§ John MannTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children per 1,000 in Nottinghamshire are issued with a statement of special educational needs; and what the figure is per 1,000 children in England. [55414]
§ Mr. TimmsThe information requested is shown in the table.
Pupils with statements of special educational needs1—January 2001 Number Nottinghamshire LEA2 Total pupils 123,770 Pupils with statements of SEN3 1,340 Number of pupils per 1,000 with a statement of SEN 10.8 England Total pupils 7,733,640 Pupils with statements of SEN3 244,269 Number of pupils per 1,000 with a statement of SEN 31.6 1 Includes maintained primary and secondary schools and maintained and non-maintained special schools. 2 Pupils attending schools within Nottinghamshire LEA. 3 Estimates have been made at national level for January 2001 because the data for SEN are known to be incomplete. Figures given for Nottinghamshire LEA are as reported by schools in the Nottinghamshire LEA area.