Send children out of formal education

05 October 2023

Your request

Please could you provide the following information under the Freedom of Information act:

1.        As of 1st September 2023, how many specialist school places in total, did your authority have? (Vacant & filled). This would include - Special Schools and Resourced Provision places within a mainstream setting.

2.        How many children who have an EHCP are not currently accessing any formal education as of the date of receipt of this email?

3.        How many children who have an EHCP do not have a place at any school?

Please provide the number of children who are currently waiting for an EHCP assessment that are:

a) on roll but are unable to attend

b) have no school place

c) electively home educated

Our response

  1. As of 1st September 2023, how many specialist school places in total, did your authority have? (Vacant & filled). This would include - Special Schools and Resourced Provision places within a mainstream setting.

School Name

No of places Sept 2023 agreed

Actual Filled Places Oct 2022 Lambeth Pupils

Elm Court PLACES

150

Capacity

Lansdowne PLACES

155

Capacity

The Livity PLACES

110

Capacity

Michael Tippett PLACES

85

83

Turney PLACES

147

Capacity

Vanguard PLACES

56

Capacity

Larkhall Primary School

48

Capacity

Crown Lane Primary School

15

Capacity

Hill Mead Primary School

10

6

Jubilee Primary School

32

Capacity

Archbishop Sumner

3

1

The London Nautical School

18

Capacity

Allen Edwards Primary

17

Capacity

Wyvil ASD

80

Capacity

Wyvil SLCN Resource Base

20

Capacity

Dunraven School

15

12

The Elmgreen School

15

10

The Elmgreen School - SEMH

12

12

Triangle (MNS Nurture Bases )

10

10

2. How many children who have an EHCP are not currently accessing any formal education as of the date of receipt of this email?

As this figure is subject to change, please use the National published data which captures this at the same point for all Council and Local Authorities. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen

3. How many children who have an EHCP do not have a place at any school?

Please provide the number of children who are currently waiting for an EHCP assessment that are:

a) on roll but are unable to attend                                                                                                                                    0

b) have no school place                                                                                                                                                    6

c) electively home educated                                                                                                                                             0