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Written question asked by Anthony Mangnall (Conservative) on Monday, 12 June 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 June 2023. It was answered by Claire Coutinho (Conservative) on Monday, 19 June 2023 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Reading: Special Educational Needs

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many deaf children reached their age related reading score for their year 1 phonic screening check assessment in the last five years for which figures are available.

Answer

The department publishes data on the attainment of pupils recorded as having a hearing impairment in the phonics screening check within the ‘Key Stage 1 and phonics screening check attainment’ statistics publication, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-1-and-phonics-screening-check-attainment/2021-22.

The attached table includes the number of pupils recorded as having a hearing impairment who met the expected standard in Year 1 in the phonics screening check between 2016 and 2022. In addition, the number of such pupils eligible to take the check and the number and proportion working towards the standard, were absent or disapplied from the check are included to provide context. Data for 2020 and 2021 is not available due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

These statistics include pupils with special educational needs in state-funded schools where hearing impairment was recorded as their primary type of need on the school census. Therefore, these statistics will not capture all pupils in Year 1 with a hearing impairment.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
189036
Session
2022-23
Attachment
Phonics hearing impairment
Subjects
Hearing impairment Reading Special educational needs
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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