Autism: Home Education

(asked on 4th November 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children with high functioning autism are being home educated.


Answered by
Will Quince Portrait
Will Quince
This question was answered on 11th November 2021

The number of home educated children with education, health and care plans (EHCPs) was 3,660 in 2021 and 2,983 in 2020, according to the department’s data on children with EHCPs. The department does not otherwise collect data on children who are home educated, including the number of children with high functioning autism.

The government remains committed to a form of registration system for children not in school. Further details on this will be in the government’s response to the Children Not in School consultation, which will be published in the coming months.

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