/22
6. How many withdrew their appeals against the school listed in their EHCP in the financial year 2023/24, 2022/23 and 2021/22
Response
1. How many compulsory school age (5-15) children with an EHCP were without a school place for a period during the financial year 2023/24, 2022/23 and 2021/22.
Answer: Data on the number of children with an EHCP who were waiting placement is reported as part of the DfE publication “Education, Health and Care Plans: England 2024”, a link to which is provided below:
https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans
To access data specifically concerning placement information, the user should:
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Download all data (ZIP) from the reference web page
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Within the zip file, the relevant CSV file is named “sen2_estab_caseload”
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The filtering option allows the user to select the relevant local authority and establishment type (in this case “Awaiting provision – compulsory school age”, “Awaiting provision – above compulsory school age”)
2. How many sixth-form age children (16-18) with an EHCP were without a school place for a period during the financial year 2023/24, 2022/23 and 2021/22.
Answer: Data on the number of children with an EHCP who were waiting placement is reported as part of the DfE publication “Education, Health and Care Plans: England 2024”, a link to which is provided below:
https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans
To access data specifically concerning placement information, the user should:
• Download all data (ZIP) from the reference web page
• Within the zip file, the relevant CSV file is named “sen2_estab_caseload”
• The filtering option allows the user to select the relevant local authority and establishment type (in this case “Awaiting provision – compulsory school age”, “Awaiting provision – above compulsory school age”)
3. How much money has the council spent fighting tribunals with parents disputing the school listed in their EHCP in the financial year 2023/24, 2022/23 and 2021/22.
Answer:
2021/22 £7675
2022/23 £0
2023/24 – Information not held.
4. How many parents successfully appealed against the school listed in their EHCP in the financial year 2023/24, 2022/23 and 2021/22
Answer:
2021/22 – 0
2022/23 – 9
2023/24 - 2
5. How many parents unsuccessfully appealed against the school listed in their EHCP in the financial year 2023/24, 2022/23 and 2021/22
Answer:
2021/22 – 0
2022/23 – 0
2023/24 – 2
6. How many withdrew their appeals against the school listed in their EHCP in the financial year 2023/24, 2022/23 and 2021/22
Answer:
2021/22 – 0
2022/23 – 4
2023/24 – 4
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