East Riding JSNA

Health and Wellbeing Assessment in the East Riding

Special educational needs and disability (SEND)

East Riding of Yorkshire SEND JSNA home page

This page is the first of a set of East Riding JSNA web-pages related to special educational needs or disability (SEND), details of the other pages can be found below. The aim of the East Riding JSNA website, is to describe the population of children and young people aged 0-24 (up to 25th birthday) years within the East Riding, with identified special educational needs. This website will compliment a separate SEND JSNA Intelligence document, which will be made available on these pages when published in early 2025.

The SEND JSNA website contains downloadable files and is frequently updated when new information becomes available. The SEND section of the JSNA website has been divided into 4 main pages outlined in the bulleted list below.

The pages can also be accessed from the menu bar at the top (under ‘Childrens’ and then choosing ‘Vulnerable Groups’).

A basic overview of SEND

A child or young person is considered to have a special educational need or disability if they face significantly greater challenges in learning compared to their peers, or if a physical or mental health condition hinders their ability to access educational facilities. This section briefly describes the different stages of support that are provided and the broad areas of need.

There are 2 stages of support for meeting the needs of children with SEN, outlined below:

  • Special Educational Needs (SEN) Support is the process schools and similar settings use to identify and meet the needs of children with special educational needs.
  • An Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP) is a higher level of support than SEN Support for children with special educational needs, determined by a formal assessment (EHC Needs assessment) and is a legal document which describes a child or young person’s aged up to 25 special educational needs, the support they need, and the outcomes they would like to achieve.

In the Code of Practice Children’s SEN are generally thought of in the following broad areas of need:

  • Communication and interaction includes speech, language and communication need (SLCN) and Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)
  • Cognition and learning – Learning difficulties cover a wide range of needs, including:
    • Moderate Learning difficulty (MLD)
    • Severe Learning difficulty (SLD)
    • Profound and Multiple Learning difficulty (PMLD)
    • Specific Learning difficulty (SpLD)
  • Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)
  • Sensory and/or physical needs includes vision impairment (VI), hearing impairment (HI), multi-sensory impairment (MSI) and physical disability (PD).

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Key points relating to SEND in the East Riding

This section highlights a number of key points from the SEND JSNA pages (listed at the top of this page), based on the reports released in July 2024 by the Children’s Performance Team.

In East Riding schools, the number of Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs) has been rising, with a higher proportion within state funded schools compared to the national average.  The majority of pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) are males, with the highest proportion of SEN recorded in 11-year-olds with EHCPs and 9-year-olds in SEN Support.  Primary schools accommodate the highest proportion of SEN students overall.

The most prevalent broad and primary needs for pupils with EHCPs were ‘Communication and Interaction’ and ‘Speech, Language and Communication needs (SLCN)’ respectively.  For SEN Support the most prevalent broad and primary needs were ‘Cognition and Learning’ and ‘Moderate Learning Difficulty’.  There was a lower prevalence in the East Riding of Autistic Spectrum Disorder compared to the national average for both EHCPs and SEN Support.

Educational attainment outcomes for children with EHCPs in the East Riding decreased in the last year but are generally higher than comparator areas, while those with SEN Support are lower. There is a higher proportion of EHCPs in Alternative Provision and Pupil Referral Units in the East Riding, potentially limiting availability of places for other children.

The rate of maintained EHCPs in the East Riding is increasing and is currently at a significantly higher rate per population than the national average.  Within the East Riding there are significantly higher rates of EHCP maintained pupils living within the more deprived, coastal communities of the East Riding.

More detailed information can be viewed on each of the specific pages highlighted at the top of this page, however the infographic below provides a summary for 2024.

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East Riding SEND JSNA documents

JSNA documents related to SEND can be found below. An update for 2025 has been produced and will be included in this document when available.

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The East Riding Local Offer

The purpose of the Local Offer is to provide clear, accessible information about what services are available in the area for parents, children and young people aged 0 – 25 years with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND). This is a major part of the SEND reforms which aims to transform the way children, young people and their families can access services and achieve their aspirations.

The website can be found here: Home (eastridinglocaloffer.org.uk). Information and support is separated into 6 sections, Education, Health, Care & Support, Leisure, Money, and Adulthood. A directory of services and groups can also be searched. Regularly updated SEND data dashboard reports can be accessed from this page.

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Further information

This section provides links to other related websites.

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Tags: Children, Education, Health and Social Care Services, Individual behaviours, Living Conditions