- Request
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Please could I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.
For each of the last five calendar years (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025) could you please provide me with the following:
1) The total number of private special school providers used by the local authority for SEND placements.
2) The number of children the local authority has placed in private special schools.
3) The total yearly cost to the local authority of using private special school providers. - Decision
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1-3)
Academic Year
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
Number of Providers
52
47
44
53
Number of Children
243
287
316
435
Total cost
£11,715,545
£12,914,182
£15,076,442
£21,815,680
- Reference number
- FOI 14304449
- Date request received
- 31/10/25
- Date of decision
- 27/11/25