The number of EHC plans, by type of placement, including all school types, further education, early years settings, and educated other than in school or college, as at January each year, 2019 to 2025

Number of education, health (EHC) plans as at January each year, by placement, 2018/19 to 2024/25

The number of EHC plans, broken down by their primary type of need for each type of placement attended. Figures are shown for England, as at January 2025

Number of education, health (EHC) plans, by primary type of need and placement attended, England, as at January 2025

The number of EHC plans as at January 2025, for each age, sex, ethnicity, length of time the plan has been in place and the age when plan started, broken down by each placement type

Number of EHC plans by each characteristic, by placement attended, England, as at January 2025

The number of new education, health (EHC) plans issued during each calendar year, by placement attended, 2019 to 2024

Number of new education, health (EHC) plans issued during each calendar year, by placement, 2019 to 2024

The number of new EHC plans issued during the 2024 calendar year, for each primary type of need, by the placement attended

Number of new education, health (EHC) plans issued, by primary type of need and the placement attended, England, 2024

The number of EHC plans issued during the calendar year by each characteristic, by placement attended, England, 2024

Number of new EHC plans issued during the calendar year by each characteristic, by placement attended, England, 2024

The number of requests for an EHC needs assessment received, by the outcome of that request, for each age, sex and ethnicity for the calendar year 2024

Number of requests for an EHC needs assessment, and the outcome, for each age, sex and ethnicity, England, 2024

The number of EHC needs assessments, and the number and percentage of their outcomes, for each age, sex and ethnicity for the calendar year 2024.

Number of EHC needs assessments, and assessment outcomes by age, sex and ethnicity, England,   in the calendar year 2024

The number and percentage of  EHC plans issued within, and over, the statutory 20 week timeframe, by age, sex and ethnicity, England, 2024

Number and percentage of  EHC plans issued within the statutory timeframe, by age, sex and ethnicity, England, 2024

The number of residential placements, by length of residential placement, for each age, sex, ethnicity and placement type, England 2024/25

Number of residential placements, for each age, sex, ethnicity and placement type, England 2024/25

The number of work placed placements, by type of placement, age, sex, ethnicity and placement attended for young people with EHC plans,  England, 2024/25

Number of work placed placements, by type of placement attended for young people with EHC plans,  England, 2024/25

Number of EHC plans which ceased during 2024, by reason for ceasing, by age of the child or young person on ceasing, sex, their final placement and length of time the plan was in place.

Number of EHC plans which ceased during 2024, by reason for ceasing, by age, sex, placement and length of plan

The number and outcome of annual reviews of EHC plans, by age, sex and placement attended, for the 2024 calendar year, England.

Number and outcome of annual reviews of EHC plans, by age, sex and placement attended, for the 2024 calendar year

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review_decision25

review_decision24

review_decision_prior24

review_decision_not_due

review_decision_outstanding

review_expected

review_not_expected

total_review_meeting

review_meeting_25

review_meeting_24

review_meeting_prior_24

no_review_meeting

outcome_maintan

outcome_amend

outcome_cease

no_outcome

number_decsion_4weeks

pc_decsion_4weeks

number_decision_gt_4weeks

pc_decision_gt_4weeks

total_ehc_plans

The number of EHC plans active at January each year. This is shown for the type of setting attended, broken down by current age, age when plan started, ethnicity, sex and how long the plan has been in place. Data  is shown on an academic year basis.

Number of education, health (EHC) plans as at January each year

The number of EHC plans active at January each year, by their primary SEN need. This is shown for the type of setting attended, current age, age when plan started, ethnicity, sex and length of plan. Data  is shown on an academic year basis.

Number of education, health (EHC) plans as at January each year,  by their primary type of need

The number of EHC plans which start each year. The number of new plans is shown for the type of setting attended, broken down by the age when the plan started, ethnicity and sex. Data is shown on a calendar year basis.

Number of new EHC plans during the calendar year

The number of new EHC plans each year, by their primary SEN need. This is shown for the type of setting attended, age when plan started, ethnicity, and sex. Data  is shown on an calendar year basis.

Number of new EHC plans during the calendar year, by their primary type of need

The number of requests for an EHC needs assessment carried out each year. Figures are shown by the outcome of the request,  if a mediation or a tribunal occurred, and if the process met the statutory timeframe. Data is shown on a calendar year basis.

Number of requests for an EHC needs assessment, and the request outcomes

The number of EHC needs assessments carried out each year. Figures are shown by the outcome of assessment, whether a mediation or a tribunal occurred and whether the process met the statutory timeframe. Data is shown on a calendar year basis.

Number of EHC needs assessments, and the assessment outcomes

The number of plans issued and whether the issue of those plans met the statutory timeframe, both with, and without, exceptions applying. Data is shown on a calendar year basis.

Timeliness - education, health and care plans issued within the statutory 20 week timeframe

The number of annual reviews which took place each year. Figures are shown for the outcome of the review, and whether the review outcome met the statutory timeframe. Data is shown on a calendar year basis.

Number and outcome of annual reviews of education, health and care plans

The number of EHC plans where there is personal budget in place. This is broken down by age, sex, ethnicity and the type of setting attended. Figures are shown as at January each year, on an academic year basis.

Number of EHC plans with a personal budget in place

The number of residential placements, broken down by age, sex, ethnicity and the type of setting attended. Figures are shown as at January each year, on an academic year basis.

Number of residential placements

The number of work based placements each year,  by age, sex, ethnicity and the type of setting attended. Figures are shown as at January, on an academic year basis, and also work based placements which were active in the previous calendar year.

Number of work placed placements

The number of plans which ceased each year, and the reason why they ceased. This is broken down by the age when the plan ceased, sex, ethnicity, length of time plan in place and the last setting attended. Data  is shown on an calendar year basis.

Number of EHC plans which ceased during the calendar year

Including children in need and child protection, children looked after and social work workforce statistics

Children's social care

Including Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

COVID-19

Including not in education, employment or training (NEET) statistics

Destination of pupils and students

Including early years foundation stage profile and early years surveys statistics

Early years

Including local authority (LA) and student loan statistics

Finance and funding

Including advanced learner loan, benefit claimant and apprenticeship and traineeship statistics

Further education

Including university graduate employment, graduate labour market and participation statistics

Higher education

Labour market and skills

Including absence, application and offers, capacity, exclusion and special educational needs (SEN) statistics

Pupils and schools

School and college outcomes and performance

Including initial teacher training (ITT) statistics

Teachers and school workforce

Including summarised expenditure, post-compulsory education, qualification and school statistics

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