Data set from Special educational needs in England

NC year by type of SEN provision and type of need - 2016 to 2025 (2026 format)

Latest data
API data set version 1.0
Published
Last updated
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 and national curriculum year.

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Special educational needs in England
API data set ID
019df85e-5c5f-7007-abfd-d3067e63007d
How do I use this ID?
Release type
Number of rows
402,095
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Parliamentary constituency, Regional
Indicators
  • Early years
  • Early years (%)
  • National curriculum not followed
Filters
  • Phase type of school
  • Primary type of need
  • SEN provision
Time period
2015/16 to 2024/25

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_nameregion_codeold_la_codela_namenew_la_codepcon_codepcon_namephase_type_groupingsen_provisionsen_primary_needtotal_pupil_countnc_early_years_pupil_countnc_reception_pupil_countnc_year_1_pupil_countnc_year_2_pupil_countnc_year_3_pupil_countnc_year_4_pupil_countnc_year_5_pupil_countnc_year_6_pupil_countnc_year_7_pupil_countnc_year_8_pupil_countnc_year_9_pupil_countnc_year_10_pupil_countnc_year_11_pupil_countnc_year_12_pupil_countnc_year_13_pupil_countnc_year_14_pupil_countnc_not_followed_pupil_countnc_early_years_pupil_percentnc_reception_pupil_percentnc_year_1_pupil_percentnc_year_2_pupil_percentnc_year_3_pupil_percentnc_year_4_pupil_percentnc_year_5_pupil_percentnc_year_6_pupil_percentnc_year_7_pupil_percentnc_year_8_pupil_percentnc_year_9_pupil_percentnc_year_10_pupil_percentnc_year_11_pupil_percentnc_year_12_pupil_percentnc_year_13_pupil_percentnc_year_14_pupil_percentnc_not_followed_pupil_percent
1202425Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandNon-maintained special schoolEducation, health and care planAutistic spectrum disorder153912859446259687914012816316916610790731030.064977257951.819363222873.833658219622.858999350224.02858999353.833658219624.418453541265.133203378819.096816114358.3170890188410.5912930474310.9811565951910.786224821316.952566601685.847953216374.743339831056.69265756985
2202425Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandNon-maintained special schoolEducation, health and care planDown syndrome90001001010010201200011.111111111110011.11111111111011.111111111110011.11111111111022.22222222222011.1111111111122.22222222222
3202425Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandNon-maintained special schoolEducation, health and care planHearing impairment37403864816163334454944464220000.802139037432.139037433151.604278074861.069518716572.139037433154.278074866314.278074866318.823529411769.090909090912.0320855614913.1016042780711.7647058823512.2994652406411.229946524065.347593582880
4202425Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandNon-maintained special schoolEducation, health and care planModerate learning difficulty15401221556222111211315176600.649350649351.29870129871.29870129870.649350649353.246753246753.246753246753.896103896114.2857142857113.636363636367.1428571428513.636363636368.441558441559.7402597402511.038961038963.89610389613.8961038961
5202425Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandNon-maintained special schoolEducation, health and care planMulti-sensory impairment260000130321352132000003.8461538461511.53846153846011.538461538467.69230769233.8461538461511.5384615384619.230769230767.69230769233.8461538461511.538461538467.69230769230

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 38 variables
Variable nameVariable description
nc_early_years_pupil_countEarly years
nc_early_years_pupil_percentEarly years (%)
nc_not_followed_pupil_countNational curriculum not followed
nc_not_followed_pupil_percentNational curriculum not followed (%)
nc_reception_pupil_countReception

Using this data

  • Download the underlying data as a compressed ZIP file

  • View or create your own tables

    View tables that we have built for you, or create your own tables from open data using our table tool


Using the API

  • API documentation

    This data set is available via an API, follow the link to get all the information to get started. The documentation provides full guidance and examples on how to make the most from our data sets.

  • Building API integrations

    To support building integrations on top of the explore education statistics API, software development kits (SDKs) are provided to streamline common tasks and communication with the API.

API data set details

API data set name
NCyear by type of SEN provision and type of need - 2016 to 2025 - 2026 format
API data set ID
019df85e-5c5f-7007-abfd-d3067e63007d
API data set version
1.0

Download data set as CSV

Get familiar with the data. The CSV response will render its categories and column headers in a human-readable format (instead of machine-readable IDs).

Guidance: Download data set as CSV

Data set metadata

Look up human-readable labels and their corresponding machine-readable IDs to help you create data set queries.

Guidance: Get data set metadata

Query data set using GET

Quickly test the machine-readable IDs in a range of basic queries.

Guidance: Query data set (GET)

Query data set using POST

The POST endpoint is recommended for production level pipeline queries. POST requires a query to be built and supplied in JSON format using third party software such as Postman and Insomnia or programming languages such as Python, R, etc.

Guidance: Query data set (POST)

Get data set summary

Guidance: Get data set summary


API data set version history

API data set updates come in 3 forms: Major, Minor and Patch.

  • Major update (e.g. 1.x.x to 2.0.0): a breaking change meaning the removal of columns or rows from the data set.
  • Minor update (e.g. 1.1.x to 1.2.0): non-breaking changes made as part of a new release (likely with new / additional data).
  • Patch update (e.g. 1.1.0 to 1.1.1): a non-breaking change made as part of a release amendment (e.g. data corrections).

More detailed information on versioning can be found in our Versioning - Explore education statistics API.


Contact us

If you have a specific enquiry about NC year by type of SEN provision and type of need - 2016 to 2025 (2026 format) statistics and data:

Special educational needs statistics team

Email: sen.statistics@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Ricardo Hayward