How many pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are being educated in independent schools paid for by council?
a) Please break down the numbers by financial year from 2021 – 2024.
Pupils on roll as of 31st March each year:
2021/2022: 1,091.
2022/2023: 1,153.
2023/2024: 1,216.
b) Please break down by private schools inside and outside borough.
Boroughs are not applicable to the county of Devon.
c) Please break down the total cost of these independent placements by financial year from 2021 – 2024.
2021/22 – £46.920m.
2022/23 – £52.100m.
2023/24 – £54.320m.