Section A: Strategy – clear and understood strategic plan and SEND arrangements
Key Performance Indicator
Baseline (date)
Target
Milestone 1 – Jul 23
Actual Jul 23
Milestone 2 – Nov 23
Actual Nov 23
Percentage of children and young people absent from school with SEN support (Attendance)
10.9% (academic year 21/22)
10% (England average 21/22)
10.9%
12.1% (academic year 22/23)
10.5%
11.3%
Percentage of children and young people absent from school with an EHC plan (Attendance)
12.7% (academic year 21/22)
12.1% (England average 21/22)
12.7%
14.7% (academic year 22/23)
13.6%
15.50%
Suspension rate of children and young people with SEN support (Suspensions)
28.92 (academic year 21/22)
18.59 (England average 21/22)
28.92
47.7 (academic year 22/23)
28.8
14.48
Suspension rate of children and young people with an EHC plan (Suspensions)
25.06 (academic year 21/22)
17.63 (England average 21/22)
25.06
38.17 (academic year 22/23)
25.0
13.02%
Permanent exclusion rate of children and young people with SEN support (Exclusions)
0.45 (academic year 21/22)
0.25 (England average 21/22)
0.45%
0.66 (academic year 22/23)
0.45
0.16%
Permanent exclusion rate of children and young people with an EHCP support (Exclusions)
0.28 (academic year 21/22)
0.13 (England average 21/22)
0.28%
0.54 (academic year 22/23)
0.28
0.13
EHC assessment requests as a % of population (Demand)
0.97% (academic year 21/22)
0.68% (national SEN2 2022)
1.05%
1.17% (projected end of year)
1.05%
1.07% (projected end of year)
Total number of EHC plans as % of 0-24 population (Demand)
3.99% (SEN2 Jan 2023)
30.8% (national SEN2 2022)
4.1%
4.17%
4.2%
4.25%
Parent carers rate their lived experience of Local Area SEND services as ‘good’ or ‘better’, identifying improvement in relation to joint working and communication
8% (May 23)
90%
*Figures may differ from previous published as they are now cumulative
Section B: Communication with key stakeholders, particularly with parents and families
Key performance indicator
Baseline (date)
Target
Milestone 1 – Jul 23
Actual Jul 23
Milestone 2 – Nov 23
Actual Nov 23
Percentage of phone calls answered by SEN Statutory Service
81.61% (June 2021)
95%
90%
70.40%
90%
70%
Number of formal complaints received by the Council related to SEND (annual)
142
<50
140
176
135
266
Number of complaints made to Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) (annual)
12
<10
12
34
12
59
Percentage of parent carers who rate their confidence as ‘good’ or ‘better’ regarding information provided for SEND pathways within the local SEND system
6% (May 2023)
90%
Percentage of children and young people rated their experience of how local SEND services had communicated to them as ‘good’ or ‘better’
16% (May 2023)
90%
Percentage of parent carers who rate their understanding of the arrangements to support children and young people with SEND as ‘good’ or ‘better’
16% (May 2023)
90%
Percentage of young people who rate their understanding of the arrangements to support young people with SEND as ‘good’ or ‘better’
16% (May 2023)
90%
Percentage of parent carers who rate that communication in relation to EHC needs assessment and drafting of plans as ‘good’ or ‘better’
14% (May 2023)
90%
Percentage of young people who rate that communication in relation to EHC needs assessment and drafting of plans as ‘good’ or ‘better’
17% (May 2023)
90%
Percentage of parent carers who rate communication in relation to the neurodiversity pathway as ‘good’ or ‘better’
9% (May 2023)
90%
Section C: Timeliness and Quality of EHC plans
Key performance indicator
Baseline (date)
Target
Milestone 1 – Jul 23
Actual Jul 23
Milestone 2 – Nov 23
Actual Nov 23
Percentage of EHC plans issued in 20 weeks
11.8% (2022)
60%
10%
10%
10%
8%
Total number not completed and over 30 weeks
216 (June 2022)
0
250
276
250
295
Total number not completed and over 52 weeks
12 (June 2022)
0
8
17
0
0
EHC assessments over 20 weeks awaiting education psychology advice
269 (June 2022)
0
220
200
175
127
EHC assessments over 20 weeks awaiting health advice
47 (June 2022)
0
50
74
50
65
EHC assessments over 20 weeks awaiting social care advice
265 (June 2022)
0
94
50
Number of annual reviews overdue
1897 (June 2022)
0
1000
1055
1000
1156
Percentage of EHC plans that meet the quality standard in the Quality Assurance framework
n/a
90%
Percentage of parent carers who rate their confidence in the EHC process as ‘good’ or ‘better’
10% (May 2023)
90%
Percentage of parent carers rated the benefit of an EHC plan to their child or young person as ‘good’ or ‘better’
20% (May 2023)
90%
Percentage of parent carers rated amending the EHC plans following annual review as ‘good’ or ‘better’
15% (May 2023)
90%
Section D: Weaknesses in the identification, assessment, diagnosis and support of those children and young people with autism spectrum disorder
Key performance indicator
Baseline (date)
Target
Milestone 1 – Jul 23
Actual Jul 23
Milestone 2 – Nov 23
Actual Nov 23
Percentage of children and young people who are being assessed within 18 weeks (might be first or follow up contacts) within that reporting month.
27% (March 2023)
95%
31%
29%
31%
18%
Percentage of infants who received face-to-face New Birth Visits (NBV) within 14 days of birth
60% (March 2023)
85%
70%
87%
80%
83%
Percentage of babies who received a 1-year developmental health review by 12 months old
30% (March 2023)
80%
45%
67%
75%
85%
Percentage of children who received a 2 – 2.5 year developmental health review by age of 2.5 years
37% (March 2023)
75%
60%
77%
70%
83%
Families with girls who are neurodiverse say that support is targeted to meet specific needs of their daughter or girls
7% (May 2023)
90%
Children and young people report that their experience of the support available while waiting for a diagnosis is good.
5% (May 2023)
90%
Percentage of parent carers that report their experience of the support available while waiting for diagnosis as ‘good’ or ‘better’