SEND pupils in independent schools paid for by council
Received: 27 January 2025
How many pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being educated in independent schools paid for by council? a) Please break down the numbers by financial year for the following years 2023/4, 2023/22; 2021/22 b) Please break down by private schools inside and outside borough c) Please break down the total cost of these independent placements by financial year for the following years 2023/4; 2023/22; 2021/22 For example, in the financial year 2023/4, the council funded 145 pupils with SEND to attend independent special schools. 50 pupils attended private schools outside of the borough/ in a different local authority's area. The total cost of these private school placements was £54,000If for data protection reasons it is not possible to provide a breakdown by financial year please provide the figures over the total three year period. For example.... "In the following financial years: (2023/4, 2023/22; 2021/22) the council paid for 231 SEND pupils to attend independent special schools. 81 of these pupils attended private schools outside of the borough/ in a different local authority's area. The total cost of sending pupils with SEND to independent special schools in and outside of the borough/ local authority area was £217,891"For clarity: Private schools (also known as 'independent schools') charge fees to attend instead of being funded by the government.For clarity: I am requesting the number of SEND pupils who - unable to be educated in their state local authority school - were sent to private schools paid for by the council. If you believe the contents of any such files are exempt from disclosure, please provide summaries of any such exempt files. If this request is denied in whole or in part, I ask that you justify all deletions and exemptions by reference to specific exemptions under the Act My preferred mode of access to this information is electronic. I would be grateful if you would confirm that you have received this request.
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