2023-24 Elective Home Education (EHE) figures compared to previous years
Number of EHE registered children as a percentage of the school population (Note: these figures represent all children and young people who were registered as EHE at some point during the year).
| Academic Year | No. of registered children | % of total school population |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 1907 | 2.1 |
| 2020-21 | 2389 | 2.6 |
| 2021-22 | 2502 | 2.7 |
| 2022-23 | 2951 | 3.1 |
| 2023-24 | 3515 | 3.8 |
Percentage of boys compared to girls
| Academic year | % boys | % girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 51.4 | 48.6 |
| 2020-21 | 50.2 | 49.8 |
| 2021-22 | 47.8 | 52.2 |
| 2022-23 | 47.4 | 52.6 |
| 2023-24 | 47.3 | 52.7 |
Number of EHE registered children with an Education Health Care Plan (Note: these figures represent all children and young people who were recorded as EHE with an EHCP at some point during the year).
| Academic year | No. with EHCP |
|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 166 |
| 2020-21 | 197 |
| 2021-22 | 217 |
| 2022-23 | 240 |
| 2023-24 | 323 |
Number of EHE children at each Key Stage
| Academic year | KS1 | KS2 | KS3 | KS4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 270 | 553 | 534 | 550 |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 776 | 718 | 528 |
| 2021-22 | 294 | 731 | 872 | 605 |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 757 | 1131 | 781 |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 818 | 1379 | 1010 |
Reasons for EHE
| Main reason | 2023-24 all registered students |
|---|---|
| Accessing a school place | 41 |
| Did not get school preference | 16 |
| Dissatisfaction with school – SEND | 100 |
| Dissatisfaction with school – bullying | 112 |
| Dissatisfaction with school – general | 363 |
| Health concerns – Covid 19 | 60 |
| Lifestyle choice | 168 |
| Mental health | 774 |
| No reason recorded | 11 |
| Other | 315 |
| Parent/guardian no reason | 6 |
| Permanent exclusion | 8 |
| Philosophical or preferential | 470 |
| Physical health | 34 |
| Religious reasons | 1 |
| Risk of school exclusion | 35 |
| Unknown (at point of registration) * | 993 |
| Suggest/pressure from school | 2 |
- This information is often provided subsequently by parents when visited by a member of the EHE team or through parents providing their own report.