Children, Schools and Families written question – answered at on 24 March 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
(1) how many and what proportion of pupils in each decile of income deprivation affecting children indices had statements of special educational need in (a) 2003 and (b) 2008;
(2) how many and what proportion of pupils with statements of special educational need there were in each decile of income deprivation affecting children indices in (a) 2003 and (b) 2008;
(3) how many and what proportion of pupils in each decile of income deprivation affecting children indices with statements of special educational needs attended special schools in (a) 2003 and (b) 2008.
holding answer
The information is provided in the following table:
Children( 1) with a statement of special educational needs (SEN) by IDACI decile( 2) of pupil residence | ||||||||
Number of children with a statement of SEN who attend special s chools( 3) | Percentage of children with a statement of SEN who attend special s chools( 3) | Number of children with a statement of SEN in all schools | Percentage of children with a statement of SEN in all schools | |||||
IDACI decile of pupil residence | 2003 | 2008 | 2003 | 2008 | 2003 | 2008 | 2003 | 2008 |
0-10% most deprived areas | 16,559 | 14,965 | 41.9 | 44.5 | 39,543 | 33,659 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
10-20% | 14,212 | 13,166 | 40.3 | 44.4 | 35,298 | 29,650 | 4.0 | 3,4 |
20-30% | 11,691 | 11,046 | 38.4 | 42.3 | 30,435 | 26,126 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
30-40% | 9,743 | 9,322 | 37.3 | 41.3 | 26,139 | 22,578 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
40-50% | 8,173 | 8,067 | 36.1 | 39.7 | 22,662 | 20,309 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
50-60% | 6,726 | 6,803 | 34.1 | 37.9 | 19,746 | 17,930 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
60-70% | 6,274 | 6,430 | 34.3 | 37.9 | 18,272 | 16,979 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
70-80% | 5,589 | 5,758 | 33.6 | 36.5 | 16,623 | 15,782 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
80-90% | 5,261 | 5,448 | 33.2 | 36.1 | 15,825 | 15,095 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
90-100% least deprived areas | 4,829 | 5,075 | 34.3 | 36.3 | 14,095 | 13,968 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
(1) Includes solely registered pupils only. (2) Income deprivation affecting children index 2007 at super output area level. (3) Includes pupils attending Foundation Special Schools, Community Special Schools and Non-Maintained Special Schools. Source: School Census |
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