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    Special educational needs in England
  2. Step 2 Select a data set or featured table

    Data set
    01 - Pupils in all schools, by type of SEN provision - including independent schools and general hospital schools - 2016 to 2021
  3. Step 3 Choose locations

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    • England
  4. Step 4 Choose time period

    Time period
    2019/20 to 2020/21
  5. Step 5 Choose your filters

    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
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    View latest data: Academic year 2022/23
    '01 - Pupils in all schools, by type of SEN provision - including independent schools and general hospital schools - 2016 to 2021' for Independent school, Non-maintained special school, Pupil referral unit, State-funded nursery, State-funded primary and 2 other filters in England between 2019/20 and 2020/21
    2019/202020/21
    TotalHeadcount8,890,3458,911,887
    EHC plans/Statements of SEN294,758325,618
    EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)3.33.7
    SEN support1,079,0001,083,083
    SEN support (percent)12.112.2
    State-funded nurseryHeadcount42,11037,865
    EHC plans/Statements of SEN376540
    EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)0.91.4
    SEN support5,7795,038
    SEN support (percent)13.713.3
    State-funded primaryHeadcount4,714,7724,660,264
    EHC plans/Statements of SEN83,43895,601
    EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)1.82.1
    SEN support602,616586,926
    SEN support (percent)12.812.6
    State-funded secondaryHeadcount3,409,2773,493,507
    EHC plans/Statements of SEN60,22968,370
    EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)1.82.0
    SEN support379,193401,563
    SEN support (percent)11.111.5
    State-funded special schoolHeadcount128,146134,176
    EHC plans/Statements of SEN125,498132,306
    EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)97.998.6
    SEN support2,2621,596
    SEN support (percent)1.81.2
    Non-maintained special schoolHeadcount3,7873,924
    EHC plans/Statements of SEN3,6863,850
    EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)97.398.1
    SEN support8563
    SEN support (percent)2.21.6
    Pupil referral unitHeadcount15,39612,785
    EHC plans/Statements of SEN2,5203,064
    EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)16.424.0
    SEN support9,9977,511
    SEN support (percent)64.958.7
    Independent schoolHeadcount576,857569,366
    EHC plans/Statements of SEN19,01121,887
    EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)3.33.8
    SEN support79,06880,386
    SEN support (percent)13.714.1

    Footnotes

    1. Totals include state-funded nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, non-maintained special schools, pupil referral units and independent schools
    2. SEN support in Independent schools refers to pupils recognised as having SEN but without an EHC plan

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