Children who have been granted an Education Other Than At School plan

The information I am requesting is outlined below.

Historical data

1) Please provide a breakdown for the school years

1a) 2023-2024

1b) 2024-2025

1c) 2025-2026 covering the following:

2) The number of children in Lincolnshire who have been granted an Education Other Than At School (EOTAS) plan

3) The number of children in Lincolnshire whose application for an EOTAS plan was rejected

4) The total financial spend by Lincolnshire local authority on EOTAS provision

5) The budget allocated specifically for EOTAS payments

Forecast data

6) Please also provide your forecasts for the following school years

6a) 2026-20277b) 2027-2028:

7) The projected number of EOTAS plans expected to be approved

8) The budget allocated for EOTAS payments

1. Prior to the 2025/2026 financial year, education otherwise than at school (EOTAS) cases were not recorded as a separate cohort, so data for earlier years is not available.

2025/2026

EOTAS

13 students – Year 13,

Four students-Year 14,

Two students - Year 15,

Two students – Year 16,

Three students – Year 17 – EOTAC

EOTAC

Five students- Year 10,

Nine students – Year 11,

One students- Year 12,

Two students - Year 13,

One student– Year 14,

One student – Year 15

2. 58.

3. We do not hold all this information as stated above.

4. £729,141.00.

5. The 2025/2026 budget allocation for EOTAS is £450,000.

6. We cannot forecast this.

7. We cannot forecast this.

8. The 2025/2026 budget allocation for EOTAS is £450,000.