HC Deb 14 April 2003 vol 403 c562W
Diana Organ

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in the(a) state maintained and (b) independent sector in Gloucestershire have statements in each year from year 1 to year 11. [108772]

Mr. Miliband

The information available is shown in the table.

Maintained primary, secondary and special schools: Number of pupils with a statement of SEN by age1,2—Gloucestershire local education authority—January 2002
Pupils aged Maintained primary Maintained secondary Maintained special3 Total
3 0 4— 2 2
4 26 4— 12 38
5 59 4— 32 91
6 88 4— 35 123
7 117 4— 36 153
8 130 4— 48 178
9 152 4— 59 211
10 182 4— 80 262
11 31 136 93 260
12 4— 183 94 277
13 4— 181 138 319
14 4— 161 117 278
15 4— 147 109 256
16 4— 25 6 31
17 4— 8 9 17
18 4— 1 4 5
Total all ages 785 842 874 2,501
1Includes middle schools as deemed.
2Age as at 31 August 2001.
3Excludes General Hospital schools.
4Not applicable.
Source:
Annual Schools' Census

Information on the number of pupils in the independent sector who have a statement of SEN by age is not collected centrally.