FOI request details
Request
Subject: Elective home education
Reference: WBC-FOI-00799
I would like to request, under the freedom of information act, the following information.
- On October census day in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, how many children and young people were you aware of being electively home educated in your local area?
- On October census day in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, what percentage of your statutory school aged (5 - 16) population were electively home educated?
- How many formal notifications for elective home education were made in each of the last four academic years (2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20 and 2018-19)?
- Of the notifications in each year, how many were from a) mainstream schools and b) special schools
- Please rank, in order from highest to lowest, the Key Stage groups with the highest number of notifications for EHE between in each of the last four academic years
- During each of the last four academic years, how many local children were known to be electively home educated at any point across the academic year (the cumulative total)?
- What percentage of the total number of children who are electively home educated have an education, health and care plan (EHCP) as captured on census day in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018?
Please note, these questions are the same as those asked in the annual ADCS survey of councils on EHE, which we understand did not take place in 2022, but did take place in all the other years covered by this FOI. Please bear this in mind if the council is minded to refuse the request on the grounds that responding would breach time and cost limits.
Response
Part Disclosed - 13 March 2023
Our Response:
- On October census day in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, how many children and young people were you aware of being electively home educated in your local area?
Answer:
2022 - 148
2021 - 186
2020 - 131
2019 - 138
2018 - 116
- On October census day in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, what percentage of your statutory school aged (5 - 16) population were electively home educated?
Answer:
2022 - 0.52%
2021 - 0.64%
2020 - 0.44%
2019 - 0.47%
2018 - 0.39%
How many formal notifications for elective home education were made in each of the last four academic years (2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20 and 2018-19)?
Answer:
2021-22 - 82
2020-21 - 138
2019-20 - Information not available in retrievable format
2018-19 - Information not available in retrievable format
- Of the notifications in each year, how many were from a) mainstream schools and b) special schools
Answer:
2021-22
Mainstream - 69
Special - 0
Other - 13
2020-21
Mainstream - 129
Special - 0
Other - 9
2019-20
Mainstream - Information not available in retrievable format
Special - Information not available in retrievable format
2018-19
Mainstream - Information not available in retrievable format
Special - Information not available in retrievable format
- Please rank, in order from highest to lowest, the Key Stage groups with the highest number of notifications for EHE between in each of the last four academic years
Answer:
2021-22
1 - KS2
2 - KS3
3 - KS1
4 - KS4
2020-21
1 - KS4
2 - KS2
3 - KS3
4 - KS1
2019-20
1 - KS3
2 - KS4
3 - KS1
4 - KS2
2018-19
1 - KS3
2 - KS4
3 - KS2
4 - KS1
- During each of the last four academic years, how many local children were known to be electively home educated at any point across the academic year (the cumulative total)?
Answer:
2021-22 - 249
2020-21 - 238
2019-20 - 268
2018-19 - 220
- What percentage of the total number of children who are electively home educated have an education, health and care plan (EHCP) as captured on census day in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018?
Answer:
2022 - 14%
2021 - 0-5%
2020 - 0-5%
2019 - 0-5%
2018 - 1-10%
Please note that our responses were accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of release, and have not subsequently been updated. This information should be considered an historical record only.