Learning Disability: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children resident in the Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency have been diagnosed with a learning disability in each year since 2003. (312200)

Information about pupils’ type of Special Educational Need was first collected in the School Census in 2004. Of the 12 types of need identified four specifically mention learning difficulties and are listed in the following table.

*Number of resident pupils*^1,2 with learning difficulties
Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath
	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Moderate Learning Difficulty	1,230	1,290	1,160	1,250	1,500	1,600
Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty	10	10	10	20	40	40
Severe Learning Difficulty	150	150	150	140	120	130
Specific Learning Difficulty	170	170	190	190	160	160
Total	1,550	1,620	1,510	1,600	1,820	1,920
¹ Information on primary need is only collected for pupils at School Action Plus and those with a statement of SEN. ² Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census

Volume 506: debated on Tuesday 23 February 2010