The following table shows information on pupils in maintained primary, secondary and special schools and non-maintained special schools who are supported at School Action and School Action Plus as part of the graduated approach to meeting the needs of children who have special educational needs (SEN). The table also shows children with SEN but without statements who attend maintained nursery schools, pupils referral units and independent schools.
Hertfordshire local authority area St. Albans parliamentary constituency All schools1 Pupils with SEN without statements 25,892 1,999 Pupils on roll 198,338 20,453 Incidence (percentage)2 13.1 9.8 Maintained schools Nursery SEN provision—early years action 68 3— SEN provision—early years action plus 40 3— Pupils with SEN without statements 108 4— Pupils on roll 1,248 130 Incidence (percentage)2 8.7 3.1 Placement (percentage)5 0.4 0.2 Primary SEN provision—school action 8,410 610 SEN provision—school action plus 4,725 408 Pupils with SEN without statements 13,135 1,018 Pupils on roll 92,150 8,184 Incidence (percentage)2 14.3 12.4 Placement (percentage)5 50.7 50.9 Secondary SEN provision—school action 7,410 580 SEN provision—school action plus 3,278 300 Pupils with SEN without statements 10,688 880 Pupils on roll 80,252 9,192 Incidence (percentage)2 13.3 9.6 Placement (percentage)5 41.3 44.0 Special1,7 SEN provision—school action 0 0 SEN provision—school action plus 0 0 Pupils with SEN without statements 0 0 Pupils on roll 2,082 238 Incidence (percentage)2 0.0 0.0 Placement (percentage)5 0.0 0.0 Pupil Referral Units6,7 Pupils with SEN without statements 75 9 Pupils on roll 139 10 Incidence (percentage)2 54.0 90.0 Placement (percentage)5 0.3 0.5 Other schools Independent8 Pupils with SEN without statements 1,886 88 Pupils on roll 22,413 2,699 Incidence (percentage)2 8.4 3.3 Placement (percentage)5 7.3 4.4 Non-Maintained Special6 SEN provision—school action 0 n/a SEN provision—school action plus 0 n/a Pupils with SEN without statements 0 n/a Pupils on roll 54 n/a Incidence (percentage)2 0.0 n/a Placement (percentage)5 0.0 n/a n/a = no schools of this type. 1 Excludes general hospital schools. Data for pupils with SEN without statements is not collected from these schools. 2 Incidence of pupils—the number of pupils with SEN without statements expressed as a proportion of pupils on roll. 3 Less than three. 4 Less than five. 5 Placement of pupils—the number of pupils with SEN without statements expressed as a proportion of pupils with SEN without statements in all schools. 6 Excludes dually registered pupils. 7 Includes pupils with other providers. 8 Including direct grant nursery schools, city technology colleges and academies.
The Department does not collect the information requested. The Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDIST), which is independent of my Department, publishes details of the numbers and types of cases it deals with on its website www.sendist.gov.uk and can be contacted at SENDIST, Procession House, 55 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7SW.
Permanent exclusions Fixed period exclusions Number of exclusions Percentage of permanent exclusions1 Percentage of school population2 Number of exclusions Percentage of permanent exclusions1 Percentage of school population2 1997/98 Pupils with statements of SEN 2,250 18 0.96 n/a n/a n/a Pupils without statements of SEN 10,050 82 0.14 n/a n/a n/a All pupils 12,300 100 0.16 n/a n/a n/a 1998/99 Pupils with statements of SEN 1,920 18 0.78 n/a n/a n/a Pupils without statements of SEN 8,510 82 0.11 n/a n/a n/a All pupils 10,430 100 0.13 n/a n/a n/a 1999/2000 Pupils with statements of SEN 1,490 18 0.61 n/a n/a n/a Pupils without statements of SEN 6,830 82 0.09 n/a n/a n/a All pupils 8,320 100 0.11 n/a n/a n/a 2000/013 Pupils with statements of SEN 810 9 0.33 n/a n/a n/a Pupils without statements of SEN4 8,330 91 0.11 n/a n/a n/a All pupils 9,140 100 0.12 n/a n/a n/a 2001/023 Pupils with statements of SEN 1,140 12 0.48 n/a n/a n/a Pupils without statements of SEN4 8,400 88 0.11 n/a n/a n/a of which: SEN pupils without statements 4,700 49 0.35 n/a n/a n/a Pupils with no SEN 3,700 39 0.06 n/a n/a n/a All pupils 9,540 100 0.12 n/a n/a n/a 2002/033 Pupils with statements of SEN 1,030 11 0.43 n/a n/a n/a Pupils without statements of SEN4 8,260 89 0.11 n/a n/a n/a of which: SEN pupils without statements 5,140 55 0.46 n/a n/a n/a Pupils with no SEN 3,120 34 0.05 n/a n/a n/a All pupils 9,290 100 0.12 n/a n/a n/a 2003/043 Pupils with statements of SEN 1,040 11 0.44 39,790 12 17.1 Pupils without statements of SEN4 8,840 89 0.12 304,710 88 4.1 of which: SEN pupils without statements 5,240 53 0.46 1 33, 290 39 11.7 Pupils with no SEN 3,600 36 0.06 171,420 50 2.7 All pupils5 9,880 100 0.13 344,510 100 4.5 2004/053 Pupils with statements of SEN 850 9 0.37 42,080 11 18.5 Pupils without statements of SEN4 8,590 91 0.12 347,480 89 4.7 of which: SEN pupils without statements 4,620 49 0.40 750,360 39 12.9 Pupils with no SEN 3,970 42 0.06 197,130 51 3.2 All pupils5 9,440 100 0.12 389,560 100 5 n/a = not available 1 The number of permanent exclusions expressed as a percentage of the total number of permanent exclusions. 2 The number of excluded pupils by SEN stage expressed as a percentage of all pupils with the same SEN stage in primary, secondary and all special schools (excludes dually registered pupils) in January. 3 Figures relating to permanent exclusions are estimates based on incomplete pupil-level data. See Notes to Editors 3. 4 The introduction of the new SEN Code of Practice means that the number of children with SEN without statements reported in 2000/01 and later are not directly comparable with earlier years. Includes pupils with no SEN and SEN pupils without statements. See Notes to Editors 7. 5 There was one permanent exclusion and 12 fixed period exclusions for which stage of SEN was not known—these were included in total for ‘all pupils’ only. Notes: 1. Includes middle schools as deemed. 2. For permanent exclusions includes both maintained and non-maintained special schools. For fixed period exclusions excludes non-maintained special schools. 3. Totals may not appear to equal the sum of component parts because numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: Schools Census and Termly Exclusions Survey
This information is not collected centrally.