The average cost of EHCPs per UPN

1. The average cost of EHCPs per UPN (school identifier) for each school in your local authority area for each of the past five years.

2. How many EHCP pupils are enrolled per UPN (school identifier) for each school in your local authority area for each of the past five years.

3. The average EHCP cost per pupil based on their primary SEND need in state and independent schools in your local authority area for each of the past five years; and the number of pupils with each need per school type (state vs independent).

4. Cost of EHCPs in independent schools: please include the total cost of the EHCP to the local authority covering money paid directly to schools and any funding paid to parents.

5. Cost of EHCPs to state schools: Please can you include all the funding provided from the Dedicated Schools Grant to the school for that pupil's EHCP, whether from the schools block or high needs block.

1. The average cost of EHCPs per UPN (school identifier) for each school in your local authority area for each of the past five years.

Data only available for 2023-24 onwards - provided in spreadsheet.

2. How many EHCP pupils are enrolled per UPN (school identifier) for each school in your local authority area for each of the past five years.

Data only available and provided for mainstream settings for 2023-24 onwards – provided in spreadsheet.

Numbers for special schools are available on the DfE website Get Information about Schools - GOV.UK

3. The average EHCP cost per pupil based on their primary SEND need in state and independent schools in your local authority area for each of the past five years; and the number of pupils with each need per school type (state vs independent).

Number of pupils with each need per school type not held, therefore the average cost cannot be provided.

Total number of pupils per school type is as follows:

Independent settings:

2021/22 - 402

2022-23 - 458

2023-24 - 503

2024-25 - 586

2025-26 - 561

State-funded settings:

2021/22 - 4850

2022-23 - 5172

2023-24 - 5643

2024-25 - 6197

2025-26 – 6762

4. Cost of EHCPs in independent schools: please include the total cost of the EHCP to the local authority covering money paid directly to schools and any funding paid to parents.

The cost of independent placements is indicated below, in relation to the last five financial years. (Any additional costs relating to the EHCPs e.g. funding paid to parents would not be recorded by Commissioning):

2021/22 - £27,294,916.77

2022-23 - £33,327,419.76

2023-24 - £40,412,900.57

2024-25 - £61,340,930.71

2025-26 - £62,112,982.01

5. Cost of EHCPs to state schools: Please can you include all the funding provided from the Dedicated Schools Grant to the school for that pupil's EHCP, whether from the schools block or high needs block.

2024/25 - £85,806,725

2023/24 - £74,851,340

2022/23 - £62,858,177

2021/22 - £66,124,419

2020/21 - £64,641,075

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