Children (18 months to 10 years old) with EHC Plans - Find a freedom of information request

1. How many children (18 months to 10 years old) with EHC Plans were allocated to specialist schools in your county between 2021 to 2024 (i.e. 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)?

2. How many children (18 months to 10 years old) with EHC Plans are currently on a waiting list for a place at a specialist school in your county?

3. How many requests/applications for EHC Plans in total are currently under review (i.e. within the estimated 6-week review, before a decision is made about needing the 12-week assessment)?

4. How many requests/applications for EHC Plans in total are now in the assessment stage (once a decision for whether the 12-week assessment is needed is successful but is yet to reach a final decision after that assessment)?

5 Please provide the number of EHC Plans requests filed, an average success rate (EHC Plans issued) and an average denial rate (requests that have been rejected or dismissed) between 2021 to 2024 (i.e. 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).

Please note the timeframe for all applicable questions in my request is as follows: 2021 to 2024 - i.e. 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
 

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. 570 starting at a special school in the period

2. 97 children and young children are waiting for a special school place, but this number is variable due to the school consultation process and the time it takes to secure a school place.

All children waiting are supporting in the current school or in some cases through interim Home education until a special school place is secured.

3. 197

4. 244

5. Success rate of 60.4% (total requests in the period compared to new plans issued in the period) & denial rate of 35.95% (no at 6 weeks)