Data set from Special educational needs in England

Age and Gender, by type of SEN provision and type of need - 2016 to 2023

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Published 22 June 2023

Last updated 22 June 2023

Number of pupils in state-funded nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, non-maintained special schools and AP schools by SEN provision, type of need, age and gender.

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Data set details

• Theme: Pupils and schools
• Publication: Special educational needs in England
• Release: Academic year 2022/23
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Age 10
  • Age 10 (%)
  • Age 11
• Filters:
  • Phase type of school
  • Primary type of need
  • SEN provision
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_name	region_code	old_la_code	la_name	new_la_code	phase_type_grouping	pupil_sen_status	primary_need	number_of_pupils	age_2_and_under	age_3	age_4	age_5	age_6	age_7	age_8	age_9	age_10	age_11	age_12	age_13	age_14	age_15	age_16	age_17	age_18	age_19_and_over	pupil_gender_boys	pupil_gender_girls	age_2_and_under_percent	age_3_percent	age_4_percent	age_5_percent	age_6_percent	age_7_percent	age_8_percent	age_9_percent	age_10_percent	age_11_percent	age_12_percent	age_13_percent	age_14_percent	age_15_percent	age_16_percent	age_17_percent	age_18_percent	age_19_and_over_percent	pupil_gender_boys_percent	pupil_gender_girls_percent
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Non-maintained special school	EHC plans	Autistic Spectrum Disorder	1370	0	2	21	31	33	32	51	62	68	168	157	167	140	147	127	100	61	3	1136	234	0.00000000000	0.14598540145	1.53284671532	2.26277372262	2.40875912408	2.33576642335	3.72262773722	4.52554744525	4.96350364963	12.26277372262	11.45985401459	12.18978102189	10.21897810218	10.72992700729	9.27007299270	7.29927007299	4.45255474452	0.21897810218	82.91970802919	17.08029197080
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Non-maintained special school	EHC plans	Hearing Impairment	413	0	0	1	2	2	4	8	9	14	41	41	46	54	46	45	56	35	9	237	176	0.00000000000	0.00000000000	0.24213075060	0.48426150121	0.48426150121	0.96852300242	1.93704600484	2.17917675544	3.38983050847	9.92736077481	9.92736077481	11.13801452784	13.07506053268	11.13801452784	10.89588377723	13.55932203389	8.47457627118	2.17917675544	57.38498789346	42.61501210653
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Non-maintained special school	EHC plans	Moderate Learning Difficulty	103	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	5	5	8	15	12	13	20	9	6	3	0	58	45	0.00000000000	0.00000000000	0.00000000000	0.00000000000	2.91262135922	1.94174757281	1.94174757281	4.85436893203	4.85436893203	7.76699029126	14.56310679611	11.65048543689	12.62135922330	19.41747572815	8.73786407766	5.82524271844	2.91262135922	0.00000000000	56.31067961165	43.68932038834
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Non-maintained special school	EHC plans	Multi- Sensory Impairment	36	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	1	6	2	1	2	5	2	9	1	23	13	0.00000000000	0.00000000000	0.00000000000	0.00000000000	2.77777777777	0.00000000000	5.55555555555	5.55555555555	5.55555555555	2.77777777777	16.66666666666	5.55555555555	2.77777777777	5.55555555555	13.88888888888	5.55555555555	25.00000000000	2.77777777777	63.88888888888	36.11111111111
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Non-maintained special school	EHC plans	Other Difficulty/Disability	50	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	2	4	5	7	4	5	7	4	4	2	0	31	19	0.00000000000	2.00000000000	8.00000000000	0.00000000000	0.00000000000	0.00000000000	2.00000000000	4.00000000000	8.00000000000	10.00000000000	14.00000000000	8.00000000000	10.00000000000	14.00000000000	8.00000000000	8.00000000000	4.00000000000	0.00000000000	62.00000000000	38.00000000000

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 44 variables

Variable name	Variable description
age_10	Age 10
age_10_percent	Age 10 (%)
age_11	Age 11
age_11_percent	Age 11 (%)
age_12	Age 12

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Footnotes

1. EHC plans also includes statements of SEN. Statements were phased out from 2014 to 2018
2. Includes state-funded nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, non-maintained special schools and state-funded alternative provision schools. Does not include independent schools.

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