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  • Ethnicity by type of SEN provision and type of need - 2016 to 2026

    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 ethnicity.
    Status
    This is the latest dataAvailable by API
    Release
    Academic year 2025/26
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    12,560,016
    Geographic levels
    Local authority, National, Parliamentary constituency, Regional
    Indicators
    • Count of pupils
    • Percentage of pupils
    Filters
    • Phase type of school
    • Primary type of need
    • Pupil minor ethnicity breakdown
    Time period
    2015/16 to 2025/26
    File

  • SEN provision by ethnicity, FSM, sex, year group and primary need 2022/23 to 2025/26

    Number of pupils in state-funded nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, non-maintained special schools and AP schools by SEN provision and multiple characteristics.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Academic year 2025/26
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    1,572,032
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Count of pupils
    • Percentage of pupils
    Filters
    • National curriculum year
    • Primary type of need
    • Pupil eligibility for free school meals
    Time period
    2022/23 to 2025/26
    File

  • School level data - 2026

    School level underlying data file, containing total pupils, SEN provision and primary need at a school level including school information.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Academic year 2025/26
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    759,469
    Geographic levels
    School
    Indicators
    • Count of pupils
    • School open date
    • School postcode
    Filters
    • Admissions policy
    • All through school description
    • Hospital school flag
    Time period
    2025/26
    File

  • NC year by type of SEN provision and type of need - 2016 to 2026

    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.
    Status
    This is the latest dataAvailable by API
    Release
    Academic year 2025/26
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    523,334
    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 2025/26
    File

  • Free school meal eligibility by type of SEN provision and type of need - 2016 to 2026

    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, free school meal eligibility.
    Status
    This is the latest dataAvailable by API
    Release
    Academic year 2025/26
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    1,570,002
    Geographic levels
    Local authority, National, Parliamentary constituency, Regional
    Indicators
    • Count of pupils
    • Percentage of pupils
    Filters
    • Phase type of school
    • Primary type of need
    • Pupil eligibility for free school meals
    Time period
    2015/16 to 2025/26
    File

  • Age and Gender, by type of SEN provision and type of need - 2016 to 2026

    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 sex.
    Status
    This is the latest dataAvailable by API
    Release
    Academic year 2025/26
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    1,570,002
    Geographic levels
    Local authority, National, Parliamentary constituency, Regional
    Indicators
    • Count of pupils age 10
    • Count of pupils age 11
    • Count of pupils age 12
    Filters
    • Phase type of school
    • Primary type of need
    • Pupil sex
    Time period
    2015/16 to 2025/26
    File

  • Pupils in all schools, by type of SEN provision - 2016 to 2026

    Number of pupils in state-funded nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, non-maintained special schools, AP schools and independent schools by SEN provision, type of need and school type.
    Status
    This is the latest dataAvailable by API
    Release
    Academic year 2025/26
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    591,117
    Geographic levels
    Local authority, National, Parliamentary constituency, Regional
    Indicators
    • Headcount of pupils
    • Percentage of pupils
    Filters
    • Hospital school flag
    • Phase type of school
    • Pupil SEN provision
    Time period
    2015/16 to 2025/26
    File

  • Language by type of SEN provision and type of need - 2016 to 2026

    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 first language.
    Status
    This is the latest dataAvailable by API
    Release
    Academic year 2025/26
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    2,093,336
    Geographic levels
    Local authority, National, Parliamentary constituency, Regional
    Indicators
    • Count of pupils
    • Percentage of pupils
    Filters
    • Phase type of school
    • Primary type of need
    • Pupil first language
    Time period
    2015/16 to 2025/26
    File

  • Secondary need, by type of SEN provision and type of need - 2016 to 2026

    Number of pupils in state-funded nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, non-maintained special schools and AP schools by SEN provision, primary type of need and secondary type of need.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Academic year 2025/26
    Theme
    Pupils and schools
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    7,326,676
    Geographic levels
    Local authority, National, Parliamentary constituency, Regional
    Indicators
    • Number of pupils
    • Percentage of pupils
    Filters
    • Phase type of school
    • Primary type of special educational need
    • SEN provision
    Time period
    2015/16 to 2025/26
    File
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