This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Number of electively home educated children and young people'.

Statistics Elective Home Education

Academic Year in summer

No. of known EHE children for Cheshire

No. of children eligible for Primary and Secondary education (including known EHE children) in Cheshire

2003/4

Approx 100

104,407

2004/5

120

103,060

2005/6

154

101,578

2006/7

194

99,813

2007/8

279

98,305

2008/9

Cheshire East 127

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The 2007/8 figure does not include the 12 children who were EHE but have returned to school. The 2007/8 figure does include the 54 children who are Year 11 equivalent- but who will be archived because they are of school leaving age.

2008/9 figure includes the Year 11 equivalent who are of school leaving age, and who will/have been archived. It does not include the 21 children who returned to school

Figures over the course of a year fluctuate. The figures above are in the summer term