Northern Ireland: SEN Pupil Numbers

HL Deb 17 May 1999 vol 601 cc9-10WA

Baroness Blatch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing, for all state primary schools, the percentage of pupils on roll in each of the years 1983 to 1998:

1. (a) With Special Educational Needs and with Statements of Special Education Need;
2. (b) With Special Educational Needs but without Statements of Special Educational Need;

showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including the number of schools and the total number of pupils on roll.[HL2275]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Dubs)

The available information is as follows:

	Percentage of pupils with Statements of Special Educational Need		Total Number of Pupils on Roll
Year	Boys	Girls	Total	Number of Schools
1986–87	0.6	0.4	0.5	991	177,711
1987–88	0.7	0.4	0.5	985	178,263
1988–89	0.7	0.4	0.6	978	179,871
1989–90	0.7	0.4	0.6	973	181,426
1990–91	0.9	0.5	0.7	973	181,233
1991–92	0.9	0.5	0.7	964	180,954
1992–93	1.0	0.6	0.8	957	181,993
1993–94	1.0	0.6	0.8	951	181,852
1994–95	1.2	0.6	0.9	938	181,585
1995–96	1.2	0.7	1.0	923	181,991
1996–97	1.4	0.8	1.1	920	181,284
1997–98	1.6	0.8	1.2	920	178,906
1998–99	1.7	0.9	1.3	916	176,866