I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide the following details related to Elective Home Education (EHE) within your local authority:

1. Staffing
• The number of staff members working only within the Elective Home Education (EHE) department None
• The name of the department that handles EHE in your local authority: Education Welfare Service
• The job title of the lead person in the EHE department: Education Officer
• The contact details (name, email and phone number) of the lead person in the EHE department: See question 5 for contact information

2. EHE Student Numbers
• The number of children known to your authority as being electively home educated for each of the last five years (yearly breakdown).
Numbers are given for academic years (September – July):
2024-25 (as of 26/02/25): 369
2023-24: 396
2022-23: 369
2021-22: 360
2020-21: 341

3. Notices Issued Under Section 437(1) of the Education Act 1996
• The number of notices served in relation to EHE children for each of the last five years (yearly breakdown).
Numbers are given for academic years (September – July):
2024-25 (as of 26/02/25): 12
2023-24: 9
2022-23: 5
2021-22: 3
2020-21: 11

4. School Attendance Orders (SAOs)
• The number of SAOs served in relation to EHE children in the last five years (yearly breakdown).
• The number of SAOs served in relation to EHE children that were revoked within the same period.
Numbers are given for academic years (September – July)
2024-25 (as of 26/02/25): 2 (0 revoked)
2023-24: 1 (1 revoked)
2022-23: 0
2021-22: 2 (0 revoked)
2020-21: 2 (2 revoked)

5. EHE Contact Information
• A current generic email address, postal address, and telephone number that home educators should use to contact the EHE team or submit information: ehe@wokingham.gov.uk / Education Welfare Service, Wokingham Borough Council, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1BN / 0118 974 6000
• Confirmation of whether these contact details have changed within the last five years and, if so, the dates of any updates: Team was located at Alder Grove Primary School, Shinfield, until March 2020 when the office was closed due to Covid-19. Primary base has been at Shute End offices since then.