Special educational needs: analysis and summary of data sources

Analysis and links to data sources on children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) or a disability in England.

Published 4 November 2015
Last updated 7 May 2020 + show all updates

1. 7 May 2020

   Updated with latest release of ‘Special educational needs and disability: an analysis and summary of data sources’.
2. 30 May 2019

   Updated document ‘Special educational needs: analysis and summary of data sources’.

3. 24 May 2018

   Updated document ‘Special educational needs: an analysis and summary of data sources’ added.

4. 25 May 2017

   Updated document. Changes are set out in the ‘Updates in this edition’ section.

5. 23 September 2016

   Updated with SEN rates, numbers and school exclusions by SEN – both published in July 2016. SEND tribunal information published in September 2016 is also included.

6. 26 May 2016

   Updated data sources on educational attainment, participation, absence and employment. Also added new information on tribunals statistics and EHC plan timelines.

7. 4 November 2015

   First published.