Independent School Census, September 2007

Table 4.6: Reasons for support for pupils in independent special schools, 2007 ⁽¹⁾
(See also table 4.7 for those pupil recorded under old categories)

Occurrences. Pupils with more than one support type will appear in each row.

	Number	Rate per 1,000 pupils
Pupils for whom reason for support is reported	58	51
Learning disability	27	24
Dyslexia	10	9
Other specific learning difficulty ( e.g. numeric)	12	10
Other moderate learning difficulty	14	12
Visual impairment	*	*
Hearing impairment	*	*
Deafblind	-	-
Physical or motor impairment	-	-
Language or speech disorder	*	*
Autistic spectrum disorder	18	16
Social, emotional and behavioural difficulty	38	33
Physical health problem	*	*
Mental health problem	*	*
Interrupted learning	14	12
English as an additional language	-	-
Looked after	32	28
More able pupil	-	-
Other	-	-

(1) See background notes 7-11

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