Grammar Schools: Special Educational Needs

Department for Education written question – answered at on 11 November 2016.

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Photo of Lucy Powell Lucy Powell Labour/Co-operative, Manchester Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children with special educational needs attend each grammar school in each local education authority area with a fully or partially selective education system.

Photo of Nick Gibb Nick Gibb Minister of State (Education)

Our vision for children with SEN and disabilities is the same as that for all children and young people – that they achieve well in their early years, at school and in college, that they find employment; lead happy and fulfilled lives; and experience choice and control. All schools must make admission decisions over those with Special Educational Needs and disabilities (SEND) fairly, and where a child with SEND meets the admission criteria of a selective school, this will allow them to access the benefits of education at that school just the same as for any other pupil. We also expect selective schools to support the wider school system by being engines of academic and social achievement for all pupils, whatever their background and whatever their ability, and we are consulting on how we can ensure this is the case.

The information requested is presented in the table below. The latest statistics providing the number of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) in schools broken down by school and admission policy can be found in the underlying data of the ‘Special educational needs in England: January 2016’ statistical first release: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2016.

Table 1: Number of pupils with special educational needs in Selective Schools

January 2016

England

Selective schools

LA Name

School Name

Total Pupils

Total pupils with SEN

Number

% (4)

Barnet

St Michael's Catholic Grammar School

770

64

8.3

Barnet

Queen Elizabeth's School Barnet

1,190

8

0.7

Barnet

The Henrietta Barnett School

745

17

2.3

Bexley

Beths Grammar School

1,325

31

2.3

Bexley

Bexley Grammar School

1,405

46

3.3

Bexley

Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School

1,355

28

2.1

Bexley

Townley Grammar School

1,500

93

6.2

Bromley

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School

1,065

42

3.9

Bromley

Newstead Wood School

975

76

7.8

Enfield

The Latymer School

1,365

38

2.8

Kingston upon Thames

The Tiffin Girls' School

995

7

0.7

Kingston upon Thames

Tiffin School

1,155

23

2.0

Redbridge

Ilford County High School

935

43

4.6

Redbridge

Woodford County High School

905

6

0.7

Sutton

Wilson's School

1,120

11

1.0

Sutton

Sutton Grammar School

870

41

4.7

Sutton

Wallington High School for Girls

1,400

21

1.5

Sutton

Nonsuch High School for Girls

1,285

30

2.3

Sutton

Wallington County Grammar School

1,025

11

1.1

Birmingham

Handsworth Grammar School

985

12

1.2

Birmingham

Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls

1,015

34

3.3

Birmingham

King Edward VI Aston School

800

65

8.1

Birmingham

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls

965

10

1.0

Birmingham

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys

770

30

3.9

Birmingham

King Edward VI Five Ways School

1,215

19

1.6

Birmingham

King Edward VI Handsworth School

965

x

0.1

Birmingham

Bishop Vesey's Grammar School

1,025

26

2.5

Walsall

Queen Mary's Grammar School

860

37

4.3

Walsall

Queen Mary's High School

720

12

1.7

Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Girls' High School

840

11

1.3

Liverpool

The Blue Coat School

1,005

39

3.9

Wirral

St Anselm's College

885

24

2.7

Wirral

Wirral Grammar School for Girls

1,165

12

1.0

Wirral

West Kirby Grammar School

1,195

57

4.8

Wirral

Wirral Grammar School for Boys

1,075

63

5.8

Wirral

Upton Hall School FCJ

955

93

9.7

Wirral

Calday Grange Grammar School

1,315

79

6.0

Trafford

Stretford Grammar School

770

31

4.0

Trafford

Urmston Grammar Academy

970

25

2.6

Trafford

Altrincham Grammar School for Boys

1,285

31

2.4

Trafford

Sale Grammar School

1,235

34

2.8

Trafford

Altrincham Grammar School for Girls

1,310

36

2.7

Trafford

Saint Ambrose College

955

38

4.0

Trafford

Loreto Grammar School

1,025

38

3.7

Calderdale

The North Halifax Grammar School

1,115

100

9.0

Calderdale

The Crossley Heath School

1,105

13

1.2

Kirklees

Heckmondwike Grammar School

1,445

22

1.5

North Yorkshire

Ripon Grammar School

890

23

2.6

North Yorkshire

Ermysted's Grammar School

815

15

1.8

North Yorkshire

Skipton Girls' High School

815

58

7.1

Buckinghamshire

Dr Challoner's Grammar School

1,325

10

0.8

Buckinghamshire

The Royal Grammar School High Wycombe

1,390

48

3.5

Buckinghamshire

Wycombe High School

1,350

44

3.3

Buckinghamshire

John Hampden Grammar School

1,060

28

2.6

Buckinghamshire

Sir William Borlase's Grammar School

1,065

57

5.4

Buckinghamshire

Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

1,170

18

1.5

Buckinghamshire

Aylesbury High School

1,285

69

5.4

Buckinghamshire

Aylesbury Grammar School

1,305

53

4.1

Buckinghamshire

Chesham Grammar School

1,270

99

7.8

Buckinghamshire

Dr Challoner's High School

1,110

108

9.7

Buckinghamshire

Royal Latin School

1,290

41

3.2

Buckinghamshire

Burnham Grammar School

1,025

58

5.6

Buckinghamshire

Beaconsfield High School

1,085

55

5.1

Poole

Parkstone Grammar School

1,240

95

7.7

Poole

Poole Grammar School

1,190

138

11.6

Bournemouth

Bournemouth School for Girls

1,165

50

4.3

Bournemouth

Bournemouth School

1,120

41

3.7

Stoke-on-Trent

St Joseph's College

1,120

27

2.4

Wiltshire

South Wilts Grammar School for Girls

1,000

12

1.2

Wiltshire

Bishop Wordsworth's Grammar School

910

34

3.7

Reading

Kendrick School

740

12

1.6

Reading

Reading School

915

19

2.1

Slough

St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School

855

70

8.2

Slough

Upton Court Grammar School

1,025

51

5.0

Slough

Langley Grammar School

1,090

27

2.5

Slough

Herschel Grammar School

915

15

1.6

Devon

Colyton Grammar School

815

12

1.5

Plymouth

Plymouth High School for Girls

795

x

0.3

Plymouth

Devonport High School for Boys

1,150

17

1.5

Plymouth

Devonport High School for Girls

825

34

4.1

Torbay

Torquay Boys' Grammar School

1,110

24

2.2

Torbay

Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy

980

15

1.5

Torbay

Torquay Girls Grammar School

890

87

9.8

Essex

Chelmsford County High School for Girls

865

4

0.5

Essex

King Edward VI Grammar School Chelmsford

975

26

2.7

Essex

Colchester County High School for Girls

875

4

0.5

Essex

Colchester Royal Grammar School

875

13

1.5

Southend-on-Sea

Westcliff High School for Boys Academy

1,125

26

2.3

Southend-on-Sea

Southend High School for Boys

1,185

18

1.5

Southend-on-Sea

Southend High School for Girls

1,055

4

0.4

Southend-on-Sea

Westcliff High School for Girls

1,145

3

0.3

Kent

Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School

1,010

27

2.7

Kent

Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys

1,285

24

1.9

Kent

Dover Grammar School for Girls

860

36

4.2

Kent

Maidstone Grammar School

1,215

12

1.0

Kent

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls

1,220

7

0.6

Kent

Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School

1,085

74

6.8

Kent

The Judd School

1,080

32

3.0

Kent

Dartford Grammar School for Girls

1,065

60

5.6

Kent

Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys

1,140

101

8.9

Kent

Dover Grammar School for Boys

790

55

6.9

Kent

Highsted Grammar School

820

39

4.8

Kent

Dartford Grammar School

1,330

72

5.4

Kent

Highworth Grammar School

1,370

59

4.3

Kent

Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School

1,315

17

1.3

Kent

Tonbridge Grammar School

1,145

124

10.8

Kent

Weald of Kent Grammar School

1,190

24

2.0

Kent

Sir Roger Manwood's School

955

85

8.9

Kent

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

960

12

1.3

Kent

Invicta Grammar School

1,315

25

1.9

Kent

Dane Court Grammar School

1,275

11

0.9

Kent

Oakwood Park Grammar School

980

40

4.1

Kent

Gravesend Grammar School

1,145

30

2.6

Kent

Wilmington Grammar School for Boys

925

41

4.4

Kent

Wilmington Grammar School for Girls

865

70

8.1

Kent

Barton Court Grammar School

850

45

5.3

Kent

Cranbrook School

745

106

14.2

Kent

Borden Grammar School

820

86

10.5

Kent

Mayfield Grammar School Gravesend

965

14

1.4

Kent

The Folkestone School for Girls

1,075

23

2.1

Kent

The Norton Knatchbull School

1,110

65

5.9

Kent

The Harvey Grammar School

900

13

1.4

Kent

The Skinners' School

945

67

7.1

Medway

The Rochester Grammar School

1,225

53

4.3

Medway

Fort Pitt Grammar School

800

52

6.5

Medway

Chatham Grammar School for Boys

790

70

8.8

Medway

Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School

1,210

77

6.4

Medway

Rainham Mark Grammar School

1,300

54

4.1

Medway

Chatham Grammar School for Girls

665

28

4.2

Lancashire

Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

885

66

7.4

Lancashire

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School

1,185

19

1.6

Lancashire

Lancaster Royal Grammar School

1,020

75

7.3

Lancashire

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

1,225

9

0.7

Telford and Wrekin

Newport Girls' High School Academy Trust

485

10

2.1

Telford and Wrekin

Adams' Grammar School

890

48

5.4

Cumbria

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith

870

67

7.7

Gloucestershire

Sir Thomas Rich's School

995

12

1.2

Gloucestershire

Pate's Grammar School

1,060

5

0.5

Gloucestershire

The Crypt School

895

29

3.2

Gloucestershire

High School for Girls

785

7

0.9

Gloucestershire

Ribston Hall High School

840

x

0.2

Gloucestershire

Stroud High School

890

42

4.7

Gloucestershire

Marling School

865

48

5.6

Lincolnshire

Spalding High School

960

30

3.1

Lincolnshire

The Queen Elizabeth's High School Gainsborough

1,225

62

5.1

Lincolnshire

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy

560

38

6.8

Lincolnshire

Caistor Grammar School

655

47

7.2

Lincolnshire

The King's School Grantham

1,080

80

7.4

Lincolnshire

Carre's Grammar School

830

45

5.4

Lincolnshire

Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy

740

21

2.8

Lincolnshire

Bourne Grammar School

1,320

67

5.1

Lincolnshire

Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School

1,200

77

6.4

Lincolnshire

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Horncastle

775

38

4.9

Lincolnshire

Skegness Grammar School

540

20

3.7

Lincolnshire

Boston High School

740

33

4.5

Lincolnshire

The Boston Grammar School

595

40

6.7

Lincolnshire

Spalding Grammar School

980

58

5.9

Lincolnshire

King Edward VI Grammar School

885

28

3.2

Warwickshire

Rugby High School

835

101

12.1

Warwickshire

Alcester Grammar School

1,075

87

8.1

Warwickshire

Stratford Girls' Grammar School

730

47

6.4

Warwickshire

King Edward VI School

695

45

6.5

Warwickshire

Lawrence Sheriff School

900

5

0.6

Source: School Census

Figures have been rounded and suppressed in accordance with the published figures:

Figures for the 'Total Pupils' have been rounded to the nearest ‘5’:

Low counts (pupil numbers of 1 or 2) have been suppressed and replaced by 'x'.

Percentages are calculated using unrounded figures and are rounded to the nearest 0.1.

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