Learning Disability: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children were on the roll in each moderate learning difficulty school in Essex in each of the last five years. (178836)

[holding answer 30 January 2008]: The number of children on roll at each moderate learning difficulty school in Essex for the last five years is given in the following table.

*Moderate learning difficulty schools: Headcount of pupils*¹*—position* *in January each year, 2003-07.* *Essex local authority*
				Headcount of pupils
School name	Open/closed indicator	Closure date	Type of establishment	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Moat House School	Closed	31 August 2003	Community Special	58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kingswode Hoe School	Open	—	Community Special	99	87	87	100	111
The Mead School	Closed	31 March 1999	Community Special	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Cedar Hall School	Open	—	Community Special	122	124	117	116	113
Thriftwood School	Open	—	Community Special	118	112	117	120	121
Peter Kirk School	Closed	31 December 1998	Community Special	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Woodcraft School	Open	—	Independent School Approved for SEN Pupils	23	31	29	32	32
The Endeavour School	Open	—	Foundation Special	74	71	74	79	77
St. John’s RC School (Essex)	Open	—	Non-Maintained Special	107	103	105	103	102
The Chelmsford New Model Special School, Haywood Campus	Open	—	Community Special	100	97	102	91	133
The Chelmsford New Model Special School, Woodlands Campus	Open	—	Community Special	98	87	96	121	105
Market Field School	Open	—	Community Special	122	126	115	134	146
Castledon School	Open	—	Community Special	97	92	84	88	94
The Leas School	Closed	31 August 2005	Community Special	97	89	76	n/a	n/a
The Edith Borthwick School	Open	—	Community Special	156	149	158	162	160
n/a = Not available (school closed) ¹ Excludes dually registered pupils.

Volume 471: debated on Thursday 31 January 2008