1. How many children have an EHCP in Wokingham for the last academic year?
2022 return – 1488

2. Does Wokingham Council have an in house alternative provision service for children with EHCPs who are out of school or struggling to attend?
Yes, Wokingham have a pupil referral unit called Foundry College.

3. How many children with an EHCP are currently not receiving an educational provision?
From the latest monthly dataset, 47 are “YP with EHCP that are NEET”.

4. What is the percentage increase of children with an EHCP for 2020/21 to 2021/22 (academic year)?
17% increase (2021 return was 1270)

5. How many children are currently out of school?
12 pupils who are the CME register.

6. How many children are missing in education?
CME(1) not on a school roll – 12. CME(2) out of school for 20 days or more – 72.
These figures are not specific to SEN but all children who we have recorded as CME.

7. What was the total cost spent on alternative provision in 2021/22 academic year?
In financial year 2021/22 the total expenditure for alternative provision including the allocation to Foundry College was £1,443.5k