2020-21 Elective Home Education (EHE) figures compared to previous years
Number of EHE registered children as a percentage of the school population (Note: these figures represent all children and young people who were registered as EHE at some point during the year).
| Academic Year | No. of registered children | % of total school population |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 1275 | 1.4 |
| 2017-18 | 1588 | 1.6 |
| 2018-19 | 1940 | 1.7 |
| 2019-20 | 1907 | 1.9 |
| 2020-21 | 2389 | 2.4 |
Percentage of boys compared to girls
| Academic year | % boys | % girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 52.0 | 48.0 |
| 2017-18 | 53.3 | 46.7 |
| 2018-19 | 51.5 | 48.5 |
| 2019-20 | 51.4 | 48.6 |
| 2020-21 | 50.2 | 49.8 |
Number of EHE registered children with an Education Health Care Plan (Note: these figures represent all children and young people who were recorded as EHE with an EHCP at some point during the year).
| Academic year | No. with EHCP |
|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 57 |
| 2017-18 | 72 |
| 2018-19 | 123 |
| 2019-20 | 166 |
| 2020-21 | 197 |
Number of EHE children at each Key Stage
| Academic year | KS1 | KS2 | KS3 | KS4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 197 | 402 | 369 | 307 |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 473 | 472 | 407 |
| 2018-19 | 255 | 539 | 606 | 540 |
| 2019-20 | 270 | 553 | 534 | 550 |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 776 | 718 | 528 |
Reasons for EHE
| Main reason | No. of children |
|---|---|
| Attendance / Prosecution | 38 |
| Bullying | 61 |
| Dissatisfaction with school environment | 266 |
| Social emotional mental health | 377 |
| Lifestyle / Cultural / Philosophical | 486 |
| Medical – child | 54 |
| Medical – parent | 25 |
| Near exclusion | 17 |
| Permanently excluded | 2 |
| Not preferred school | 50 |
| No reason recorded | 16 |
| Dissatisfaction with SEN provision | 59 |
| Relationship issues | 15 |
| Religious beliefs | 3 |
| Moved to area | 33 |
| School refuser / phobic | 49 |
| Other | 341 |
| Not known at point of registration | 497 |