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Number of Children in Special Schools
in England & Wales: 1897-2000
|
Year
|
No
of Children
|
Year
|
No
of Children
|
|
1897
|
4,739
|
1955
|
51,558
*
|
|
1909
|
17,600
|
1965
|
70,334
*
|
|
1914
|
28,511
|
1967
|
78,256
*
|
|
1919
|
34,478
|
1977
|
135,261
*+
|
|
1929
|
49,487
|
1987
|
107,126
*+
|
|
1939
|
59,768
|
1999
|
106,000*+@
|
|
1947
|
40,252
*
|
2000
|
104,991
*+@
|
* Hospital schools not included +
Includes Severe Learning Difficulty
Source Cole 1989 based on Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Education,
Dept.
of Education and Science Annual Reports and @ DfEE 13/99 15/2001,SEN
Statistics includes independent schools and PRUs.
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