East Riding children and young people with an education, health and care plan (EHCP)
This page focuses on the children and young people (0-25 years) with an education, health and care plan (EHCP) and highlights some key statistics. It includes details about those who are maintained by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and also those children who attend East Riding schools (but might not necessarily be maintained by the East Riding). An EHCP outlines the necessary measures to address a child or young person’s special educational needs (SEN) and achieve the best possible outcomes in their education, health, and social care. It also helps prepare them for adulthood.
It is one of 4 main pages relating to SEND on the East Riding JSNA website. The others being:
- The East Riding JSNA SEND home page
- Pupils with SEN support in East Riding schools
- Preparation for adulthood for young people with SEND
These pages are usually updated annually, but more regularly updated SEND data dashboard reports can be accessed from the East Riding Local Offer website.
This East Riding children and young people with an EHCP page is comprised of the following sections, clicking on any the 4 points listed below, will take you directly to that part of the page:
- 1. Headline figures
- 2. Children with an EHC Plan, maintained by the East Riding
- 3. Children with EHC Plans in East Riding schools
- 4. Attainment Outcomes for Pupils with EHC Plans in East Riding schools
1. Headline figures
EHC Plans maintained by the East Riding
EHC Plans within East Riding schools
2. Children with an EHC Plan, maintained by the East Riding
(SEN2 Department for Education statistics)
This section includes a publication providing data about children and young people with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and, historically, for those with a statement of special educational needs (SEN). Data is presented for both the caseload as at January 2024 (for example the number of EHC plans) and for activity during the 2023 calendar year (for example the number of new EHC plans in the calendar year).
Key points are available on each page of the document, a shortened summary of which are presented below:
- Number and characteristics of EHC plans: The East Riding had 3,410 EHC plans maintained in January 2024, a 11.5% increase from the previous year. Most of the plans were for males aged 11-15 and identified as white.
- Rate of EHC plans per head of population: The East Riding has a higher rate of EHC plans (per head of population) compared to region, England and statistical neighbours. Annually, the East Riding rate of EHC plans has been increasing at a higher rate than the statistical neighbour average.
- Placement group and trends of EHC plans: The East Riding had a lower proportion of EHC plans in special schools and a higher proportion in mainstream schools than the national average. The number of EHC plans for CYPs who are NEET or in home education also increased.
- Personal budgets for EHC plans: The number of personal budgets for EHC plans rose by 30% in the East Riding, while it decreased by 3% nationally. Most of the personal budgets were direct payments for social care, and some were LA managed.
- New EHC plans issued in 2023: The East Riding issued 522 new EHC plans in 2023, a 30% increase from the previous year. Most of the new plans were for males and for CYPs of primary school and pre-school age. 91% of the new plans were for CYPs in a school or education setting.
- Initial requests and 20-week timeliness for EHC plans: The East Riding received 676 initial requests for EHC assessments in 2023, a 24% increase from the previous year. 21% of the requests were refused, slightly lower than the national average. The East Riding achieved a 98.7% timeliness for issuing new EHC plans within 20 weeks, well above the national figure of 50%.
- EHC plans discontinued in 2023: The East Riding ceased to maintain 271 EHC plans in 2023, a 36% increase from the previous year. 37% of the plans were discontinued due to moving out of the LA, and 26% due to CYPs leaving education. The East Riding also had a higher proportion of plans discontinued due to CYPs going into employment than the national average.
The rate of EHC plans in the East Riding compared to other areas
Key points:
- The East Riding has a higher rate of EHC plans (per head of population) than region and England
- Annually, the East Riding rate of EHC plans has been increasing at a higher rate than the statistical neighbour average
Whilst it is reasonably straight forward to quantify the number of EHC plans maintained by the East Riding (3,410 as at January 2024), that number in itself doesn’t inform us as to whether the number is large or small compared to other areas.
Table 1 provides a comparative crude rate of EHC plans per 1,000 population for 0-25 years (upper part of table) and 5-15 years (lower part). For both age cohorts the East Riding was calculated to have a significantly higher rate of EHC plans when compared to the regional and England averages. In the East Riding, an estimated one in 25 children and young people aged 0-25 have an EHC plan, compared to one in 33 for the region and one in 30 for England overall. The crude rate values are also displayed in Chart 1.
Table 1. Count and rate of EHCPs
Chart 1. Crude rate of EHC plans per 1,000 population (aged 0-25 years), East Riding compared to region and England
Chart 2 below, compares the East Riding crude rate of EHC plans (0-25 years) in 2024 to statistical neighbours. The East Riding rate (40/1,000 population) was the 3rd highest within the group and significantly higher than the overall statistical neighbourhood group average (31.9/1,000 population). Each year between 2019 and 2023, the gap between the (higher) East Riding rate of EHC plans and the overall statistical neighbour rate increased, before plateauing in 2024 (see chart 3).
Chart 2. Crude rate of EHC plans per 1,000 population (aged 0-25 years), East Riding compared to statistical neighbours
Chart 3. Crude rate of EHC plans per 1,000 population (aged 0-25 years), East Riding compared to statistical neighbours 2019 to 2024. Note that the Y axis of the chart does not start at ‘0’.
3. Children with EHC Plans in East Riding schools
The School Census DfE Statistics document embedded within this section, highlights a number of key statistics and trends relating to pupils with an EHC plan* in East Riding schools. This publication is derived from information on the school census (state-funded schools) return reported to the DfE in January of each year. This document reports January 2024. Data relates to pupils attending East Riding Schools. The publication includes breakdowns by type of SEN provision, type of need, age, gender, ethnicity, English as a first language and free school meal eligibility.
*Please note pupils with SEN Support also feature within the document, however key points about those pupils will feature on the SEN Support page. Also note that East Riding schools can contain children with EHC plan from other local authorities, so this section is not exclusively about pupils with an EHCP maintained by the East Riding.
Key points are available on each page of the document, a shortened summary of which are presented below:
- Proportion of pupils with EHCPs in East Riding schools is rising: The number of pupils with education, health and care plans (EHCPs) in East Riding state-funded schools has increased by 115% since 2016, reaching 5% of the school population in 2024.
- Proportion of EHCPs in mainstream schools is higher than the national average: In 2024, 75.1% of pupils with EHCPs in East Riding were placed in mainstream schools (state-funded primary and secondary), compared to 54.4% nationally.
- Most common need is SLCN: Speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) is the most prevalent need for pupils with EHCPs in East Riding schools, while nationally the most common need is autistic spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Percentage of pupils with EHCPs peaks at age 11: The percentage of pupils with EHCPs in East Riding schools increases with age until age 11, where it reaches 6.4%, and then declines through secondary ages. This trend is similar to the national pattern.
4. Attainment Outcomes for Pupils with EHC Plans in East Riding schools
The document embedded within this section provides attainment outcomes for Early Years, Phonics, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4 by SEN category. Also included is Level 2 (5 GCSEs 9-4 or equivalent) and Level 3 (2 A levels or equivalent) Attainment at age 19. To accompany the PDF below, please also refer to this seperate document which expands on a number of key points.
Main message about educational attainment of children and young people with an EHC plan in East Riding schools: higher educational attainment outcomes in the East Riding than region and national averages (in contrast to pupils with SEN support who are lower than the two comparators).
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