Please would you confirm to me how many children in the area of the authority are covered by an EHCP (that is, an Educational, Health and Care Plan), broken down by the age of the children into
(i) not yet of school age,
(ii) of primary school age,
(iii) of secondary school age,
and what the equivalent numbers for (i) to (iii) were in 2015.
We can confirm the following:
2022 total EHCPs = 7,926
1. 1. 245 not yet school age
2. 2. 2,558 primary school age (Years 1-6)
3. 3. 3,040 secondary school age
4. 4. 2,083 Post 16
2015 total EHCP/statements = 3,510
1. 1. 70 not yet school age
2. 2. 1,234 primary school age (Years 1-6)
3. 3. 1,769 secondary school age
4. 4. 437 Post 16