(2) how many and what percentage of pupils with (a) a statement of special educational needs and (b) unstatemented special educational needs who attended maintained special schools achieved (i) five A* to C grades in all subjects, (ii) five A* to C grades including English and mathematics and (iii) five A* to G grades at GCSE in each year since 2003.
Figures are available for the years 2006 to 2008 only, and are provided in the following table:
2006 2007 2008 No. % No. % No. % Children with a statement of special educational needs 5+ A* to C 39 0.4 47 0.5 52 0.5 5+ A* to C including English and maths 17 0.2 21 0.2 30 0.3 5+ A* to G 500 5.2 638 6.6 679 7.0 Children with special educational needs but without a statement 5+ A* to C 1— 1— 0 0 0 0 5+ A* to C including English and maths 1— 1— 0 0 0 0 5+ A* to G 7 11.1 7 11.5 11 14.7 1 Less than 5. Notes: 1. Children with SEN but without a statement can only go to special schools in prescribed circumstances, for example for the purposes of an assessment of their SEN. The numbers of such children are very small and so the data for their results should be treated with caution. 2. Pupils at the end of Key Stage 4. 3. Figures are based on final data in 2006-07 and revised data in 2008.