Independent School Census, September 2007

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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 independent special schools, 2007 (1) (See also table 1.4 for those pupil recorded under new categories)

Number

Rate per 1,000 pupils

Percentage distribution of main difficulty

Pupils for whom main difficulty is reported

1,598

51.6

Significant hearing impairment

6

0.2

0.4

Significant visual impairment

*

*

*

Significant physical or motor impairments

11

0.4

0.7

Significant language and speech disorder

11

0.4

0.7

Autistic spectrum disorder

208

6.7

13.0

Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties

807

26.0

50.5

Learning difficulties:

Moderate

140

4.5

8.8

Severe

5

0.1

0.1

Profound

*

*

*

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

293

9.5

18.3

Complex or multiple impairments:

Dual sensory impairment

-

-

-

Moderate learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders

33

1.1

2.1

Severe learning difficulties &

significant additional impairments or disorders

23

0.7

1.4

Profound learning difficulties and other

8

0.3

0.5

Other

48

1.5

3.0

(1) See background notes 7-11

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