'Pupils in all schools, by type of SEN provision - including independent schools and general hospital schools - 2016 to 2023' from 'Special educational needs in England'
| 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EHC plans | Total | 236,806 | 242,184 | 253,679 | 271,165 | 294,758 | 325,618 | 355,566 | 389,171 |
| State-funded primary | 60,446 | 62,390 | 66,789 | 74,404 | 83,438 | 95,601 | 105,756 | 117,757 | |
| State-funded secondary | 55,738 | 53,867 | 53,026 | 55,233 | 60,229 | 68,370 | 76,838 | 87,219 | |
| SEN support/SEN without an EHC plan | Total | 991,981 | 1,002,069 | 1,022,537 | 1,047,163 | 1,079,000 | 1,083,083 | 1,129,843 | 1,183,384 |
| State-funded primary | 558,648 | 570,714 | 583,664 | 595,708 | 602,616 | 586,926 | 606,086 | 629,184 | |
| State-funded secondary | 350,693 | 345,139 | 346,776 | 358,555 | 379,193 | 401,563 | 425,070 | 448,967 | |
Footnotes
- Includes state-funded nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, non-maintained special schools, state-funded alternative provision schools and independent schools
- Includes pupils with SEN support in state-funded schools and pupils with SEN without an EHC plan in Independent schools
Source: Special educational needs in England, Pupils in all schools, by type of SEN provision - including independent schools and general hospital schools - 2016 to 2023
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