The Petteril Community Panel Area currently has 1 school and 1 other provision delivering specialist places for children and young people with SEND.
Refer to the map on page 31.
Specialist provision within the Petteril Community Panel Area - November 2024
Refer to the table on page 31.
There are 37 commissioned specialist places in the Petteril Community Panel Area.
The three most prevalent primary needs for children and young people with an EHCP in the Petteril Community Panel Area are:
- Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
- Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)
- Communication and Interaction needs including Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
The chart on page 32 shows the distribution of specialist places for the three most prevalent primary needs in the Petteril Community Panel Area.
Occupancy of current provision
The current occupancy of the specialist places within this area as of November 2024 stands at 70%.
The 12 places at St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School were only recently commissioned and are now being consulted for places. The zero occupancy at this RP needs to be considered when looking at the occupancy data for this area.
New provisions or expansions between September 2023 and 2024
An additional 14 specialist places were created within this Community Panel Area during this period.
Refer to the table on page 33.
Conclusion
As is illustrated in the data provided, further specialist places are required within the Petteril area for children and young people with the three most prevalent primary needs to meet demand now and in the future.
There is currently no primary or secondary provision within this area for Communication and Interaction needs including Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or for Speech, Language and Communication which is the most prevalent need in this area.
Whilst there are both primary and secondary places for Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH), the relatively low occupancy figure is due to the provision at St Cuthberts Primary School being opened only recently and as such it will take time for the places to fill. The occupancy of this provision will be monitored going forward. All of the 25 secondary places are occupied.
Given the high level of occupancy in the secondary Resourced Provision for children and young people with Communication and Interaction needs including Autistic Spectrum Disorders, this evidences that further provision is required for this primary need.