§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Leeds, West aged(a) 0 to 5, (b) 5 to 11, (c) 11 to 16 and (d) 16 to 18 were diagnosed as having (i) severe learning difficulties and (ii) moderate learning difficulties at the latest date for which figures are available. [83473]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe information requested is not collected centrally at the moment.
There is currently no requirement for schools to submit information in the Annual Schools Census on the nature of such pupils' disability or learning difficulty. However, in June 2001, the Department carried out a pilot study involving a sample of 200 mainstream and special schools to assess whether it would be possible to collect data from schools on a broad range of types of Special Education Needs (SEN). It is likely that schools and local education authorities will be asked to provide this information from January 2004.
The available information on the total number of pupils with SEN in Leeds, West parliamentary constituency is shown in the table.
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Number of pupils with special educational needs (SEN)—January 2002—Leeds, West parliamentary constituency Under 5 Aged 5 to 10 Aged 11 to 15 16 and over Total Pupils with statements of SEN Maintained primary schools 15 157 1 0 173 Maintained secondary schools 0 0 190 6 196 Maintained special schools 6 30 134 24 194 Total maintained schools 21 187 325 30 563 SEN pupils without statements Maintained primary schools 161 1,495 2 0 1,658 Maintained secondary schools 0 0 841 20 861 Maintained special schools 0 0 0 0 — Total maintained schools 161 1,495 843 20 2,519 Source:
Annual schools census.