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.

Further information will be provided in the forthcoming 2025 SEND JSNA document.

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

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 presented below:

• Increasing annual counts of EHCPs in the East Riding with a higher rate than other areas.  There are also increasing numbers of new plans issued.
  • As of January 2024, there were 3,410 EHCPs maintained by the East Riding, marking an 11.5% increase from the previous year, with a 116% increase over an eight-year period from 2017 to 2024.  The East Riding had a significantly higher crude rate of EHC plans per 1,000 population for both 0-25 years and 5-15 years age cohorts compared to regional and England averages.
  • In 2023, 522 new EHCPs were issued by the East Riding, a 30% increase from the previous year, with primary school age children making up the largest proportion of new plans.
• Largest proportion EHCPs in 11-15 years and higher than national percent in under 5’s
  • The largest proportion of EHCPs in 2024 were for those aged 11-15 years (36.7%), with a higher proportion of plans for those under 5 years in the East Riding compared to national and regional averages.
• Children with maintained EHCPs made up mostly of males of ‘White British’ ethnicity
  • Males made up 71% of children with EHC plans in the East Riding, similar to national and regional averages. The majority of EHCPs were White British residents, reflecting the higher proportion of White British residents in the overall East Riding population compared to the national average.
• Over half of EHCPs in mainstream schools, a lower proportion in special schools compared to national
  • Over half of EHCPs in the East Riding were placed in mainstream schools, higher than national and regional averages, while the proportion in special schools was lower.
• Speech, Language and Communication Needs and Social, Emotional and Mental Health were the joint highest primary needs.  Nearly half of children have a secondary need.
  • Communication and Interaction (C&I) made up the highest proportion of broad needs, followed by Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH). Speech, Language and Communication Need (SLCN) and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) were the joint highest primary needs.
  • Nearly half of the children with an EHCP had a secondary need recorded.
• Area of Residence: higher rates of EHCPs reside within the most deprived areas
  • Most children with EHCPs maintained by the East Riding lived within the East Riding boundary, with a higher rate of EHCPs in the most deprived areas of the local authority area. The electoral wards with significantly higher rates of EHCPs were also generally coastal.
• East Riding has a higher proportion of LA managed personal budgets
  • The number of personal budgets in place for EHCPs rose by 30% from 2022 to 2023, with the largest proportion being direct payments for social care. The East Riding had a higher proportion of LA managed personal budgets compared to national figures.

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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.

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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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