Table 1.6: Main difficulty in learning of pupils with a Coordinated Support Plan ( CSP), Record of Needs ( RoN) or an Individualised Education Programme ( IEP) in independent primary and secondary schools and of all pupils in special schools, 2006 (1)
Impairment | Number | Rate per 1,000 pupils | Percentage distribution of main difficulty |
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Total | 684 | 22.4 | |
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Significant hearing impairment | 1 | - | 0.1 |
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Significant visual impairment | 2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
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Significant physical or motor impairments | 12 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
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Significant language and speech disorder | 10 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
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Autistic spectrum disorder | 113 | 3.7 | 16.5 |
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Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties | 132 | 4.3 | 19.3 |
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Learning difficulties: | | | |
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Moderate | 109 | 3.6 | 15.9 |
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Severe | 8 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
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Profound | 27 | 0.9 | 3.9 |
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Specific - in language and/or mathematics (including dyslexia) | 216 | 7.1 | 31.6 |
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Complex or multiple impairments: | | | |
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Dual sensory impairment | - | - | - |
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Moderate learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders | 20 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
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Severe learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders | 20 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
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Profound learning difficulties and other | 5 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
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Other | 9 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
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(1) See background notes 8-12