FOI_25-201 Students with learning disabilities
Date of response: 29 July 2025
We have now considered your request of 02 July 2025 for the following information:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting that you please provide the following data related to student enrolments at your institution for the academic year 2024/25:
Question 1. The percentage of students enrolled registered as having a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD).
Our response:
| Percentage | Number of students |
|---|---|
| 5.21% | 359 |
Question 2. The percentage of students enrolled registered as having an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Our response:
| Percentage | Number of students |
|---|---|
| 1.03% | 71 |
Question 3. The percentage of students enrolled registered as having ADHD.
Our response:
On this occasion it is not possible to provide any of the requested information. In line with your rights under section 1(1)(a) of the Act to be informed whether information is held, we confirm that the University does not hold any recorded information for the percentage of students enrolled/registered with ADHD. The University do not have a category for students disclosing an ADHD diagnosis specifically.
Question 4. The percentage of students enrolled registered as having any one or more of the above conditions (SpLD, ASD, ADHD).
Where percentages are provided, please also provide the total number of students to which the percentage relates.
Our response:
On this occasion it is not possible to provide any of the requested information. In line with your rights under section 1(1)(a) of the Act to be informed whether information is held, we confirm that the University does not hold any recorded information for the percentage of students enrolled/registered with ADHD. The University do not have a specific category for students disclosing ADHD.
Additionally, please provide:
Question 5. The undergraduate degree course with the highest percentage of enrolled students registered as having:
e. A Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD).
f. an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
g. ADHD.
h. all of the above.
For questions 5 and 6, please also provide the total number of students enrolled on these identified courses.
Our response:
| Undergraduate degree course name | Number of students enrolled on each course | |
|---|---|---|
| SpLD | MBBS Medicine | 11 |
| ASD | BSc Psychology and BSc Computing Science | 4 each course |
| ADHD | Information not held - s.1(1)(a), Freedom of Information Act | Information not held - s.1(1)(a), Freedom of Information Act |
| All of the above | Information not held - s.1(1)(a), Freedom of Information Act | Information not held - s.1(1)(a), Freedom of Information Act |
Information not held - s.1(1)(a), Freedom of Information Act
On this occasion it is not possible to provide all of the requested information. In line with your rights under section 1(1)(a) of the Act to be informed whether information is held, we confirm that the University does not hold any recorded information for the degree course with the highest percentage of students with ADHD, the number of students with SpLD, ASD and ADHD, and the number of students enrolled on those courses.
Question 6. The postgraduate degree course with the highest percentage of enrolled students registered as having:
i. A Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD).
j. an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
k. ADHD.
l. all of the above.
For questions 5 and 6, please also provide the total number of students enrolled on these identified courses.
Our response:
| Postgraduate degree course name | Number of students enrolled on course | |
|---|---|---|
| SpLD | MA Advanced Social Work | 12 |
| ASD | MA Creative Writing | 2 |
| ADHD | Information not held - s.1(1)(a), Freedom of Information Act | Information not held - s.1(1)(a), Freedom of Information Act |
| All of the above | Information not held - s.1(1)(a), Freedom of Information Act | Information not held - s.1(1)(a), Freedom of Information Act |
Information not held - s.1(1)(a), Freedom of Information Act
On this occasion it is not possible to provide all of the requested information. In line with your rights under section 1(1)(a) of the Act to be informed whether information is held, we confirm that the University does not hold any recorded information for the Postgraduate Degree courses with the highest percentage of students declaring ADHD, and the course with the highest percentage of students declaring SpLD, ASD and ADHD and the number of students enrolled on those courses. The University do not have a category for students disclosing ADHD, therefore we do not hold the requested information.
Finally, please provide:
Question 7. The percentage of enrolled undergraduate students registered as having a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), ASD, or ADHD who are enrolled on degree programmes that include the terms "enterprise," "entrepreneurship," "innovation," or closely related terms in the programme title.
Our response:
On this occasion it is not possible to provide any of the requested information. In line with your rights under section 1(1)(a) of the Act to be informed whether information is held, we confirm that the University does not hold any recorded information for the percentage of enrolled undergraduate students registered as having a SpLD, ASD or ADHD enrolled on degree programmes which include the terms enterprise, entrepreneurship, innovation or closely related terms in the programme title.
Question 8. The percentage of enrolled postgraduate students (taught and/or research-based) registered as having a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), ASD, or ADHD who are enrolled on degree programmes that include the terms "enterprise," "entrepreneurship," "innovation," or closely related terms in the programme title.
Our response:
On this occasion it is not possible to provide any of the requested information. In line with your rights under section 1(1)(a) of the Act to be informed whether information is held, we confirm that the University does not hold any recorded information for the percentage of enrolled PG Taught students registered as having SpLD, ASD or ADHD who are enrolled on degree programmes that include terms enterprise, entrepreneurship, innovation of closely related terms in the programme title.
Question 9. Additionally, please briefly outline how your institution defines or identifies the conditions SpLD, ASD, and ADHD for registration purposes.
Our response:
The University records information based on HESA definitions.