- Request
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1. For each academic year from 2022/2023 to 2025/2026 inclusive, how many Special education needs and disabilities (SEND) children with council-funded Education, health and care plans (EHCPs) were placed in state-sector special schools?
2. For each academic year from 2022/2023 to 2025/2026 inclusive, what was the average cost to the council per child (i.e. unit cost] of funding a SEND child with a council-funded EHCP to go to a state-sector special school (please use a forecast/estimate for 2025/2026 if necessary)?
3. For each academic year from 2022/2023 to 2025/2026 inclusive, how many SEND children with council-funded EHCPs were placed in mainstream state schools?
4. For each academic year from 2022/2023 to 2025/2026 inclusive, what was the average cost to the council per child (i.e. unit cost] of funding a SEND child with a council-funded EHCP to go to a mainstream state school, factoring in both baseline funding and any top-ups (please use a forecast/estimate for 2025/2026 if necessary)?
- Decision
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1.
2022/2023
2023/2024
2024/2025
2025/2026
Local Authority (LA) maintained special schools
579
607
692
683
Special academies and free schools
1,557
1,606
1,652
1,723
Total
2,136
2,213
2,344
2,406
2.
YEAR
2022/2023
2023/2024
2024/2025
2025/2026
Cost per child
£17,041.92
£17,275.35
£17,582.95
£19,416.02
3.
2022/2023
2023/2024
2024/2025
2025/2026
LA maintained mainstream schools
904
968
1,031
1,108
Mainstream academies and free schools
2,153
2,473
2,811
3,062
Total
3,057
3,441
3,842
4,170
4.
YEAR
2022/2023
2023/2024
2024/2025
2025/2026
Cost per child
£12,607.79
£13,544.01
£11,349.10
£12,006.88
- Reference number
- 14527093
- Date request received
- 14 November 2025
- Date of decision
- 11 December 2025