Elective Home Education

Please provide the following information for the period 31 December 2023 to 31 December 2025:

1. The number of children identified being educated at home through Elective Home Education.

4267

2. The number of cases in which the local authority considered a child to be receiving Elective Home Education and issued a notice under section 437(1) of the Education Act 1996.

16

3. Of those cases, how many proceeded to:

a) A School Attendance Order being issued, and

15

b) Court proceedings.

11

4. In cases that proceeded to court, the number of cases where:

a) The court ruled in favour of the local authority, and

8

b) The court ruled in favour of the parent(s), or the proceedings were withdrawn or dismissed.

3