Main text: OSR30/2010

Department for

Education

Osr 30/2010 9 December 2010 Coverage: England

Theme: Health, well- being and Care

Issued by

Department for Education Sanctuary Buildings Great Smith Street London SW1P 3BT

Telephone: Press Office 020 7925 6789 Public Enquiries 0870 000 2288

Statistician Andy Brook

info@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk

Internet http://Awww.dcsf.gov.uk/rsg ateway/index.shtml

Statistical

Release

Special Educational Needs: Statements Issued Within 26 Weeks In 2009-10

Introduction

This publication presents national and local authority (LA) figures from 2009-10 for statements of special educational needs (SEN). This information is provided to help LAs assess comparative performance in meeting statutory time limits on finalising statements of SEN and to provide parents and other interested parties with this information. This publication complements earlier information on SEN in England which is detailed below.

There is considerable evidence of the benefits of early and timely intervention to address children’s SEN. Parents are concerned that SEN statements should be completed within the statutory time limit so that appropriate intervention to meet their children’s SEN can begin. This publication provides information to parents on the percentage of statements which are completed within the statutory time limit in their local areas.

Two local authority measures are included within this publication to provide detail on the timeliness of SEN statements:

Table A The number of final statements of SEN issued within 26 weeks excluding exception cases as a proportion of all such statements issued in the year.

Table B The number of final statements of SEN issued

within 26 weeks as a proportion of all such statements issued in the year.

This information was submitted directly by LAs to the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Key Points

This publication provides national and LA figures for both sets of SEN statements detailed above. e Within Table A, 95 per cent of final statements of SEN in England in 2009- 10 were issued within 26 weeks (excluding exception cases). Local authority performance varied from 45 per cent to 100 per cent. e Within Table B, 87 per cent of final statements in England in 2009-10 were issued within 26 weeks. Local authority performance varied from 16 per cent to 100 per cent.

The publication these national and local level figures allow DfE policy and local authorities to monitor the length of time taken to issue the statements. We are publishing information on statements that are issued for the first time in the financial year — reassessments are not considered. This is not a National Statistics publication.

This publication provides 2009-10 figures for all local authorities in England. The technical definition for these indicators can be found within Annex A.

Background

This information was collected and published for the first time in 2008-09. Comparative figures for 2008-09 are included within the tables of this release for information. The construction of these figures are based on the Best Value Performance Indicators (Bvpi) 43A and 43B which measured the percentage of draft SEN statements produced within 18 weeks. A link to the national and LA 2007-08 figures for the respective BVPIs are included in Notes to Editors.

The start of the 26 week period is the date on which a request for assessment is received from a parent or responsible body — school or early years setting — or the date on which the authority issues a notice to parents that a statutory assessment is being considered. A referral from another agency, such as Health, is not a request from a responsible body. In these circumstances, the timescale would start from the date that the authority issues a notice to parents that the assessment is being considered.

The 26-week limit is made up of;

Six weeks from receipt of a request to decide whether to conduct an assessment; ten weeks to conduct the assessment and decide whether to draw up a statement (including six weeks to seek and receive advice for the assessment); two weeks to draft a proposed statement; and eight weeks to finalise the statement. The Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) (Consolidation) Regulations 2001 allow for exceptions to these internal time limits, for example where the local authority has not received advice from those from whom it has been requested for the assessment within time. Indicator A excludes cases where exceptions have occurred and Indicator B includes all statements.

The 26-week indicators were included within the National Indicator Set for the previous Government as Ni 103.

Tables Table 1: Number of final statements of special educational needs issued within 26 weeks excluding exception cases as a proportion of all such statements issued in 2008-09 and 2009-10 (England and local

authorities).

Table 2: Number of final statements of special educational needs issued within 26 weeks as a proportion of all such statements issued in 2008-09 and 2009-10 (England and local authorities).

Related Information Further information on children with special educational needs can be found at the following publications:

Children with Special Educational Needs 2010: an analysis http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway/Db/Sta/t000965/index.shtml

Special Educational Needs in England: January 2010 http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway/Db/Sfr/s000939/index.shtml

Table 1

Indicator A: Number of final statements of special educational need issued within 26 weeks excluding exception cases as a proportion of all such statements issued in 2008-09 and 2009-10

England and Local Authority figures’

2008-09 2009-10 Percentage Percentage Number of of Number of of statements statements _ statements statements issued Total issued issued Total issued within 26 number of — within 26 within 26 number of — within 26 weeks statements weeks weeks statements weeks

England 16,000 17,600 "1 17,000 17,900 95 North East 1,050 1,110 95 900 930 7 Darlington 25 25 100 20 20 100 Durham 270 275 98 285 285 100 Gateshead 60 75 82 80 85 95 Hartlepool 40 40 100 40 40 100 Middlesbrough 50 50 98 16 16 100 Newcastle Upon Tyne 65 70 of 76 80 93 North Tyneside 90 105 82 95 100 95 Northumberland 155 155 100 80 85 99 Redcar and Cleveland 65 70 90 45 45 100 South Tyneside 80 85 93 50 65 79 Stockton-On-Tees 76 75 100 60 60 100 Sunderland 80 80 100 55 55 100 North West 1,850 2,070 90 1,950 2,120 92 Blackburn with Darwen 45 45 100 30 30 100 Blackpool 30 30 100 30 30 oF Bolton 105 105 100 65 75 83 Bury 115 135 83 100 130 77 Cheshire 140 165 84 Cheshire East . 100 105 93 Cheshire West and Chester : 125 125 98 Cumbria 175 175 100 170 175 99 Halton, - - - 15 15 700 Knowsley 35 55 66 90 90 100 Lancashire 240 255, 93 290 290 700 Liverpool 110 110 100 140 140 700 Manchester 125 180 7 90 165 56 Oldham 40 40 100 55 60 89 Rochdale 30 30 100 25 25 100 Salford 100 155 66 100 115 87 Sefton 55 55 96 30 30 oF St Helens 40 40 100 25 25 100 Stockport 145 145 100 135 136 100 Tameside 40 40 100 50 50 100 Trafford 130 160 86 135 160 90 Warrington 30 30 100 65 65 100 Wigan 55 55 100 36 35 100 Wirral 70 70 oF 55 55 100 Yorkshire And The Humber 1,270 1,330 95 1,420 1,460 97 Barmsley 95 95 99 100 100 100 Bradford 76 90 82 205 220 94 Calderdale 85 85 100 125 125 100 Doncaster 130 140 92 175 175 100 East Riding of Yorkshire 20 20 100 25 25 100 Kingston Upon Hull, City of 35 35 100 40 45 89 Kirklees 70 75 95 85 90 oF Leeds 100 110 92 150 155 96 North East Lincolnshire 56 55 100 56 55 100 North Lincolnshire 160 165 98 90 90 100 North Yorkshire 80 90 85 75 85 83 Rotherharn 25 25 100 15 15 100 Sheffield 115 120 95 110 115 98 Wakefield 180 180 700 115 115 100 York 45 45 98 50 50 700

Table 1

Indicator A: Number of final statements of special educational need issued within 26 weeks excluding exception cases’ as a proportion of all such statements issued in 2008-09 and 2009-10

England and Local Authority figures!

East Midlands 1,210 1,290 93 1,310 1,370 96 Derby 70 75 96 110 125 87 Derbyshire 120 135 87 130 145 89 Leicester 100 115 87 155 170 90 Leicestershire 280 280 100 255 255 100 Lincolnshire 130 140 93 115 120 oF Northamptonshire 335 350 97 340 345 99 Nottingham 60 60 94 65 70 93 Nottinghamshire 80 105 76 125 125 99 Rutland 30 30 94 20 20 100 West Midlands 2,010 2,140 94 2,020 2,080 97 Birmingham 735 735 100 670 670 100 Coventry 105 105 100 145 145 100 Dudley 90 100 93 130 130 100 Herefordshire 50 50 700 65 65 100 Sandwell 20 20 700 105 105 400 Shropshire 205 205 700 60 60 oF Solihull 125 130 98 130 135 98 Staffordshire 65 65 100 145 145 100 Stoke-On-Trent 105 185 58 115 140 82 Telford and Wrekin 40 45 98 55 55 98 Walsall 100 100 100 125 125 100 Warwickshire 140 165 of 30 36 of Wolverhampton 150 155 95, 150 155 95, Worcestershire 85 100 83 100 110 90 East Of England 2,180 2,330 94 2,280 2,360 96 Bedfordshire 130 135 99 Bedford Borough . 55 55 700 Central Bedfordshire . 80 85 99 Cambridgeshire 315 315 100 330 330 400 Essex 775 775 100 825 825 100 Hertfordshire 105 140 76 105 105 100 Luton 100 100 100 100 100 100 Norfolk 220 2390 76 290 370 79 Peterborough 105 105 98 95 95 96 Southend-on-Sea 85 95 93 60 60 100 Suffolk 255 285 90 235 240 99 Thurrock 85 95 93 100 105 98 London 2,480 2,790 89 2,690 2,910 92 Inner London 1,110 1,220 91 1,190 1,250 95 Camden 60 75 82 15 20 7 City Of London - - - - - - Hackney 120 125 98 100 100 oF Hammersmith and Fulham 30 40 82 60 60 98 Haringey 135 150 89 135 135 98 Islington 70 70 100 80 80 100 Kensington and Chelsea - 5 - 10 10 90 Lambeth 110 115 96 105 110 7 Lewisham 7 110 67 160 165 99 Newham 55 55 100 40 40 100 Southwark 55 75 76 100 110 90 Tower Hamlets 175 175 98 190 190 100 Wandsworth 90 105 89 80 110 75 Westminster 125 125 700 110 110 99

Table 1

Indicator A: Number of final statements of special educational need issued within 26 weeks excluding exception cases’ as a proportion of all such statements issued in 2008.09 and 2009-10

England and Local Authority figures

2008-09 2009-10 Percentage Percentage Number of of Nurnber of of statements statements statements statements issued Total issued issued Total issued within 26 number of — within 26 within 26 nurnber of — within 26 weeks statements weeks weeks statements weeks Outer London 1,370 1,570 87 1,500 1,670 90 Barking and Dagenham 55 60 93 70 70 96 Barnet 30 40 ra 30 40 80 Bexley 50 55 93 10 10 of Brent 115 185 62 160 200 80 Bromley 75 105 73 125 200 62 Croydon 140 140 99 195 200 99 Ealing 165 185 88 180 190 95. Enfield 30 40 74 10 10 100 Greenwich 35 36 95 36 36 100 Harrow 110 110 99 115 120 95, Havering 10 16 a7 25 25 96 Hillingdon 130 145 90 145 145 99 Hounslow 60 60 98 25 25 96 Kingston Upon Thames 10 10 : 20 20 100 Merton 85 95 90 50 65 80 Redbridge 15 15 100 15 16 100 Richmond Upon Thames 95 95 oF 80 80 100 Sutton 95 105 oF 130 140 93 Waltham Forest 75 80 oF 15 75 100 South East 2,360 2,670 88 2,830 2,990 95 Bracknell Forest 45 45 98 60 60 100 Brighton and Hove 65 76 87 115 120 99 Buckinghamshire 100 135 74 145 190 76 East Sussex 210 230 oF 180 185 97 Hampshire 570 585 97 570 575 99 Isle Of Wight 10 20 57 16 16 100 Kent 290 355 at 300 360 83 Medway Towns 65 115 58 95 130 74 Milton Keynes 70 75 oF 65 65 100 Oxfordshire 165 165 100 170 170 100 Portsmouth 75 75 100 70 76 96 Reading 65 65 100 300 300 100 Slough 55 55 100 65 65 100 Southampton 65 65 100 20 20 100 Surrey 250 255 98 320 325 98 West Berkshire 70 80 89 80 80 100 West Sussex 105 190 54 190 190 100 Windsor and Maidenhead 65 65 100 55 55 100 Wokingham 10 10 100 10 10 92 South West 1,600 1,830 87 1,580 1,710 92 Bath and North East Somerset 45 45 94 75 76 99 Bournemouth 90 95 95: 75 78 96 Bristol, City of 85 90 oF 30 32 100 Cornwall 140 140 99 170 170 99 Devon 240 270 89 175 200 ar Dorset 125 125 98 155 160 7 Gloucestershire 295 295 100 295 295 100 Isles Of Scilly - - - - - - North Somerset 50 50 100 45 45 100 Plymouth 90 145 62 75 165 45 Poole 25 45 58 55 55 100 Somerset 95 110 89 70 70 100 South Gloucestershire 70 70 97 85 85 99 ‘Swindon 115 205 55 150 150 100 Torbay 70 70 99 80 85 93 Wiltshire 80 80 100 55 55 100

(1) This information has been submitted by LAs to the Department for Communites and Local Government (Oclg) (2) The Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) (Consolidation) Regulations 2001 allow for exceptions to these time limits, for example where the local authority has not received advice from those from whom it has been requested for

the assessment within time

England numbers have been rounded to the nearest 100. Regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10 and Local Authority numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5. Numbers from 1 to 5 inclusive have been replaced by a hyphen (-) Percentages have been rounded to whole numbers unless the numerator was five or less or the denominator was 10 or less, in which case they had been replaced by a hyphen (-)

Table 2

Indicator B: Number of final statements of special educational need issued within 26 weeks as a proportion of all

such statements issued in 2008-09 and 2009-10 England and Local Authority figures’

2008-09 2009-10 Percentage Percentage Number of of Number of of statements statements statements statements issued Total issued issued Total issued within 26 number of — within 26 within 26 number of — within 26 weeks staternents weeks weeks statements weeks England 21,400 26,200 82 22,800 26,200 87 North East 1,130 1,300 87 1,130 1,190 95 Darlington 26 25 96 20 20 oF Durham 285 295 98 305 310 99 Gateshead 75 90 80 90 95 96 Hartlepool 40 40 100 40 40 100 Middlesbrough 56 55 93 55 60 93 Newcastle Upon Tyne 65 85 72 75 85 83 North Tyneside 90 130 68 95 110 83 Northumberland 190 205 of 170 175 96 Redcar and Cleveland 65 75 90 50 50 100 South Tyneside 80 100 82 50 65 75 Stockton-On-Tees 75 80 93 60 65 94 Sunderland 90 115 80 110 115 99 North West 2,730 3,180 86 2,800 3,150 89 Blackburn with Darwen 45 45 100 30 30 7 Blackpool 35 40 90 35 40 90 Bolton 105 115 92 85 110 78 Bury 115 145 80 100 135 74 Cheshire 265 310 a7 . . Cheshire East 125 135 92 Cheshire West and Chester 135 165 84 Cumbria 175 175 100 175 175 99 Halton 30 30 100 30 30 100 Knowsley 36 55 66 30 90 100 Lancashire 436 510 85 525 560 96 Liverpool 110 125 86 140 145 93 Manchester 160 210 76 135 210 65 Oldham 125 130 97 115 165 70 Rochdale 130 130 99 105 105 100 Salford 110 190 58 105 130 at Sefton 55 100 54 80 115 74 St Helens 55 55 oF 55 55 96 Stockport 145 160 oF 170 170 100 Tameside 65 65 100 55 55 100 Trafford 145 185 79 160 180 88 Warrington 60 70 83 70 90 78 Wigan 160 160 99 140 140 100 Wirral 175 195 9 125 125 99 Yorkshire And The Humber 1,830 2,160 85 1,960 2,150 91 Barmsley 160 155 98 135 135 99 Bradford 76 250 30 205 250 at Calderdale 105 105 oF 125 130 95 Doncaster 130 140 92 176 175 100 East Riding of Yorkshire 80 85 oF 105 105 100 Kingston Upon Hull, City of 85 100 84 100 120 84 Kirklees 195 205 94 220 230 96 Leeds 210 245 86 205 215 97 North East Lincolnshire 60 60 100 65 65 100 North Lincolnshire 160 165 98 100 100 99 North Yorkshire 110 135 80 125 165 76 Rotherham 95 100 96 75 75 97 Sheffield 160 185 86 135 185 r4 Wakefield 180 185 oF 140 145 98 York 45 45 96 50 50 96

Table 2

Indicator B: Number of final statements of special educational need issued within 26 weeks as a proportion of all

such statements issued in 2008-09 and 2009-10 England and Local Authority figures!

2008-09 2009-10 Percentage Percentage Number of of Number of of statements statements statements statements issued Total issued issued Total issued within 26 number of — within 26 within 26 number of — within 26 weeks statements weeks weeks statements _ weeks. East Midlands 1,700 1,970 86 1,920 2,140 89 Derby 75 75 95 110 135 8t Derbyshire 285 345 82 315 375 84 Leicester 160 190 85 200 235 86 Leicestershire 290 290 99 325 325 100 Lincolnshire 330 405: 82 330 365 92 Northamptonshire 385 425 oF 415 440 95 Nottingham 60 75 76 65 90 69 Nottinghamshire 85 125 69 140 165 84 Rutland 30 30 94 20 20 100 West Midlands 2,640 3,090 86 2,670 3,030 88 Birrningharn 735 736 100 670 675 100 Coventry 130 150 87 165 170 oF Dudley 165 210 738 220 225 oF Herefordshire 50 50 98 65 65 100 Sandwell 20 30 65 105 170 64 Shropshire 205 210 96 185 200 94 Solihull 125 145 88 130 160 88 Staffordshire 275 305 90 310 350 89 Stoke-On-Trent 105 216 50 125 165 75 Telford and Wrekin 125 135 93 120 140 86 Walsall 105 105 100 125 125 98 Warwickshire 245 320 76 30 50 63 Wolverhampton 150 220 63 160 220 63 Worcestershire 210 285 8t 260 325 79 East Of England 2,700 3,320 81 2,830 3,110 91 Bedfordshire 130 150 a7 Bedford Borough 55 60 97 Central Bedfordshire 80 90 93 Cambridgeshire 315 315 100 330 330 100 Essex 780 780 100 830 830 100 Hertfordshire 265 416 63 400 400 100 Luton 100 100 100 100 100 100 Norfolk 500 820 61 440 635 69 Peterborough 115 130 oF 125 135 92 Southend-on-Sea 95 125 78 75 85 86 Suffolk 315 380 83 285 340 84 Thurrock 85 110 738 100 105 95 London 3,260 4,370 75 3,390 4,230 80 Inner London 1,190 1,680 71 1,380 1,700 81 Camden 60 105 60 80 130 63 City Of London - - - - - - Hackney 150 230 65 135 180 75 Hammersmith and Fulham 55 60 89 65 65 98 Haringey 135 160 84 135 145 93 Islington 85 95 87 85 95, 83 Kensington and Chelsea : 50 : 10 55 16 Lambeth 110 190 5? 175 230 76 Lewisham 95 185 St 170 170 99 Newham 55 55 100 40 40 100 Southwark 55 75 75 100 130 v7? Tower Hamlets 175 225 77 190 200 oF Wandsworth 90 105 86 80 125 64 Westminster 125 150 83 110 135 83

Table 2

Indicator B: Number of final statements of special educational need issued within 26 weeks as a proportion of all

such statements issued in 2008-09 and 2009-10 England and Local Authority figures!

2008-09 2009-10 Percentage Percentage Number of of Number of of

statements statements statements statements

issued Total issued issued Total issued

within 26 number of — within 26 within 26 number of — within 26

weeks statements weeks weeks staternents _ weeks. Outer London 2,070 2,680 7 2,020 2,530 80 Barking and Dagenham 55 100 55 70 105 66 Barnet 80 165 50 85 150 55 Bexley 135 155 86 60 85 74 Brent 150 220 68 190 235 82 Bromley 75 245 Re 125 295 42 Croydon 175 185 95 195 225 83 Ealing 210 230 90 195 205 95 Enfield 100 130 76 85 90, 98 Greenwich 80 95 a7 85 30. 98 Harrow. 125 130 96 130 140 93 Havering 25 30 77 50 50 98 Hillingdon 155 170 oF 155 165 95 Hounslow 120 135 92 55 75 70 Kingston Upon Thames 40 75 55 60 85 a4 Merton 85 100 87 50 70 72 Redbridge 135 155 87 105 115 9 Richmond Upon Thames 110 115 96 90 90 99 Sutton 95 130 74 130 160 85 Waltham Forest 110 125 89 100 120 83 South East 3,390 4,340 78 4,120 4,890 84 Bracknell Forest 55 65 84 80 30, a7 Brighton and Hove 65 115 58 115 120 oF Buckinghamshire 255 380 67 280 420 67 East Sussex 250 300 84 230 265 87 Hampshire 570 595 97 570 580 98 Isle Of Wight 55 85 64 80 80 99 Kent 555 785 ra 540 700 v7? Medway Towns 110 190 5? 145 200 74 Milton Keynes 110 215 St 95 150 62 Oxfordshire 165 165 100 170 170 100 Portsmouth 90 95 95 90 105 83 Reading 105 105 97 560 620 90 Slough 75 75 oF 90 90, 100 Southampton 85 90 98 75 75 100 Surrey 630 600 83 555 635 87 West Berkshire 70 80 89 80 85 90 West Sussex 105 255 40 260 335 78 Windsor and Maidenhead 76 90 85 75 80 69 Wokingham 60 65 97 30 85 34 South West 2,020 2,470 82 1,980 2,340 85 Bath and North East Somerset 45 50 96 75 80 95. Bournemouth 90 95 95 80 80 96 Bristol, City of 225 310 73 130 135 oF Cornwall 215 225 96 260 265 98 Devon 285 380 76 245 395 62 Dorset 125 130 95 155 160 96 Gloucestershire 295 300 99 295 295 100 Isles Of Scilly - - - - - - North Somerset 50 55 89 45 55 89 Plymouth 90 160 55 75 170 44 Poole 25 50 55 55 55 100 Somerset 125 140 89 85 85 99 South Gloucestershire 90 120 v7 30 140 66 ‘Swindon 120 205 57 155 160 96 Torbay 70 70 99 80 90 90 Wiltshire 170 190 oF 160 180 88

(1) This information has been submitted by LAs to the Department for Communites and Local Government (Dclg)

England numbers have been rounded to the nearest 100. Regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10 and Local Authority numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5. Numbers from 1 to 5 inclusive have been replaced by a hyphen (-). Percentages have been rounded to whole numbers unless the numerator was five or less or the denominator was 10 or

less, in which case they had been replaced by a hyphen (-).

Notes To Editors

This is not a National Statistics publication. It has been produced to help local authorities assess comparative performance in meeting statutory time limits on finalising statements. It has also been produced to provide parents and other interested parties with this information.

Enquiries (non-media) about information contained in this document should be addressed to Andy Brook, Analysis and Research Division, 1st Floor Area H, Mowden Hall, Staindrop Road, Darlington, DL3 9BG, email Andrew.Brook@education.gsi.gov.uk or telephone 01325 735408.

Media enquiries about information contained in this Statistical Release should be made to the Department's Press Office at Department for Education, Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT or telephone 020 7925 6789.

Better Value Performance Indicators (BVPIs) 43A and 43B for 2007-08 were published for England and all local authorities on the Audit Commission’s website at: http:/Awww.audit-commission.gov.uk/localgov/audit/BVPIs/Pages/200708bvpidataquartiles.aspx.

Annex A: Technical Definition For Indicators A And B: Statements Of Special Educational Needs Issued Within 26 Weeks

A) The number of final statements of special educational needs issued within 26 weeks excluding exception cases as a proportion of all such statements issued in the year.

A=74x100 Ya Where:

xX, =Final statements of special educational needs excluding exception cases issued within 26 weeks. y, =AIll final statements of special educational needs issued (excluding exception cases).

B) The number of final statements of special educational needs issued within 26 weeks as a proportion of all such statements issued in the year.

B==®.x100 Yb Where:

xX, =Final statements of special educational needs issued within 26 weeks, including exceptions. y, =All final statements of special educational needs.

Why this page, not just a PDF? The original is a PDF - fine to read, but a poor fit for assistive technology: heading structure is often inconsistent or absent, text doesn't reflow for zoom or a narrow screen, and screen readers can struggle with multi-column layouts and scanned pages. This page is the same content rebuilt as plain, semantic HTML - real headings, text that reflows, nothing a screen reader or zoom tool trips over.

Recovered via OCR. This document's own embedded PDF text layer was corrupted (a broken font encoding, not a scan) - what's shown here was read back from the rendered page images instead, so heading structure isn't preserved, only paragraph text.

Republished from Department for Education under the Open Government Licence v3.0. View the original PDF.