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The latest national statistics on Special Educational Needs produced by the Department for Education were released on 23rd June 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics AuthorityUK Statistics Authority

DfE: Special Educational Needs in England: January 2010

DescriptionThis Statistical First Release (SFR) brings together the information available on special educational needs and related information about special schools in England. It provides analyses on the characteristics of pupils by their provision of SEN together with the assessment and placement of pupils with statements of SEN. It updates and supplements information published in the May release 'Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics, January 2010 (Provisional)'. It is based on pupil level data collected via the School Census and Local Authority level data collected via the SEN2 survey.

The key points from the latest release are:
  • In January 2010 some 220,890 (or 2.7 per cent of) pupils across all schools in England had statements of SEN, the same percentage as last year.
  • The percentage of pupils with statements of SEN placed in mainstream schools (nursery, primary, secondary, academies, city technology colleges) was 54.9 per cent (compared to 55.6 per cent in 2009). The corresponding figures for the proportion of pupils with statements of SEN placed in maintained special schools was 38.1 per cent, with 4.3 per cent in independent schools, 2.0 per cent in non-maintained special schools and 0.8 per cent in pupil referral units.
  • In 2010 there were some 1,470,900 pupils with SEN without statements representing 18.2 per cent of pupils across all schools. This is an increase of 0.4 percentage points from 2009.
  • The incidence of pupils with SEN both with and without statements is greater in state-funded secondary schools (2.0 and 19.7 per cent respectively) than in maintained primary schools (1.4 and 18.5 per cent respectively).
Additional analyses, including Local Authority tables and information on the primary need of pupils by their characteristics will be published on 21 July 2010.
Download Formats PDF (125Kb) | Explain formats
Additional informationEXCEL (National Tables 1 to 15 from the SFR)
Additional informationPDF (Commentary on tables showing analyses for primary type of need by pupil characteristics)
Additional informationEXCEL (Additional information on Local Authority level Special Educational Needs figures)
Additional informationEXCEL (Additional information at national level showing analyses for primary type of need by pupil characteristics e.g. free school meal eligibility, age, gender, ethnicity, etc.)
Reference IDSFR19/2010
Coverage Country England
Date Released23 June 2010
Main Category Children, Education and Skills
Sub CategorySpecial Educational Needs and additional support    Click on subcategory link to see if there is later information
TypeStatistical First Release
ContactAndrew Clarke - Schools Statistical Team  schools.statistics@education.gsi.gov.uk  tel: 01325 735478
PreRelease AccessClick here
 Publication includes individual Local Authority informationPublication includes individual Local Authority information

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