Children Transported From Home to their Educational Settings

Request

1. The number of children transported from home to their educational settings in transportation paid for by the local authority. Please provide the numbers per financial year for the following years: 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 

For example: in 2023/2024 , 150 under 16s were transported to school in taxis paid for by the council. 

 

2.  How many of these individuals were assessed as having special educational needs and/ or disabilities? Please

provide the numbers per financial year for the following years:  2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 

For example: in 2023/2024 , 150 under 16s were transported to school in taxis paid for by the council. 50 of these individuals were assessed as having SEND 

 

3. The amount spent on transporting children from their home to their educational settings. Please provide the numbers per financial year for the following years: 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025    

For example: in 2023/2024 , 150 under 16s were transported to school in taxis paid for by the council. 50 of these children were assessed as having SEND. The total cost of this was £14,000

 

Decision

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.  
 
1. 
     2022/2023    2023/2024    2024/2025
Primary    2813    2886    2580
Secondary    16298    16441    16493
Further    3213    2858    2842
SEND    2383    2918    3177
Alt Provision    392    523    560

 
2. 
     2022/2023    2023/2024    2024/2025
Primary    171    177    196
Secondary    448    522    641
Further    375    323    391
SEND    2383    2918    3177
Alt Provision    7    22    32

 
3.
     2022/2023    2023/2024    2024/2025
Primary     £        975,402.51     £     1,013,839.67     £    1,020,733.29
Secondary     £
         
 

Reference number
12139117
Date request received
7 April 2025
Date of decision
17 April 2025