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Special Educational Needs: Bedfordshire

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 7 February 2025UIN 27314

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in Bedfordshire had an EHC plan in each academic year since 2019/20.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

Information on the number of pupils in schools in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Luton with education, health and care (EHC) plans is available in the publication ‘Special Educational Needs in England’, which can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england.

The table linked below shows the figures for pupils in schools with EHC plans in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Luton local authorities for each academic year since 2019/20: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/c81e3eb7-09ad-4267-78dd-08dd3ba46a29.

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