Independent School Census, September 2006

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Table 3.7: Main difficulty in learning of pupils with a Coordinated Support Plan, Record of Needs or an Individualised Education Programme in independent secondary schools, 2006 (1)

Impairment

Number

Rate per 1,000 pupils

Percentage distribution of main difficulty

Total

218

12.2

Significant hearing impairment

-

-

-

Significant visual impairment

2

0.1

0.9

Significant physical or motor impairments

8

0.4

3.7

Significant language and speech disorder

4

0.2

1.8

Autistic spectrum disorder

11

0.6

5.0

Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties

3

0.2

1.4

Learning difficulties:

Moderate

37

2.1

17.0

Severe

1

0.1

0.5

Profound

1

0.1

0.5

Specific - in language and/or mathematics (including dyslexia)

144

8.1

66.1

Complex or multiple impairments:

Dual sensory impairment

-

-

-

Moderate learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders

1

0.1

0.5

Severe learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders

-

-

-

Profound learning difficulties and other

-

-

-

Other

6

0.3

2.8

(1) See background notes 8-12

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