Autistic Spectrum Disorder Education Provision

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Dear Caerphilly County Borough Council,

Could you please provide me with this information?

1. How many students are registered at schools in the authority. Please provide information based on total primary and total secondary cohort.

2. How many students in total have a confirmed Autistic Spectrum Disorder diagnosis? Please provide a information based in primary and secondary cohorts.

3. Please describe the nature of provision for these students. I am interested in knowing if they are taught in their mainstream school, in resource bases / units in schools, a pupil referral unit or other forms of provision.

4. Does the authority provide a home tuition service?

5. If so, how many students are currently registered with the service?

6. How many students were registered with the service in 2016-7?

Yours faithfully,

DL Jones

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Dear D L Jones
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 31^st October 2017.
We have considered your request and enclose the following information
 
1. How many students are registered at schools in the authority?
25,988 (PLASC 2017)
 
Please provide information based on total primary and total secondary
cohort.
Primary 15,071, Secondary 10,917. (PLASC 2017).
 
2. How many students in total have a confirmed Autistic Spectrum Disorder
diagnosis? Please provide information based in primary and secondary
cohorts.
Primary 167, Secondary 150. (PLASC 2017).
       
3. Please describe the nature of provision for these students. I am
interested in knowing if they are taught in their mainstream school, in
resource bases / units in schools, a   pupil referral unit or other forms
of provision.
Pupils are placed in a variety of these provisions.
 
4. Does the authority provide a home tuition service?
Yes
 
5. If so, how many students are currently registered with the service?
As at November 2017 – 58 pupils
 
6. How many students were registered with the service in 2016-7?
01/09/2016 – 31/08/2017 – 112 Pupils
 
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