Freedom of information response
Independent Special School
1. How many pupils under your local authority with EHCPs attend an Independent Special School*? Please provide breakdown by financial year – 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24.
2. How many Independent Special Schools are there in your local authority area?Please provide breakdown by financial year – 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24.
3. Please could you provide your local authority’s annual expenditure on fees for day pupils attending Independent Special Schools. If possible, could this be broken down into an average per pupil spend as well as a total spend. Please provide breakdown by financial year – 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24.
4. Please could you provide your local authority’s annual expenditure on fees for boarding pupils attending Independent Special Schools. If possible, could this be broken down into an average per pupil spend as well as a total spend. Please provide breakdown by financial year – 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24.
5. Currently, what are the three highest annual fees your local authority pays for a day pupil at an ISS (this school may be in a different area). If possible, please could you provide the names of the schools.
6. How many pupils, who have their fees paid for by the local authority, and attend an ISS have had their placement terminated by the school? Please provide breakdown by financial year – 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24.
*For the purpose of this request, I am using the term Independent Special School as those that identify as an Independent Special School in the DfE census. Please include both Section 41 and Non-Section 41 schools. These do not include Local Authority Maintained Schools or Academy Special Schools.
How many pupils under your local authority with EHCPs attend an Independent Special School*? Please provide breakdown by financial year
2019/20: 46
2020/21: 64
2021/22: 72
2022/23: 56
2023/24: 66
How many Independent Special Schools are there in your local authority area? Please provide breakdown by financial year
2019/20: 0
2020/21: 0
2021/22: 0
2022/23: 0
2023/24: 0.
Please could you provide your local authority’s annual expenditure on fees for day pupils attending Independent Special Schools. If possible, could this be broken down into an average per pupil spend as well as a total spend. Please provide breakdown by financial year – 2019/20: Total: £1 455 335 Average per pupil: £45 479
2020/21: Total: £1 327 831 Average per pupil: £34 943
2021/22: Total: £1 690 057 Average per pupil: £36 740
2022/23: Total: £1 963 552 Average per pupil: £46 751
2023/24. Total: £ 2 048 703 Average per pupil: £43 589
Please could you provide your local authority’s annual expenditure on fees for boarding pupils attending Independent Special Schools. If possible, could this be broken down into an average per pupil spend as well as a total spend. Please provide breakdown by financial year – 2019/20: Total: £1 308 477 Average per pupil: £93 463
2020/21: Total: £1 502 779 Average per pupil: £57 799
2021/22: Total: £1 525 491 Average per pupil: £58 673
2022/23: Total: £1 095 301 Average per pupil: £78 236
2023/24: Total: £1 251 086 Average per pupil: £65 847
Currently, what are the three highest annual fees your local authority pays for a day pupil at an ISS (this school may be in a different area). If possible, please could you provide the names of the schools.
£125 757 ~ Luxborough Court School
£99 633 ~ Luxborough Court School
£99,000 ~ Helen Allison School
How many pupils, who have their fees paid for by the local authority, and attend an ISS have had their placement terminated by the school? Please provide breakdown by financial year
2019/20: 0
2020/21: 0
2021/22: 0
2022/23: 0
2023/24: 0