AQW 26227/22-27


Mrs Michelle Guy
Alliance Party
Lagan Valley


Tabled Date: 28/04/2025
Answered On Date: 09/05/2025
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of school transport exceptional circumstances appeals that have been successful since the establishment of the appeals process; and (ii) the number of applications in respect of pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Needs that were successful.


Answer:
The EA has provided the information below in relation to the number of transport appeals received on the basis of exceptional circumstances and the number which were successful. Records are only available from 2017/18 when the EA transport service was regionalised.
Academic Year
Appeals Received
Successful Appeals
2017/18
185
34
2018/19
111
13
2019/20
196
29
2020/21
235
17
2021/22
324
26
2022/23
400
14
2023/24
391
16
2024/25
441
5
(ii) The EA has advised that it does not formally record whether or not a pupil has a statement of Special Educational Needs when an appeal is received.