SEN children transitioning from primary to secondary school in 2017

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Christina Savage

Dear Hull City Council,

Please could you tell me:

1. How many children/ young people between the ages of 0 and 25 years old in your local authority have a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an EHCP?

2. How many children with special educational needs in your local authority area required an Education Health Care Plan or a statement of SEN for transitioning from primary to secondary school in September 2017?

3. How many of these children (Q2) received their final transition Education Health Care Plan or statement by 15 February 2017?

Yours faithfully,

Christina Savage

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Herring Nigel, Hull City Council

Dear Ms Savage

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request - 000923/17

 

With regard to your Freedom of Information request received on 25 May
2017, please find our response below.

 

 

1. How many children/ young people between the ages of 0 and 25 years old
in your local authority have a Statement of Special Educational Needs or
an EHCP?

 

440 statements

963 EHC Plans

As at the census in January 2017

 

2. How many children with special educational needs in your local
authority area required an Education Health Care Plan or a statement of
SEN for transitioning from primary to secondary school in September 2017?

 

52

 

3. How many of these children (Q2) received their final transition
Education Health Care Plan or statement by 15 February 2017?

 

52

 

 

 

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Yours sincerely

 

 

 

 

Information Governance Team

Town Clerk's Service

Hull City Council

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