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Elective home education statistics: Cumbria

Children in elective home education, by term

TermNumber of childrenRate per 100 population
2022/23 Autumn term6201.0%
2022/23 Spring term7201.1%

By sex (2022/23 Spring term)

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
Female37052%
Male35048%
Unknown00%

By year group (2022/23 Spring term)

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
Year 1114020%
Year 1012016%
Year 910015%
Year 88011%
Year 77010%
Year 5506%
Year 6506%
Year 440under 1%
Year 230under 1%
Year 330under 1%
Year 120under 1%
Receptionfewer than 10under 1%
Unknownfewer than 10under 1%

By reason for elective home education (2022/23 Spring term)

CategoryNumber of childrenPercentage
Other18024%
No reason given16022%
Mental health13018%
Philosophical or preferential9012%
Health concerns related to COVID19608%
Lifestyle40under 1%
Physical health20under 1%
School dissatisfaction bullying20under 1%
Did not get school preference10under 1%
Permanent exclusion10under 1%
Religious10under 1%
School dissatisfaction general10under 1%
Risk of school exclusionfewer than 10under 1%
Difficulty accessing suitable school placefewer than 10under 1%
Offered school place but not yet acceptednot applicablenot published
Did not apply for school place at compulsory school agenot applicablenot published
School suggestion00%
School dissatisfaction SENDfewer than 10under 1%
Unknown00%