1. The East Riding JSNA SEND home page
2. SEND in East Riding schools
3. Attainment outcomes for children and young people with SEND
4. EHCPs maintained by the East Riding
5. Preparation for Adulthood for Young people with SEND page

PFA is an umbrella term used to support the transition from childhood to adulthood for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), and to support them achieve the best outcomes. PFA relates to young people aged 14-25 years and the responsibility rests across Children’s and Adult’s services. The four areas of PFA are:

• Independent living

• Good health and well-being

• Community inclusion

• Education and employment

In the East Riding, the Futures+ Service is the Learning Disability, Autism and Preparing for Adulthood service in Adult Social Care. The service helps young people to think about their futures through the transition from childhood to adulthood and aims to prevent crisis and improve outcomes for young people and their families, The service works in partnership with other agencies, such as Health, Education, and Mental Health, to provide a coordinated transition plan and a wrap-around support for each young person. The service also involves young people, parents, and carers in co-producing the service design and delivery. The service has two hubs:

• Preparing for Adulthood Hub.
The Preparing for Adulthood Hub accepts referrals for any young person who requires support to transition from children’s to adult services, and starts engaging with them from age 14. The Hub aims to assist with safeguarding concerns, support young people from age 14+ in their transition from children’s to adult services, and work in partnership with internal and external agencies, young people, families, and carers to enable individuals to maximize their potential and achieve their goals. The hub also aims to establish effective co-production, create a joint working protocol, and use strength-based and outcome-focused approaches to prevent, reduce, and delay the need for formal care. The hub works with young people aged 14-16, 1618, and 18+ and has specific criteria for transitions.

• Community Inclusion Hub.
The Community Inclusion Hub is an initiative that aims to provide long-term assessment, care, and support planning for individuals with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism. The hub works 65 in collaboration with partner agencies, service users, families, and carers to deliver personcentred and strengths-based support. The hub offers a range of services, including multidisciplinary support, consultation, safeguarding and case management. The hub also works with commissioning to identify future service development based on the needs of the people who access the services. The criteria for accessing the hub include being 18 years or older and having a Learning Disability and/or Autism with additional factors such as dual diagnosis, high acuity, high risk, high cost, safeguarding issues, criminal justice involvement, homelessness, or independent living. Further information can be found on the Council’s Adult Social Care web page and also the Your Life Your Way East Riding web page.

Key Points Summary

• 1. Participation in Education and Training (Aged 16–17)
  • The proportion of 16–17 year olds with SEN (Special Educational Needs) support in East Riding participating in education or training in 2025 was 84.9%, a decrease from the previous year, but the gap to the national average has narrowed significantly.
  • National and regional trends showed a slight increase in participation for those with EHCPs (Education, Health and Care Plans), but East Riding saw a slight decrease.
  • Participation rates for both SEN support and EHCPs are tracked against national and regional comparators, with East Riding generally below national but improving.

• 2. NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) Rates (Aged 16–17)
  • There has been an increase in NEET rates for young people with both SEN support and EHCPs, following the national trend.
  • For the seventh consecutive year, NEET rates for 16–17 year olds with SEN support in East Riding remain below national and regional averages.
  • However, the NEET rate for those with EHCPs in East Riding rose more sharply than elsewhere, reaching 12.4% in 2025, compared to 8.6% nationally.
  • Young people without SEND are much less likely to be NEET (2.6% in East Riding), and this group also saw a rise, but rates remain below national and regional levels.

• 3. KS4 Destinations (After Year 11)
  • The percentage of pupils with SEN support in East Riding in a sustained education, apprenticeship, or employment destination after KS4 (Key Stage 4) decreased slightly to 89.5% but remains above all comparators.
  • Pupils with EHCPs saw a larger decrease, from 96% in 2022 to 90.2% in 2023.
  • Pupils without SEN are more likely to be in a sustained destination than those with SEN, and East Riding continues to outperform national and regional averages despite a general decline.

• 4. KS5 Destinations (After Year 13, Mainstream Schools)
  • In 2023, 87.1% of KS5 students with SEN in East Riding were in a sustained destination, compared to 90.1% without SEN. The gap (3 percentage points) is smaller than the national gap (5.8 points).
  • There was a notable increase in the proportion of KS5 students with SEN in a sustained destination, placing East Riding above all comparators, though the cohort size is small (31 students).

472 college students were identified as having LLDD, with 324 in a sustained destination.

5. KS5 Destinations (Colleges)

For college students, 68.6% of those with LLDD (Learning Difficulties or Disabilities) in East Riding were in a sustained destination in 2023, a 6.8 percentage point decrease from the previous year.

The gap between those with and without LLDD is 10.5 percentage points in East Riding, higher than the national gap (8.7 points).