To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many special needs schools there were in each of the last five years; and if he will break down the figures by category of special need.
Information about the number of maintained and non-maintained special schools is shown in the table. Many of these schools make provision for more than one kind of learning difficulty, so it is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures by category of special need.
Maintained and non-maintained special schools in England (1988–1992) | ||
Position at January of each year | ||
Year | Maintained | Non-maintained |
1988 | 1,359 | 84 |
1989 | 1,337 | 82 |
1990 | 1,317 | 81 |
1991 | 1,799 | 81 |
1992 | 1,774 | 78 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children had statements of educational need, in each of the last five years nationally and by each educational authority.
I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Dr. Jones) on 7 June 1993, Official Report, columns 25–28.