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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Special educational needs in England

2. Step 2

   • Data set: Number of pupils, by type of SEN provision, by type of school (including independent schools and general hospital schools) - 2016 to 2020

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2018/19 to 2019/20

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • EHC plans/Statements of SEN
     • EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)
     • Headcount
     • SEN support
     • SEN support (percent)
   • Hospital school flag:
     • Total
   • Phase type of school:
     • Total
     • Independent school
     • Non-maintained special school
     • Pupil referral unit
     • State-funded nursery
   • School type detail:
     • Total

6. Step 6 Explore data

   This data is not from the latest release

   View latest data: Academic year 2022/23

   'Number of pupils, by type of SEN provision, by type of school (including independent schools and general hospital schools) - 2016 to 2020' for Independent school, Non-maintained special school, Pupil referral unit, State-funded nursery, State-funded primary and 2 other filters in England between 2018/19 and 2019/20

   		2018/19	2019/20
   Total	Headcount	8,819,289	8,890,345
   	EHC plans/Statements of SEN	271,165	294,758
   	EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)	3.1	3.3
   	SEN support	1,047,163	1,079,000
   	SEN support (percent)	11.9	12.1
   State-funded nursery	Headcount	42,207	42,110
   	EHC plans/Statements of SEN	389	376
   	EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)	0.9	0.9
   	SEN support	5,656	5,779
   	SEN support (percent)	13.4	13.7
   State-funded primary	Headcount	4,727,089	4,714,772
   	EHC plans/Statements of SEN	74,404	83,438
   	EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)	1.6	1.8
   	SEN support	595,708	602,616
   	SEN support (percent)	12.6	12.8
   State-funded secondary	Headcount	3,327,970	3,409,277
   	EHC plans/Statements of SEN	55,233	60,229
   	EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)	1.7	1.8
   	SEN support	358,555	379,193
   	SEN support (percent)	10.8	11.1
   State-funded special school	Headcount	121,738	128,146
   	EHC plans/Statements of SEN	118,818	125,498
   	EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)	97.6	97.9
   	SEN support	2,356	2,262
   	SEN support (percent)	1.9	1.8
   Non-maintained special school	Headcount	3,671	3,787
   	EHC plans/Statements of SEN	3,584	3,686
   	EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)	97.6	97.3
   	SEN support	71	85
   	SEN support (percent)	1.9	2.2
   Pupil referral unit	Headcount	16,134	15,396
   	EHC plans/Statements of SEN	2,161	2,520
   	EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)	13.4	16.4
   	SEN support	10,908	9,997
   	SEN support (percent)	67.6	64.9
   Independent school	Headcount	580,480	576,857
   	EHC plans/Statements of SEN	16,576	19,011
   	EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)	2.9	3.3
   	SEN support	73,909	79,068
   	SEN support (percent)	12.7	13.7

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   • Publication: Special educational needs in England, Academic year 2022/23

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