§ Mrs. LaingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of primary schools have additional facilities for children with special needs. [48219]
§ Mrs. LaingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children had statements of special educational needs in England in(a)2001, (b)1996 and (c)1991. [37421]
§ Mr. TimmsThe information requested is shown in the table.
Number of pupils with statements of special educational needs (SEN) in all schools in England—position in January each year 1991 1996 20011 Nursery Pupils with statements 264 425 600 Pupils on roll 52,237 52,284 45,000 Incidence (%) 0.5 0.8 1.3 Primary Pupils with statements 32,655 61,698 75,300 Pupils on roll 4,047,136 4,389,364 4,406,200 Incidence (%) 0.8 1.4 1.7 Secondary Pupils with statements 29,056 65,137 82,100 Pupils on roll 2,773,540 3,010,416 3,231,800 Incidence (%) 0.8 2.2 2.5 Special2 Pupils with statements 85,632 92,450 91,900 Pupils on roll 97,763 98,076 95,600 Incidence (%) 87.6 94.3 96.1 Pupil Referral Units3 Pupils with statements 4— 1,828 1,800 Pupils on roll 4— 6,872 9,300 Incidence (%) 4— 26.6 19.4 Independent3 Pupils with statements 5,621 5,810 6,600 Pupils on roll 565,927 559,531 586,200 Incidence (%) 1.0 1.0 1.1 All schools Pupils with statements 153,228 227,348 258,200 Pupils on roll 7,536,603 8,116,543 8,374,100 Incidence (%) 2.0 2.8 3.1 1Estimates have been made for January 2001 because the data for SEN are known to be incomplete. 2Excluding dually registered pupils. 3Including Direct Grant Nursery Schools and City Technology Colleges. 4Pupil Referral Units did not exist prior to 1995. Source:
Annual Schools' Census