§ Lord Pearson of Rannochasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the proportions of parents using the special educational needs tribunals who want for 84WA their children (a) mainstream school places and (b) places in special schools. [HL2454]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)During the school year 2001–02 the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal registered a total of 3,048 appeals, of which 1,107 concerned the school to be named in the child's statement. Parents requested mainstream schools in 467 of these appeals and special schools in 570. In the remaining 70 appeals parents either requested home tuition or did not specify the school or type of school that should be named in the statement.