HC Deb 25 April 1994 vol 242 cc18-25W
Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list by local education authority for 1984 and the latest date for which information is available(a) the number of educational psychologists employed, (b) the ratio of educational psychologists to school age children, (c) the number of children with statements and (d) the ratio of children with statements to the school-age population.

Mr. Forth

The information requested for each of the years 1985 and 1993, the earliest and latest dates for which information is readily available, is shown in the tables.

Educational psychologists and children with statements of special educational needs maintained by each LEA in England (January 1993)
Educational psychologists Childerns for whom a statement of special education needs is maintained by the LEA
LEA All pupils in schools Full-time equivalent Per 10,000 pupils in schools2 Number1 Per 10,000 in schools2
Corporation of London 1,795 0.0 0.00 5 27.9
Camden 27,541 7.0 2.54 508 184.5
Greenwich 38,182 12.0 3.14 1,200 314.3
Hackney 28,246 7.5 2.66 1,027 363.6
Hammersmith and Fulham 19,605 7.0 3.57 497 253.5
Islington 23,295 9.0 3.86 567 243.4
Kensington and Chelsea 21,053 8.0 380 285 135.4
Lambeth 28,366 11.1 3.91 598 210.8
Lewisham 35,601 100 2.81 912 256.2
Southwark 36,788 10.5 285 814 221.3
Tower Hamlets 33,841 8.5 2.51 829 345.0
Wandsworth 33,088 10.0 3.02 920 278.0
Westminster 22,616 6.0 2.65 523 231.3
Barking and Dagenham 25,373 8.5 3.35 404 159.2
Barnet 49,462 14.5 2.93 781 157.9
Bexley 34,112 6.5 1.91 873 255.9
Brent 37,168 8.5 2.29 629 169.2
Bromley 43,202 10.0 2.31 946 219.0
Croydon 52,305 11.8 2.26 992 189.7
Ealing 45,378 10.8 2.38 1,024 225.7
Enfield 42,479 14.0 3.30 397 93.5
Haringey 31,106 10.8 3.47 479 154.0
Harrow 32,474 10.0 3.08 594 182.9
Havering 36,552 9.7 2.65 671 183.6
Hillingdon 37,753 9.8 2.60 423 112.0
Hounslow 34,493 6.0 1.74 1,038 300.9
Kingston-upon-Thames 21,623 4.0 1.85 437 202.1
Merton 26,387 7.6 2.88 706 267.6
Newham 41,018 10.2 2.49 794 193.6
Redbridge 38,043 8.4 2.21 681 179.0
Richmond-upon-Thames 25,040 6.0 2.40 491 196.1
Sutton 26,232 4.0 1.52 673 256.6
Waltham Forest 34,980 7.0 2.00 672 192.1
Birmingham 186,603 31.5 1.69 3,598 192.8
Coventry 52,194 12.0 2.30 1,025 196.4
Dudley 47,308 7.1 1.50 940 198.7
Sandwell 52,058 14.0 2.69 660 126.8
Solinull 37,788 8.4 2.22 713 188.7
Walsall 49,300 10.0 2.03 951 192.9
Wolverhampton 44,517 9.0 2.02 1,044 234.5
Knowsley 28,566 5.8 2.03 810 283.6
Liverpool 85,654 18.0 2.10 2,092 244.2
St. Helens 31,189 9.0 2.89 1,020 327.0
Sefton 51,055 11.0 2.15 1,119 219.2
Wirral 58,939 10.5 1.78 1,431 242.8
Bolton 48,594 7.4 1.52 823 169.4
Bury 30,656 4.6 1.50 990 322.9
Manchester 79,242 21.2 2.68 1,217 153.6
Oldham 43,496 7.0 1.61 768 176.6
Rochdale 35,982 7.5 2.08 810 225.1
Salford 39,654 7.6 1.92 445 112.2
Stockport 50,256 9.5 1.89 1,397 278.0
Tameside 38,200 8.0 2.09 1,086 284.3
Trafford 35,665 4.0 1.12 757 212.3
Wigan 51,747 6.5 1.26 1,409 272.3
Bansley 34,221 4.5 1.31 631 184.4
Doncaster 52,278 11.0 2.10 1,112 212.7
Rotherham 44,311 9.3 2.10 1,207 272.4
Sheffield 74,487 18.2 2.44 1,483 199.1
Bradford 92,063 20.0 2.17 1,270 137.9
Calderdale 34,345 6.5 1.89 488 142.1
Kirklees 65,890 17.0 2.58 1,691 256.6
Leeds 116,599 19.0 1.63 3,011 258.2
Wakefield 55,190 10.5 1.90 1,074 194.6
Gateshead 31,711 8.5 2.68 536 169.0
Newcastle upon Tyne 46,367 11.0 2.37 1,019 219.8
North Tyneside 33,374 8.0 2.40 1,066 319.4
South Tyneside 26,125 6.0 2.30 501 191.8

Educational psychologists Children for whom a statement of special education needs is maintained by the LEA
LEA All pupils in schools Full-time equivalent Per 10,000 pupils in schools2 Number1 Per 10,000 in schools2
Sunderland 51,762 11.5 2.22 1,200 231.8
Isles of Scilly 282 0.0 0.00 1 35.5
Avon 152,529 25.5 1.67 4,054 265.8
Bedfordshire 96,505 15.9 1.65 2,448 253.7
Berkshire 128,493 19.5 1.52 3,009 234.2
Buckinghamshire 108,659 24.0 2.21 3,793 349.1
Cambridgeshire 109,421 16.0 1.46 1,842 168.3
Cheshire 164,525 25.3 1.54 4,154 252.5
Cleveland 109,011 16.5 1.51 2,353 215.8
Cornwall 72,987 12.0 1.64 2,571 352.3
Cumbria 78,559 190 2.42 2,076 264.3
Derbyshire 149,862 30.3 2.02 4,066 271.3
Devon 151,459 26.5 1.75 4,740 313.0
Dorset 95,282 20.6 2.16 2,320 243.5
Durham 100,028 24.5 2.45 2,133 213.2
East Sussex 101,216 19.7 1.95 2,200 217.4
Essex 236,202 42.3 1.79 5,067 214.5
Gloucestershire 85,011 17.4 2.05 2,070 243.5
Hampshire 241,328 54.8 2.27 6,802 281.9
Hereford and Worcester 109,495 16.0 1.46 1,676 153.1
Hertfordshire 172,273 33.0 1.92 4,145 240.6
Humberside 149,240 24.0 1.61 2,373 159.0
Isle of Wight 19,005 3.0 1.58 391 205.7
Kent 251,214 40.5 1.61 6,008 239.2
Lancashire 230,232 40.2 1.75 6,556 284.8
Leicesterhsire 150,771 32.6 2.16 n/a n/a
Lincolnshire 91,813 13.0 1.42 2,810 306.1
Norfolk 111,564 19.0 1.70 3,060 274.3
North Yorkshire 113,766 19.0 1.67 2,193 192.8
Northamptonshire 103,060 19.0 1.84 1,983 192.4
Northumberland 51,155 11.0 2.11 1,200 230.1
Nottinghamshire 164,830 30.5 1.85 1,934 117.3
Oxfordshire 89,774 14.5 1.62 1,521 169.4
Shropshire 69,257 11.6 1.67 2,112 305.0
Somerset 73,998 11.1 1.50 1,594 215.4
Staffordshire 171,943 28.4 1.65 3,699 215.1
Suffolk 100,542 14.0 1.39 2,704 268.9
Surrey 158,228 32.3 2.04 4,449 281.2
Warwickshire 79,728 12.7 1.59 1,458 182.9
West Sussex 107,039 17.1 1.60 1,930 180.3
Wiltshire 87,914 13.3 1.51 3,419 388.9
ENGLAND 7,841,783 1,540.9 1.96 176,698 225.3
1 Derived from returns received from LEAs—Special Educational Needs Survey (SEN 2) 1993. Includes children in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools; non-maintained special and independent schools and children being educated otherwise than in a school.
2 Divisor includes pupils in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, and non-maintained special and independent schools.
n/a Information not available for Leicestershire LEA.

Educational psychologists and children with statements of special educational needs maintained by each LEA in England (January 1985)
Educational psychologists Childerns for whom a statement of special education needs is maintained by the LEA
LEA All pupils in schools Full-time equivalent Per 10,000 pupils in schools2 Number1 Per 10,000 in schools2
Barking and Dagenham 24,916 7.0 2.81 384 154.1
Barnet 47,108 8.5 1.80 644 136.7
Bexley 34,661 5.0 1.44 713 205.7
Brent 36,652 9.6 2.62 3— 3—
Bromley 44,604 8.0 1.79 766 171.7
Croydon 57,297 9.0 1.72 791 151.3
Ealing 42,923 5.4 1.26 513 119.5
Enfield 41,229 9.0 2.18 779 188.9
Haringey 30,142 7.0 2.32 556 184.5
Harrow 31,923 6.0 1.88 596 186.7
Havering 39,504 8.0 2.03 626 158.5
Hillingdon 37,805 5.0 1.32 698 184.6
Hounslow 33,089 5.9 1.78 12 3.6
Kingston upon Thames 21,227 2.0 0.94 340 160.2
Merton 26,278 5.0 1.90 160 60.9

Educational psychologists Children for whom a statement of special education needs is maintained by the LEA
LEA All pupils in schools Full-time equivalent Per 10,000 pupils in schools2 Number1 Per 10,000 in schools2
Newham 37,848 11.0 2.91 755 199.5
Redbridge 34,390 6.0 1.74 724 210.5
Richmond upon Thames 22,934 4.0 1.74 305 133.0
Sutton 25,050 4.0 1.60 190 75.8
Waltham Forest 35,130 8.0 2.28 716 203.8
Birmingham 184,359 37.2 2.02 3,478 188.7
Coventry 55,309 12.3 2.22 1,232 222.7
Dudley 49,963 7.5 1.50 908 181.7
Sandwell 54,299 8.0 1.47 1,103 203.1
Solihull 38,072 7.3 1.92 84 22.1
Walsall 52,349 7.0 1.34 777 148.4
Wolverhampton 48,014 6.0 1.25 720 150.0
Knowsley 31,238 7.0 2.24 348 111.4
Liverpool 88,435 15.5 1.75 1,663 188.0
St.Helens 34,913 4.0 1.15 647 185.3
Sefton 53,157 9.0 1.69 581 109.3
Wirral 60,362 8.0 1.33 1,277 211.6
Bolton 49,842 4.0 0.80 675 135.4
Bury 30,558 3.5 1.15 507 165.9
Manchester 79,867 14.0 1.75 345 43.2
Oldham 41,485 5.0 1.21 661 159.3
Rochdale 38,674 9.0 2.33 618 159.8
Salford 42680 6.0 1.41 815 191.0
Stockport 51,685 6.7 1.30 862 166.8
Temeside 38,065 7.0 1.84 669 175.8
Trafford 34,995 3.0 0.86 278 79.4
Wigan 57,079 8.0 1.40 108 18.9
Barnsley 39,441 4.0 1.01 443 112.3
Doncaster 53,271 9.0 1.69 14 2.6
Rotherham 47,218 9.0 1.91 844 178.7
Sheffield 85,230 13.6 1.60 1,383 162.3
Bradford 88,613 14.0 1.58 1,391 157.0
Calderdale 34,956 2.0 0.57 338 96.7
Kirklees 70,252 12.0 1.71 929 132.2
Leeds 120,865 13.5 1.12 1,038 85.9
Wakefield 57,486 6.0 1.04 981 170.7
Gateshead 33,838 8.0 2.36 598 176.7
Newcastle upon Tyne 46,882 12.0 2.56 882 188.1
North Tyneside 33,870 8.0 2.36 604 178.3
South Tyneside 26,577 6.0 2.26 467 175.7
Sunderland 55,941 9.0 1.61 1,000 178.8
Isles of Scilly 287 0.0 0.00 3— 3—
Inner London 332,916 87.7 2.63 7,349 220.7
Avon 155,467 28.6 1.84 617 39.7
Bedfordshire 94,075 12.0 1.28 1,529 162.5
Berkshire 129,156 17.3 1.34 2,121 164.2
Buckinghamshire 106,670 16.0 1.50 2,859 268.0
Cambridgeshire 105,133 12.0 1.14 1,252 119.1
Cheshire 165,879 17.0 1,02 3,468 209.1
Cleveland 109,668 18.0 1.64 2,290 208.8
Cornwall 72,603 8.0 1.10 965 132.9
Cumbria 82,187 9.0 1.10 1,353 164.6
Derbyshire 156,355 21.5 1.38 2,698 72.6
Devon 149,133 20.4 1.37 2,807 188.2
Dorset 92,600 14.5 1.57 1,590 171.7
Durham 104,981 17.4 1.66 1,569 149.5
East Sussex 97,571 11.8 1.21 1,766 181.0
Essex 250,118 31.4 1.26 4,555 182.1
Gloucestershire 87,235 11.0 1.26 483 55.4
Hampshire 244,958 31.5 1.29 5,252 214.4
Hereford and Worcester 112,025 11.0 0.98 14 1.2
Hertfordshire 179,696 21.5 1.20 3,472 93.2
Humberside 152,528 21.0 1.38 2,417 58.5
Isle of Wight 19,004 3.0 1.58 317 166.8
Kent 252,808 19.0 0.75 5,137 203.2
Lancashire 235,132 34.0 1.45 4,708 200.2
Leicestershire 151,164 19.0 1.26 1,797 118.9
Lincolnshire 91,827 10.0 1.09 2,001 217.9
Norfolk 114,594 14.0 1.22 1,494 130.4
North Yorkshire 113,740 15.2 1.34 1,723 151.5
Northamptonshire 101,392 15.0 1.48 1,858 183.2
Northumberland 51,380 4.1 0.80 806 156.9
Nottinghamshire 171,777 30.0 1.75 2,617 152.3

Educational psychologists Children for whom a statement of special education needs is maintained by the LEA
LEA All pupils in schools Full-time equivalent Per 10,000 pupils in schools2 Number1 Per 10,000 in schools2
Oxfordshire 90,417 12.5 1.38 1,046 115.7
Shropshire 70,551 8.0 1.13 780 110.6
Somerset 75,157 9.0 1.20 1,320 175.6
Staffordshire 177,835 17.7 1.00 2,671 150.2
Suffolk 102,989 13.0 1.26 1,532 148.8
Surrey 165,910 22.0 1.33 3,384 204.0
Warwickshire 84,128 9.8 1.16 1,547 183.9
West Sussex 106,569 12.0 1.13 1,394 130.8
Wiltshire 88,570 13.0 1.47 1,795 202.7
England 7,955,735 1,173.4 1.47 127,889 160.8
1 Derived from returns from LEAs—Special Educational Needs Survey (SEN 2) 1985. Includes children in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools; non-maintained special and independent schools and children being educated otherwise than in a school.
2 Divisor includes pupils in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools; and non-maintained special and independent schools.
3 Information not available.