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Written question asked by Lord Warner (Crossbench) on Monday, 26 February 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 March 2024. It was answered by Baroness Barran (Conservative) on Monday, 11 March 2024 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Boarding Schools: Special Educational Needs

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many residential special educational needs schools there were in England at the end of (1) 2021, (2) 2022, and (3) 2023.

Answer

According to the Get Information About Schools (GIAS) database, in 2021 there were 238 open residential special schools. In 2022 there were 175 and in 2023 there were 159. This is a reduction in special schools offering residential provision, the number of special schools grew from 1,689 in 2021 to 1,822 in 2023.

This includes local authority maintained special schools, special academies, non-maintained special schools, independent special schools and specialist post-16 institutions. It covers both those registered as boarding schools, subject to the national minimum standards for residential special schools, and those which offer provision for more than 38 weeks per year and are dual registered as children’s homes.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2771
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Boarding schools Special educational needs
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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