Reporting year 2020

Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England

Data guidance

Published 25 March 2021

Description

This document describes the data included in the ‘Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England: 2020’ National Statistics release’s underlying data files. This data is released under the terms of the Open Government License (opens in a new tab) and is intended to meet at least three stars for Open Data (opens in a new tab).

The methodology document for this subject should be referenced alongside this release. It provides information on the data sources, their coverage and quality and how the data is produced.

Coverage

This statistical release provides a range of outcome measures at national and level authority level for children in need (CIN), including children looked after (CLA) by local authorities in England. 

The outcome measures cover:

• special education needs
• educational attainment (at key stage 4)
• destinations from school
• absence from school
• permanent exclusions and suspensions from school
• free school meal eligibility
• type of school attended

Detailed information on the social care groups and the all pupils comparisons is provided in the methodology document.

Abbreviations of social care group names used throughout this release 

• CIN - children in need.
• CINO - children in need, excluding children on a child protection plan and children looked after. This includes children on child in need plans as well as other types of plan or arrangements.
• CPPO - children on a child protection plan, excluding children looked after.
• CLA - children looked after (excludes children who are in respite care in their most recent episode during the reporting year).

Social care groups included in both national and local authority level data:

• CINO at 31 March
• CPPO at 31 March (where numbers are large enough).
• CLA 12 months at 31 March

Social care groups included in national level data only:

• All pupils comparison - from the national publications.
• CIN at 31 March
• CLA less than 12 months at 31 March
• CIN at any point - ‘any point’ means at any point during the reporting year (including at 31 March).
• CINO at any point
• CPPO at any point
• CLA at any point
• Ever CIN - last 6 years - children in need, at any point in the last 6 reporting years (including at 31 March).

At key stage 4 there are additional groups in the national level data on previously looked after arrangements (PLAA). These are Official Statistics on arrangements for previously looked after children.

• PLAA - Adoption - previously looked after children who left care through an adoption.
• PLAA - SGO - previously looked after children who left care through a special guardianship order (SGO).
• PLAA - CAO - previously looked after children who left care through a child arrangements order (CAO).
• PLAA - Total - previously looked after children who left care through an adoption, SGO or CAO.

File formats and conventions

Rounding and suppression

National and regional figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.  Local authority figures are unrounded.

The following symbols have been used in the releases:

• ‘c’ to protect confidentiality. Secondary suppression may be required.
• ‘z’ for not applicable
• ‘:’ for not available
• ‘~’ for negligible – also used for a percentage (<0.5%) that would round to 0 but is not zero

For percentages:

• where the numerator or denominator is small then the figure is replaced by ‘c’
• they may not sum to 100% due to rounding

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.

LA - Absence (autumn term)

• Filename: absence_la_autumn_term.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2019/20
• Content:

  Absence by type of school for children in need (excluding children on a child protection plan and children looked after), children on a child protection plan (excluding children looked after) and children looked after, Autumn term 2019

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
pt_overall	Overall absence percentage
pt_pupils_pa_10_exact	Persistent absentees percentage
pt_sess_authorised	Authorised absence percentage
pt_sess_unauthorised	Unauthorised absence percentage
school_type	School type - Filter by school type
social_care_group	Social care group - Filter by social care group
t_pupils	Total number of pupils or enrolments
t_pupils_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees
t_sess_authorised	Number of authorised absence sessions
t_sess_overall	Number of overall absence sessions
t_sess_possible	Number of sessions possible
t_sess_unauthorised	Number of unauthorised absence sessions

Footnotes

1. The all pupils comparison figures taken from the national publication are produced using a different methodology based on enrolments and the school type is allocated in a different way. As a result of this, the all pupils comparison is not provided by school type as it is not appropriate to compare. More detailed information on the absence data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology document.

LA - Absence (six half terms)

• Filename: absence_la_six_half_terms.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2018/19
• Content:

  Absence by type of school for children in need (excluding children on a child protection plan and children looked after), children on a child protection plan (excluding children looked after) and children looked after, 2016/17 to 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
pt_overall	Overall absence percentage
pt_pupils_pa_10_exact	Persistent absentees percentage
pt_sess_authorised	Authorised absence percentage
pt_sess_unauthorised	Unauthorised absence percentage
school_type	School type - Filter by school type
social_care_group	Social care group - Filter by social care group
t_pupils	Total number of pupils or enrolments
t_pupils_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees
t_sess_authorised	Number of authorised absence sessions
t_sess_overall	Number of overall absence sessions
t_sess_possible	Number of sessions possible
t_sess_unauthorised	Number of unauthorised absence sessions

Footnotes

1. The all pupils comparison figures taken from the national publication are produced using a different methodology based on enrolments and the school type is allocated in a different way. As a result of this, the all pupils comparison is not provided by school type as it is not appropriate to compare. More detailed information on the absence data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology document.

LA - Free school meals (FSM)

• Filename: fsm_la.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2019/20
• Content:

  Free school meal eligibility for children in need (excluding children on a child protection plan and children looked after), children on a child protection plan (excluding children looked after), 2016/17 to 2019/20

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
pt_FSM_eligible	Percentage of pupils with free school meal eligibility
social_care_group	Social care group - Filter by social care group
t_FSM_eligible	Number of pupils with free school meal eligibility
t_pupils	Number of pupils

Footnotes

1. Free school meal (FSM) eligibility is taken from both the school census and the alternative provision census. More detailed information on the FSM data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology document.

LA - Key Stage 4 (KS4)

• Filename: ks4_la.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2019/20
• Content:

  Key stage 4 attainment for children in need (excluding children on a child protection plan and children looked after), children on a child protection plan (excluding children looked after) and children looked after, 2016/17 to 2019/20

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
avg_att8	Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
avg_ebaccaps	Average EBacc APS score per pupil
pt_ebacc_e_ptq_ee	Percentage of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate
pt_l2basics_94	Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and mathematics GCSEs
pt_l2basics_95	Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and mathematics GCSEs
social_care_group	Social care group - Filter by social care group
t_att8	Total sum of pupils Attainment 8 scores
t_ebacc_e_ptq_ee	Total number of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate
t_ebaccaps	Total EBacc APS score of pupils
t_l2basics_94	Total number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and mathematics GCSEs
t_l2basics_95	Total number of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and mathematics GCSEs
t_pupils	Total number of pupils at the end of key stage 4

Footnotes

1. The cancellation of summer 2020 GCSE exams and the new method of awarding grades has led to a set of pupil attainment statistics that are unlike previous years. Each of the pupil level attainment statistics have increased - more than would be expected in a typical year - between the 2018/19 and 2019/20 academic years. This reflects the change to the way GCSE grades were awarded rather than improvements in pupil performance. As a result the 2019/20 data should not be directly compared to attainment data from previous years for the purposes of measuring changes in student performance. More detailed information on the key stage 4 data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology document.

LA - Permanent exclusions and suspensions

• Filename: permanent_exclusions_and_suspensions_la.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2018/19
• Content:

  Permanent exclusions and suspensions by type of school for children in need (excluding children on a child protection plan and children looked after), children on a child protection plan (excluding children looked after) and children looked after, 2016/17 to 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
pt_one_plus_sus	Percentage of pupils with one or more suspension
pt_perm_excl	Percentage of pupils permanently excluded
social_care_group	Social care group - Filter by social care group
t_one_plus_sus	Total number of pupils with one or more suspension
t_perm_excl	Total number of pupils permanently excluded
t_pupils	Total number of pupils

Footnotes

1. The all pupils comparison figures taken from the national publication are produced using a different methodology based on enrolments and the school type is allocated in a different way. As a result of this, the all pupils comparison is not provided by school type as it is not appropriate to compare. More detailed information on the permanent exclusions and suspensions data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology document.

LA - School type

• Filename: school_type_la.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2019/20
• Content:

  Type of school for children in need (excluding children on a child protection plan and children looked after), children on a child protection plan (excluding children looked after) and children looked after, 2016/17 to 2019/20

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
social_care_group	Social care group - Filter by social care group
t_primary	Total number of pupils in state-funded primary schools
t_pru	Total number of pupils in pupil referral units
t_pupils	Total number of pupils
t_secondary	Total number of pupils in state-funded secondary schools
t_special	Total number of pupils in special schools

Footnotes

1. The all pupils comparison figures taken from the national publication have school type allocated in a different way. As a result of this, the all pupils comparison is not provided by school type as it is not appropriate to compare. More detailed information on the school type data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology document.

LA - Special educational needs (SEN)

• Filename: sen_la.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2019/20
• Content:

  Special educational need and primary type of special education need for children in need (excluding children on a child protection plan and children looked after), children on a child protection plan (excluding children looked after) and children looked after, 2016/17 to 2019/20

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
pt_all_SEN	Percentage of pupils with SEN
pt_ASD	Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Autistic Spectrum Disorder
pt_HI	Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Hearing Impairment
pt_MLD	Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Moderate Learning Difficulty
pt_MSI	Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Multi- Sensory Impairment
pt_no_identified_SEN	Percentage of pupils with no identified SEN
pt_NSA	Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: but no specialist assessment of type of need
pt_OTH	Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Other Difficulty/Disability
pt_PD	Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Physical Disability
pt_PMLD	Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulty
pt_SEMH	Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Social, Emotional and Mental Health
pt_SEN_support	Percentage of pupils with SEN support
pt_SLCN	Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Speech, Language and Communications needs
pt_SLD	Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Severe Learning Difficulty
pt_SPLD	Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Specific Learning Difficulty
pt_statement_or_EHC_plan	Percentage of pupils with statement or EHC plan
pt_VI	Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Visual Impairment
social_care_group	Social care group - Filter by social care group
t_all_SEN	Total number of pupils with SEN
t_ASD	Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Autistic Spectrum Disorder
t_HI	Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Hearing Impairment
t_MLD	Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Moderate Learning Difficulty
t_MSI	Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Multi- Sensory Impairment
t_no_identified_SEN	Total number of pupils with no identified SEN
t_NSA	Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: but no specialist assessment of type of need
t_OTH	Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Other Difficulty/Disability
t_PD	Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Physical Disability
t_PMLD	Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulty
t_pupils	Total number of pupils
t_SEMH	Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Social, Emotional and Mental Health
t_SEN_support	Total number of pupils with SEN support
t_SLCN	Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Speech, Language and Communications needs
t_SLD	Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Severe Learning Difficulty
t_SPLD	Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Specific Learning Difficulty
t_statement_or_EHC_plan	Total number of pupils with statement or EHC plan
t_VI	Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Visual Impairment

Footnotes

1. Special educational needs (SEN) status and primary type of SEN data is taken from both the school census and the alternative provision census. For 2016/17 primary type of SEN is not available on the alternative provision census. More detailed information on the SEN data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology document.

National - Absence (autumn term)

• Filename: absence_autumn_term_national.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2019/20
• Content:

  Absence by type of school and social care group, Autumn term 2019

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
pt_overall	Overall absence percentage
pt_pupils_pa_10_exact	Persistent absentees percentage
pt_sess_authorised	Authorised absence percentage
pt_sess_unauthorised	Unauthorised absence percentage
school_type	School type - Filter by school type
social_care_group	Social care group - Filter by social care group
t_pupils	Total number of pupils or enrolments
t_pupils_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees
t_sess_authorised	Number of authorised absence sessions
t_sess_overall	Number of overall absence sessions
t_sess_possible	Number of sessions possible
t_sess_unauthorised	Number of unauthorised absence sessions

Footnotes

1. The all pupils comparison figures taken from the national publication are produced using a different methodology based on enrolments and the school type is allocated in a different way. As a result of this, the all pupils comparison is not provided by school type as it is not appropriate to compare. More detailed information on the absence data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology document.

National - Absence (six half terms)

• Filename: absence_six_half_terms_national.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2018/19
• Content:

  Absence by type of school and social care group, 2016/17 to 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
pt_overall	Overall absence percentage
pt_pupils_pa_10_exact	Persistent absentees percentage
pt_sess_authorised	Authorised absence percentage
pt_sess_unauthorised	Unauthorised absence percentage
school_type	School type - Filter by school type
social_care_group	Social care group - Filter by social care group
t_pupils	Total number of pupils or enrolments
t_pupils_pa_10_exact	Number of persistent absentees
t_sess_authorised	Number of authorised absence sessions
t_sess_overall	Number of overall absence sessions
t_sess_possible	Number of sessions possible
t_sess_unauthorised	Number of unauthorised absence sessions

Footnotes

1. The all pupils comparison figures taken from the national publication are produced using a different methodology based on enrolments and the school type is allocated in a different way. As a result of this, the all pupils comparison is not provided by school type as it is not appropriate to compare. More detailed information on the absence data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology document.

National - Destinations

• Filename: destinations_national.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2017/18
• Content:

  Destinations after completing key stage 4 by social care group, 2016/17 to 2017/18

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
pt_all_notsust	Percentage not recorded as a sustained destination
pt_all_unknown	Percentage with activity not captured
pt_all_work	Percentage in sustained employment destination
pt_appl2	Percentage in intermediate apprenticeships (level 2)
pt_appl3	Percentage in advanced and Higher apprenticeships (level 3 and above)
pt_appren	Percentage in sustained apprenticeships
pt_appru	Percentage in alternative provision
pt_edu_combo	Percentage in sustained education combination destination
pt_education	Percentage in sustained education destination
pt_fe	Percentage in further education
pt_he	Percentage in UK higher education institution
pt_ind	Percentage in independent schools
pt_notsust	Percentage in education or employment not sustained
pt_notsust_ben	Percentage in education or employment not sustained and known to be NEET
pt_only_ben	Percentage with no participation and known to be NEET
pt_other_edu	Percentage in other education destination
pt_overall	Percentage in sustained education, employment & apprenticeships
pt_sfc	Percentage in sixth form college
pt_special	Percentage in special school
pt_spi	Percentage in specialist post-16 institution
pt_ssf	Percentage in school sixth form
pt_unknown	Percentage not identified in any data
pt_unknown_id	Percentage identified as DWP/HMRC customer
social_care_group	Social care group - Filter by social care group
t_all_notsust	Total number of pupils not recorded as a sustained destination
t_all_unknown	Total number of pupils with activity not captured
t_all_work	Total number of pupils in sustained employment destination
t_appl2	Total number of pupils in intermediate apprenticeships (level 2)
t_appl3	Total number of pupils in advanced and Higher apprenticeships (level 3 and above)
t_appren	Total number of pupils in sustained apprenticeships
t_appru	Total number of pupils in alternative provision
t_edu_combo	Total number of pupils in sustained education combination destination
t_education	Total number of pupils in sustained education destination
t_fe	Total number of pupils in further education
t_he	Total number of pupils in UK higher education institution
t_ind	Total number of pupils in independent schools
t_notsust	Total number of pupils in education or employment not sustained
t_notsust_ben	Total number of pupils in education or employment not sustained and known to be NEET
t_only_ben	Total number of pupils with no participation and known to be NEET
t_other_edu	Total number of pupils in other education destination
t_overall	Total number of pupils in sustained education, employment & apprenticeships
t_pupils	Total number of pupils at the end of key stage 4
t_sfc	Total number of pupils in sixth form college
t_special	Total number of pupils in special school
t_spi	Total number of pupils in specialist post-16 institution
t_ssf	Total number of pupils in school sixth form
t_unknown	Total number of pupils not identified in any data
t_unknown_id	Total number of pupils identified as DWP/HMRC customer

Footnotes

1. The destinations figures in this release are not directly comparable to the all pupils figures in the national publication as the social care destination figures include additional institutions. For example, other institutions include: independent schools, independent special schools and secure units. More detailed information on the destinations data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology document.

National - Free school meals (FSM)

• Filename: fsm_national.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2019/20
• Content:

  Free school meal eligibility by children in need social care group, 2016/17 to 2019/20

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
pt_FSM_eligible	Percentage of pupils with free school meal eligibility
social_care_group	Social care group - Filter by social care group
t_FSM_eligible	Number of pupils with free school meal eligibility
t_pupils	Number of pupils

Footnotes

1. Free school meal (FSM) eligibility is taken from both the school census and the alternative provision census. More detailed information on the FSM data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology document.

National - Key Stage 4 (KS4)

• Filename: ks4_national.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2019/20
• Content:

  Key stage 4 attainment by special educational need and social care group, 2016/17 to 2019/20

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
avg_att8	Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
avg_ebaccaps	Average EBacc APS score per pupil
pt_ebacc_94	Percentage of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate (grades 4 or above in English and maths, A*-C in unreformed subjects)
pt_ebacc_95	Percentage of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate (grades 5 or above in English and maths, A*-C in unreformed subjects)
pt_ebacc_e_ptq_ee	Percentage of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate
pt_l2basics_94	Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and mathematics GCSEs
pt_l2basics_95	Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and mathematics GCSEs
pupil_sen_status	Special Educational Needs status - Filter by Special Educational Needs status
social_care_group	Social care group - Filter by social care group
t_att8	Total sum of pupils Attainment 8 scores
t_ebacc_94	Total number of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate (grades 4 or above in English and maths, A*-C in unreformed subjects)
t_ebacc_95	Total number of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate (grades 5 or above in English and maths, A*-C in unreformed subjects)
t_ebacc_e_ptq_ee	Total number of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate
t_ebaccaps	Total EBacc APS score of pupils
t_l2basics_94	Total number of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and mathematics GCSEs
t_l2basics_95	Total number of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and mathematics GCSEs
t_pupils	Total number of pupils at the end of key stage 4

Footnotes

1. The cancellation of summer 2020 GCSE exams and the new method of awarding grades has led to a set of pupil attainment statistics that are unlike previous years. Each of the pupil level attainment statistics have increased - more than would be expected in a typical year - between the 2018/19 and 2019/20 academic years. This reflects the change to the way GCSE grades were awarded rather than improvements in pupil performance. As a result the 2019/20 data should not be directly compared to attainment data from previous years for the purposes of measuring changes in student performance. More detailed information on the key stage 4 data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology document.
2. Special educational needs (SEN) status is taken from both the school census and the alternative provision census. The key stage 4 data includes pupils for whom SEN status could not be determined. More detailed information on the SEN data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology document.

National - Permanent exclusions and suspensions

• Filename: permanent_exclusions_and_suspensions_national.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2018/19
• Content:

  Permanent exclusions and suspensions by type of school and social care group, 2016/17 to 2018/19

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
pt_one_plus_sus	Percentage of pupils with one or more suspension
pt_perm_excl	Percentage of pupils permanently excluded
school_type	School type - Filter by school type
social_care_group	Social care group - Filter by social care group
t_one_plus_sus	Total number of pupils with one or more suspension
t_perm_excl	Total number of pupils permanently excluded
t_pupils	Total number of pupils

Footnotes

1. The all pupils comparison figures taken from the national publication are produced using a different methodology based on enrolments and the school type is allocated in a different way. As a result of this, the all pupils comparison is not provided by school type as it is not appropriate to compare. More detailed information on the permanent exclusions and suspensions data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology document.

National - School type

• Filename: school_type_national.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2019/20
• Content:

  Type of school by social care group, 2016/17 to 2019/20

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
social_care_group	Social care group - Filter by social care group
t_primary	Total number of pupils in state-funded primary school
t_pru	Total number of pupils in pupil referral unit
t_pupils	Total number of pupils
t_secondary	Total number of pupils in state-funded secondary school
t_special	Total number of pupils in special school

Footnotes

1. The all pupils comparison figures taken from the national publication have school type allocated in a different way. As a result of this, the all pupils comparison is not provided by school type as it is not appropriate to compare. More detailed information on the school type data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology document.

National - Special educational needs (SEN)

• Filename: sen_national.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2019/20
• Content:

  Special educational need and primary type of special educational need by social care group, 2016/17 to 2019/20

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
pt_all_SEN	Percentage of pupils with SEN
pt_ASD_se	Percentage of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Autistic Spectrum Disorder
pt_ASD_ss	Percentage of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Autistic Spectrum Disorder
pt_HI_se	Percentage of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Hearing Impairment
pt_HI_ss	Percentage of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Hearing Impairment
pt_MLD_se	Percentage of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Moderate Learning Difficulty
pt_MLD_ss	Percentage of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Moderate Learning Difficulty
pt_MSI_se	Percentage of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Multi- Sensory Impairment
pt_MSI_ss	Percentage of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Multi- Sensory Impairment
pt_no_identified_SEN	Percentage of pupils with no identified SEN
pt_NSA_se	Percentage of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need
pt_NSA_ss	Percentage of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need
pt_OTH_se	Percentage of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Other Difficulty/Disability
pt_OTH_ss	Percentage of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Other Difficulty/Disability
pt_PD_se	Percentage of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Physical Disability
pt_PD_ss	Percentage of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Physical Disability
pt_PMLD_se	Percentage of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulty
pt_PMLD_ss	Percentage of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulty
pt_SEMH_se	Percentage of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Social, Emotional and Mental Health
pt_SEMH_ss	Percentage of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Social, Emotional and Mental Health
pt_SEN_support	Percentage of pupils with SEN support
pt_SLCN_se	Percentage of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Speech, Language and Communications needs
pt_SLCN_ss	Percentage of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Speech, Language and Communications needs
pt_SLD_se	Percentage of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Severe Learning Difficulty
pt_SLD_ss	Percentage of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Severe Learning Difficulty
pt_SPLD_se	Percentage of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Specific Learning Difficulty
pt_SPLD_ss	Percentage of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Specific Learning Difficulty
pt_statement_or_EHC_plan	Percentage of pupils with statement or EHC plan
pt_VI_se	Percentage of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Visual Impairment
pt_VI_ss	Percentage of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Visual Impairment
social_care_group	Social care group - Filter by social care group
t_all_SEN	Total number of pupils with SEN
t_ASD_se	Total number of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Autistic Spectrum Disorder
t_ASD_ss	Total number of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Autistic Spectrum Disorder
t_HI_se	Total number of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Hearing Impairment
t_HI_ss	Total number of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Hearing Impairment
t_MLD_se	Total number of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Moderate Learning Difficulty
t_MLD_ss	Total number of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Moderate Learning Difficulty
t_MSI_se	Total number of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Multi- Sensory Impairment
t_MSI_ss	Total number of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Multi- Sensory Impairment
t_no_identified_SEN	Total number of pupils with no identified SEN
t_NSA_se	Total number of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need
t_NSA_ss	Total number of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need
t_OTH_se	Total number of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Other Difficulty/Disability
t_OTH_ss	Total number of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Other Difficulty/Disability
t_PD_se	Total number of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Physical Disability
t_PD_ss	Total number of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Physical Disability
t_PMLD_se	Total number of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulty
t_PMLD_ss	Total number of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulty
t_pupils	Total number of pupils
t_SEMH_se	Total number of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Social, Emotional and Mental Health
t_SEMH_ss	Total number of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Social, Emotional and Mental Health
t_SEN_support	Total number of pupils with SEN support
t_SLCN_se	Total number of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Speech, Language and Communications needs
t_SLCN_ss	Total number of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Speech, Language and Communications needs
t_SLD_se	Total number of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Severe Learning Difficulty
t_SLD_ss	Total number of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Severe Learning Difficulty
t_SPLD_se	Total number of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Specific Learning Difficulty
t_SPLD_ss	Total number of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Specific Learning Difficulty
t_statement_or_EHC_plan	Total number of pupils with statement or EHC plan
t_VI_se	Total number of pupils with statement or EHC plan having primary type of need: Visual Impairment
t_VI_ss	Total number of pupils with SEN support having primary type of need: Visual Impairment

Footnotes

1. Special educational needs (SEN) status and primary type of SEN data is taken from both the school census and the alternative provision census. For 2016/17 primary type of SEN is not available on the alternative provision census. More detailed information on the SEN data published within this release is available in the accompanying methodology document.