Special Educational Needs Lord Bradley asked Her Majesty's Government: How many children were (a) identified with special educational needs, and (b) statemented for special educational provisions, in the City of Manchester in each of the last five years. [HL2806] The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Lord Adonis) The available information for Manchester local authority is given in the tables. The latest information on special educational needs can be found in the Statistical First Release Special Educational Needs in England, January 2007, which can be found at www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000732/index.shtml. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Position in January each year| | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total Pupils|Pupils with statements|% |SEN pupils—school action plus|% |SEN pupils—school action|% |Total SEN pupils without statements|% |Total SEN|% | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |41,690 |380 |0.9|2,240 |5.4|4,740 |11.4|6,970 |16.7|7,350 |17.6| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |41,030 |470 |1.2|2,420 |5.9|4,690 |11.4|7,110 |17.3|7,580 |18.5| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 |40,810 |600 |1.5|2,310 |5.7|4,720 |11.6|7,030 |17.2|7,630 |18.7| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |40,747 |590 |1.4|2,415 |5.9|5,334 |13.1|7,749 |19.0|8,339 |20.5| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007 |40,718 |564 |1.4|2,476 |6.1|5,343 |13.1|7,819 |19.2|8,383 |20.6| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source. School Census 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. Not applicable. No schools of this type. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Position in January each year| | | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Total Pupils|Pupils with statements|% |SEN pupils—action plus|% |SEN pupils—school action|% |Total SEN pupils without statements|% |Total SEN|% | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |24,050 |510 |2.1|560 |2.3|3,430 |14.3|4,000 |16.6|4,510 |18.7| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |23,680 |550 |2.3|750 |3.2|3,100 |13.1|3,850 |16.3|4,400 |18.6| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 |23,760 |590 |2.5|890 |3.7|2,930 |12.3|3,810 |16.1|4,400 |18.5| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |23,515 |680 |2.9|1,029 |4.4|3,590 |15.3|4,619 |19.6|5,299 |22.5| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007 |23,118 |682 |3.0|1,325 |5.7|3,537 |15.3|4,862 |21.0|5,544 |24.0| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: School Census 1 Includes middle schools as deemed.. Not applicable. No schools of this type. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002-2006 | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Position in January each year|Number of children for whom statements were newly made|Placement in Maintained Mainstream Schools 1| | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |Number |% | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 |209 |120 |57.4| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |361 |244 |67.6| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |404 |306 |75.7| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 |301 |204 |67.8| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |287 |213 |74.2| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: SEN 2 Survey 2003 - 2006 1 Includes resourced provision/units/special classes in maintained mainstream schools.