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Statistics Publication Notice: Education Series: Independent School Census, September 2005

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Table 4: Main difficulty in learning of pupils with a Record of Needs (RoN) and/or an Individualised Educational Programme ( IEP) in independent primary and secondary schools and of all pupils in special schools, 2005

Impairment

Number

Rate per 1,000 pupils

Percentage distribution of main difficulty

Total

1,594

52.6

Significant hearing impairment

3

0.1

0.2

Significant visual impairment

-

-

-

Significant physical or motor impairments

5

0.2

0.3

Significant language and speech disorder

8

0.3

0.5

Autistic spectrum disorder

192

6.3

12.0

Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties

753

24.8

47.2

Learning difficulties:

Moderate

126

4.2

7.9

Severe

27

0.9

1.7

Profound

7

0.2

0.4

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

352

11.6

22.1

Complex or multiple impairments:

Dual sensory impairment

1

-

0.1

Moderate learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders

21

0.7

1.3

Severe learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders

9

0.3

0.6

Profound learning difficulties and other

4

0.1

0.3

Other

86

2.8

5.4

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