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Table 4.7: Reasons for support for pupils based in special schools with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2006 ( see also table 4.5 for pupils reported under the old categories)
Occurrences. Pupils with more than one reason for support will appear in each row.
| Female | Male | Total | Rate per 1,000 pupils |
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Female | Male | Total |
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Pupils for whom reason for support is reported | 846 | 1,796 | 2,642 | 380.2 | 378.1 | 378.8 |
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Learning disability | 549 | 1,034 | 1,583 | 246.7 | 217.7 | 227.0 |
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Dyslexia | * | * | 7 | * | * | 1.0 |
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Other specific learning difficulty (e.g. numeric) | * | * | 15 | * | * | 2.2 |
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Visual impairment | 83 | 98 | 181 | 37.3 | 20.6 | 25.9 |
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Hearing impairment | 36 | 36 | 72 | 16.2 | 7.6 | 10.3 |
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Deafblind | * | * | 4 | * | * | 0.6 |
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Physical or motor impairment | 181 | 239 | 420 | 81.3 | 50.3 | 60.2 |
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Language or speech disorder | 160 | 353 | 513 | 71.9 | 74.3 | 73.5 |
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Autistic spectrum disorder | 68 | 342 | 410 | 30.6 | 72.0 | 58.8 |
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Social, emotional and behavioural difficulty | 148 | 468 | 616 | 66.5 | 98.5 | 88.3 |
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Physical health problem | 86 | 124 | 210 | 38.7 | 26.1 | 30.1 |
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Mental health problem | * | * | 8 | * | * | 1.1 |
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Interrupted learning | * | * | 11 | * | * | 1.6 |
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English as an additional language | * | * | 12 | * | * | 1.7 |
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Looked after | 29 | 33 | 62 | 13.0 | 6.9 | 8.9 |
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More able pupil | * | * | 2 | * | * | 0.3 |
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Other | 151 | 302 | 453 | 67.9 | 63.6 | 64.9 |
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Not known / Not disclosed | 26 | 44 | 70 | 11.7 | 9.3 | 10.0 |
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Local authority figures on page 90 (see also page 88 for pupils reported under the old categories).
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