Statistics: special educational needs (SEN)

Statistics on pupils with SEN, including information on educational attainment, destinations, absence, exclusions, and characteristics.

Statistics from May 2010 onwards are available on GOV.UK. You can find our archived statistics on the UK Government Web Archive website. Note: the search function is not available on archived content so please use the filters on the left of each page.

National statistics on special educational needs in England

1. Special educational needs in England: January 2020
   • 2 July 2020
   • National Statistics
2. Special educational needs in England: January 2019
   • 4 July 2019
   • National Statistics
3. Special educational needs in England: January 2018
   • 8 August 2018
   • National Statistics
4. Special educational needs in England: January 2017
   • 27 July 2017
   • National Statistics
5. Special educational needs in England: January 2016
   • 27 July 2017
   • National Statistics
6. Special educational needs in England: January 2015
   • 23 July 2015
   • National Statistics
7. Special educational needs in England: January 2014
   • 14 October 2014
   • National Statistics
8. Special educational needs in England: January 2013
   • 1 May 2014
   • National Statistics
9. Special educational needs in England: January 2012
   • 12 July 2012
   • National Statistics
10. Special educational needs in England: January 2011
    • 30 June 2011
    • National Statistics
11. Special educational needs in England: January 2010
    • 23 June 2010
    • National Statistics

Statements of special educational needs (SEN) and education, health and care (EHC) plans

From 7 May 2020, the Department for Education is publishing ‘Statements of SEN and EHC Plans: England’ on a new statistics dissemination platform, Explore Education Statistics (EES).

We published this information as a separate statistical first release (SFR) for the first time in 2015.

1. Education, health and care plans: England 2020
   • 7 May 2020
   • National Statistics
2. Statements of SEN and EHC Plans: England 2019
   • 3 March 2020
   • National Statistics
3. Statements of SEN and EHC plans: England, 2018
   • 8 January 2019
   • National Statistics
4. Statements of SEN and EHC plans: England, 2017
   • 25 May 2017
   • National Statistics
5. Statements of SEN and EHC plans: England, 2016
   • 14 June 2016
   • National Statistics
6. Statements of SEN and EHC plans: England, 2015
   • 31 July 2015
   • National Statistics

Analysis of children with special educational needs

1. SEN absences and exclusions: additional analysis
   • 27 January 2016
   • Research and analysis
2. Special educational needs: analysis and summary of data sources
   • 7 May 2020
   • Research and analysis
3. Children with special educational needs: an analysis – 2014
   • 12 September 2014
   • Official Statistics
4. Children with special educational needs: an analysis – 2013
   • 23 October 2013
   • Official Statistics
5. Children with special educational needs: an analysis – 2012
   • 17 October 2012
   • Official Statistics
6. Children with special educational needs: an analysis – 2011
   • 19 October 2011
   • Official Statistics
7. Children with special educational needs: 2010
   • 19 October 2010
   • Official Statistics

SEN statements issued within 26 weeks

1. SEN statements issued by DfE within 26 weeks: 2011
   • 19 October 2011
   • Official Statistics
2. SEN statements issued by DfE within 26 weeks: 2010
   • 9 December 2010
   • Official Statistics

Published 30 July 2013
Last updated 2 July 2020 + show all updates

1. 2 July 2020

   Added ‘Special educational needs in England: January 2020’.

2. 30 June 2020

   Added ‘Education, health and care plans: England 2020’.

3. 7 May 2020

   From 7 May 2020, the Department for Education is publishing ‘Statements of SEN and EHC Plans: England’ on a new statistics dissemination platform, Explore Education Statistics (EES).

4. 4 July 2019

   Added ‘Special educational needs in England: January 2019’.

5. 30 May 2019

   Added ‘Statements of SEN and EHC Plans: England 2019’.

6. 26 July 2018

   Added ‘Special educational needs in England: January 2018’ to the collection.

7. 24 May 2018

   Added: ‘Statements of SEN and EHC plans: England, 2018’.
8. 27 July 2017

   Added ‘Special educational needs in England: January 2017’.

9. 25 May 2017

   Added: ‘Statements of SEN and EHC plans: England, 2017’.

10. 20 July 2016

    Added ‘Special educational needs in England: January 2016’.

11. 26 May 2016

    Added ‘Statements of SEN and EHC plans: England, 2016’.

12. 27 January 2016

    Added link to ‘SEN absences and exclusions: additional analysis’.

13. 4 November 2015

    Added: ‘SEN: analysis and summary of data sources’.

14. 21 May 2015

    Added ‘Statements of SEN and EHC plans: England 2015’.

15. 4 September 2014

    Added ‘Special educational needs in England: January 2014’ and ‘Children with special educational needs: an analysis – 2014’ to the collection.

16. 21 July 2014

    Added an update about the ‘Special educational needs in England: January 2014’ SFR.

17. 23 October 2013

    Added ‘Children with special educational needs: an analysis – 2013’

18. 30 July 2013

    First published.

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