Background

Buckinghamshire has a population of 161,400 (0-25 years, ONS mid-year estimates 2019), of which 3.5% of children and young people have an Education, Health, and Care Plan (Mar 2021). 87,112 children and young people attend Buckinghamshire state-funded schools (Jan 2021), with 10.1% registered by their schools as receiving SEN support.  The draft Education Sufficiency Strategy that was consulted upon:

• detailed the current educational places available in Buckinghamshire for the 5 – 25 age group
• outlined the range of needs children and young people in Buckinghamshire have, and the areas where demand is increasing
• forecasted future demand, both in terms of the number of school places likely to be required over the next 5 years, and the nature of these placements
• identified some proposals for how this demand could be met.