Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of (a) sixth-form, (b) secondary, and (c) primary school students started mental health treatment in each of the last five years.

The information requested is not available as health and care providers do not routinely collect information on the education status of patients.

For the number of people receiving mental health referrals, the closest information that could be provided is the number of people aged 0-18 who have been referred to children and young people’s mental health services. This is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-health-services-monthly-statistics/final-march-2019