Children with an active EHCP

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information:

1) The total number of children of typical primary school/secondary school/sixth form/college age (4-18) at either a state-funded mainstream school or a state-funded Special Educational Needs school with either 1) an active EHCP with your council, or 2) awaiting the outcome of an EHCP needs assessment from your council, as on:

31st December 2020

31st December 2021

31st December 2022

31st December 2023

31st December 2024

Please provide an overall figure for each date, and then break this down into separate figures for 'children with an active EHCP' AND 'children awaiting the outcome of an EHCP needs assessment' for each date

2) The total number of children of typical primary school/secondary school/sixth form/college age (4-18) that attended either a state-funded mainstream school or a state-funded Special Educational Needs school that either 1) formerly had an active EHCP with your council, or 2) were awaiting the outcome of an EHCP needs assessment from your council, that were permanently deregistered from formal education between the following dates:

1st January - 31st December 2020

1st January - 31st December 2021

1st January - 31st December 2022

1st January - 31st December 2023

1st January - 31st December 2024

Please provide the total figure per year, and then break this down into separate figures for 'children who formerly had an active EHCP' AND 'children who were awaiting the outcome of an EHCP needs assessment'

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.

Please find attached tables

Should you require the attachment mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and this can be provided.
 

Reference number
FOI 12659574
Date request received
04/06/25
Date of decision
22/09/25