I would like to request the following information for the 2022 and 2023 academic years:
1. The number of children in Devon not in school because they are awaiting a suitable school placement. By not in school I mean a child who does not have a suitable school place.
238.
2. The number of children in Devon on roll at a school but attending less than 50% of the time and could I also have figures for how many of those children attended more than two schools in that time.
| In school but attending less than 50% of the time. | Of these how many have attended more than two schools? | |
| 2022/23 | 2,542 | 21 |
| 2023/24 | 2,070 | 7 |
3. The number of children in Devon on roll at a school with less than 10% attendance and could I also have figures for how many of those children attended more than two schools in that time.
| In school but attending less than 10% of the time. | Of these how many have attended more than two schools? | |
| 2022/23 | 25,464 | 118 |
| 2023/24 | 19,104 | 50 |
4. The number of children in Devon on roll at a school but with zero attendance.
Academic Year 2022/23 – 136.
Academic Year 2023/24 – 430.
5. The number of children in Devon not in school because they are waiting for an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) to be finalised.
| Registered as Elective Home Education (EHE) (under 16) | Registered as Children Missing Education (CME) (under 16) |
No registered school base (under 16) |
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Request received (no decision on assessment made) |
4 | 1 | 0 |
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Under statutory needs assessment (agreed to assess but no decision made on EHCP being needed) |
20 | 1 |
9 (4 of these are Year 7 cases where we have not had notification from the new school to say they have started with them, and 4 cases are registered as EOTAS) |
| Draft agreed to be issued but not yet finalised | 10 | 0 | 0 |
6. The number of children in Devon receiving Education Otherwise Than At School (EOTAS).
EOTAS in Academic Year 01/09/2022 to 31/08/2023 = 496.
EOTAS in Academic Year 01/09/2023 to the present date = 41.
7. The number of children in Devon with EHCPs who are electively home educated.
As of 01/10/2022 – 141.
As of 01/10/2023 – 166.
8. The number of children in Devon with EHCPs who are in unknown placements.
As of 01/07/2022 – 45.
As of 01/07/2023 – 43.