Schools: Mental Health Services
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of schools and colleges are covered by Mental Health Support Teams in (a) Bedfordshire and (b) East of England.
Answered by Olivia Bailey
As of March 2026, 63% of schools and colleges in Central Bedfordshire local authority were covered by a Mental Health Support Team (MHST), covering 68% of pupils and learners. In East of England, 46% of schools and colleges (57% of pupils and learners) were covered by an MHST. Nationally, MHST coverage was 48% of schools and colleges and 60% of pupils and learners. The government has committed to expand MHSTs to every school and college by 2029.
Further data for 2025/26 is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-support-teams-coverage-and-school-and-college-experience.
This data has been available since 10th June 2026 at national, regional, local authority and constituency level.
Data on MHST coverage is collected and published annually.
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