Reporting year 2020

Education, health and care plans

Data guidance

Published

Data files

All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue.

SEN2 Age Caseload

Filename
sen2_age_caseload.csv
Geographic levels
Local authority; National; Regional
Time period
2010 to 2020
Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
characteristic_ageAge group - Filter by age group
Total_allNumber of statements and EHC plans combined
Total_ehcNumber of EHC plans
Total_stNumber of statements

SEN2 Age New Plans

Filename
sen2_age_new_plans.csv
Geographic levels
Local authority; National; Regional
Time period
2009 to 2019
Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
characteristic_ageAge group - Filter by age group
Total_new_allNumber of new statements and EHC plans combined
Total_new_ehcNumber of new EHC plans
Total_new_stNumber of new statements

SEN2 Estab New Plans

Filename
sen2_estab_new_plans.csv
Geographic levels
Local authority; National; Regional
Time period
2016 to 2019
Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
establishment_groupEstablishment group - Filter by type of establishment group
establishment_typeEstablishment type - Filter by type of establishment
Total_new_allNumber of new statements and EHC plans combined
Total_new_ehcNumber of new EHC plans
Total_new_stNumber of new statements

SEN2 Establishment type Caseload

Filename
sen2_estab_caseload.csv
Geographic levels
Local authority; National; Regional
Time period
2017 to 2020
Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
establishment_groupEstablishment group - Filter by type of establishment group
establishment_typeEstablishment type - Filter by type of establishment
Total_allNumber of statements and EHC plans combined
Total_ehcNumber of EHC plans
Total_stNumber of statements

SEN2 MI

Filename
sen2_mi.csv
Geographic levels
Local authority; National; Regional
Time period
2014 to 2019
Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
AssnodecisionNumber of children and young people assessed who are still being assessed or where assessment has been completed but no decision taken for a statement of SEN
AssnodecisionEHCNumber of children and young people assessed who are still being assessed or where assessment has been completed but no decision taken for an EHC plan.
AssnoneNumber of children and young people assessed for whom it was decided not to issue a statement of SEN
AssnoneEHCNumber of children and young people assessed for whom it was decided not to issue an EHC plan
AssRefusedNumber of initial requests for assessment for a statement of SEN that were refused.
AssRefusedEHCNumber of initial requests for assessment for an EHC plan that were refused.
DirectPayEducationNumber of personal budgets in place that have direct payment for education
DirectPayHealthNumber of personal budgets in place that have direct payment for health
DirectPayIntegratedNumber of personal budgets in place that have direct payment for an integrated payment
DirectPaySocialCareNumber of personal budgets in place that have direct payment for social care
DisleaNumber of children and young people with a statement of SEN discontinued as transferred to another LA
DisleaEHCNumber of children and young people with an EHC plan discontinued as transferred to another LA
DisleftNumber of children and young people with a statement of SEN discontinued because pupils have left school at the end of compulsory schooling or after
DisleftEHCNumber of children and young people with an EHC plan discontinued because pupils have left school at the end of compulsory schooling or after
DismetNumber of children and young people with a statement of SEN discontinued as special needs being met without an EHC plan
DismetEHCNumber of children and young people with an EHC plan discontinued as special needs being met without an EHC plan
DisothNumber of children and young people with a statement of SEN discontinued for other reasons
DisothEHCNumber of children and young people with an EHC plan discontinued for other reasons
IncExc20weekEHCTimeliness - Number of EHC plans including exceptions issued within 20 weeks
IncExc20weekRateTimeliness - Rate of EHC plans including exceptions issued within 20 weeks
IncExc26weekTimeliness - Number of new statements including exceptions issued within 26 weeks
InreqEHCNumber of initial requests for an EHC plan
InreqryaEHCNumber of initial requests for an EHC plan when detained in youth accomodation
MtoParNumber of children and young people with a statement of SEN who were taken out of school by their parents to be home educated from mainstream settings
MtoParEHCNumber of children and young people with an EHC plan who were taken out of school by their parents to be home educated from mainstream settings
MtosiNumber of children and young people with a statement of SEN who transferred from mainstream to special settings
MtosiEHCNumber of children and young people with an EHC plan who transferred from mainstream to special settings
NewEHCMediationNumber of mediation cases that have been held
NewEHCTribunalNumber of mediation cases that have been held which were followed by appeals to the Tribunal
NoExc20weekEHCTimeliness - Number of EHC plans excluding exceptions issued within 20 weeks
NoExc20weekRateTimeliness - Rate of EHC plans excluding exceptions issued within 20 weeks
NoExc26weekTimeliness - Number of new statements excluding exceptions issued within 26 weeks
OrgArrangementsNumber of personal budgets in place that have organised arrangements
PersonalBudgetsNumber of personal budgets in place for all EHC plans
SitomNumber of children and young people with a statement of SEN who transferred from special to mainstream settings
SitomEHCNumber of children and young people with an EHC plan who transferred from special to mainstream settings
SitoParNumber of children and young people with a statement of SEN who were taken out of school by their parents to be home educated from special settings
SitoParEHCNumber of children and young people with an EHC plan who were taken out of school by their parents to be home educated from special settings
StatementstoEHCNumber of children and young people with statements who were issued with an EHC plan
StatementstoNoEHCNumber of children and young people with statements who were assessed for an EHC plan and a decision not to issue an EHC plan made
TotIncExcTimeliness - Number of new statements including exceptions
TotIncExcEHCTimeliness - Number of EHC plans including exceptions
TotNoExcTimeliness - Number of new statements excluding exceptions
TotNoExcEHCTimeliness - Number of EHC plans excluding exceptions

SEN2 Residential settings, Work based placement and medical officer data

Filename
sen2_wbp_residential_dmo.csv
Geographic levels
Local authority; National; Regional
Time period
2017 to 2020
Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
DCODesignated clinical officer in place (Yes/No/Recruiting)
DMODesignated medical officer in place (Yes/No/Recruiting)
DMODCOFunctionPerson performing role of designated medical/clinical officer in place (Yes/No/Recruiting)
MApprenEHCNumber of young people enrolled on an apprenticeship
Mres38week05Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age under 5
Mres38week05EHCChildren and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age under 5
Mres38week1115Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age 11 to 15
Mres38week1115EHCChildren and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age 11 to 15
Mres38week1619Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age 16 to 19
Mres38week1619EHCChildren and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age 16 to 19
Mres38week2025EHCChildren and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age 20 to 25
Mres38week510Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age 5 to 10
Mres38week510EHCChildren and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, age 5 to 10
Mres52week05Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age under 5
Mres52week05EHCChildren and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age under 5
Mres52week1115Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age 11 to 15
Mres52week1115EHCChildren and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age 11 to 15
Mres52week1619Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age 16 to 19
Mres52week1619EHCChildren and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age 16 to 19
Mres52week2025EHCChildren and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age 20 to 25
Mres52week510Children and young people with statements - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age 5 to 10
Mres52week510EHCChildren and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 52 weeks, age 5 to 10
MSuppIntEHCNumber of young people enrolled on a supported internship
MTrainEHCNumber of young people enrolled on a traineeship
TotMres38weekChildren and young people with statements - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, Total
TotMres38weekEHCChildren and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 38 to 51 weeks, Total
TotMres52weekChildren and young people with statements - in residential settings, 52 weeks, Total
TotMres52weekEHCChildren and young people with EHC plans - in residential settings, 52 weeks, Total