FOI release

Electively home educated children

Case reference FOI2023/00319

Published 18 April 2023

Request

1. On October census day in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, how many children and young people were you aware of being electively home educated in your local area? * On October census day in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, what percentage of your statutory school aged (5 - 16) population were electively home educated?

2. How many formal notifications for elective home education were made in each of the last four academic years (2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20 and 2018-19)? * Of the notifications in each year, how many were from a) mainstream schools and b) special schools

3. Please rank, in order from highest to lowest, the Key Stage groups with the highest number of notifications for EHE between in each of the last four academic years

4. During each of the last four academic years, how many local children were known to be electively home educated at any point across the academic year (the cumulative total)?

5. What percentage of the total number of children who are electively home educated have an education, health and care plan (EHCP) as captured on census day in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018?

6. During each of the last four academic years, how many local children were known to be electively home educated at any point across the academic year (the cumulative total)?

7. What percentage of the total number of children who are electively home educated have an education, health and care plan (EHCP) as captured on census day in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018?

Response

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