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

LA - Special education needs (SEN)

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Published 10 April 2025

Last updated 3 July 2025

Special educational need (SEN) and primary type of SEN 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.

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Data set details

• Theme: Children's social care
• Publication: Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England
• Release: Reporting year 2024
• Number of rows: 3,441
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Percentage of pupils with EHC plan
  • Percentage of pupils with SEN
  • Percentage of pupils with SEN support
  • Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Hearing Impairment
  • Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Moderate Learning Difficulty
  • Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Multi- Sensory Impairment
  • Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Other Difficulty/Disability
  • Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Physical Disability
  • Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulty
  • Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Severe Learning Difficulty
  • Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Social, Emotional and Mental Health
  • Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Specific Learning Difficulty
  • Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Speech, Language and Communications needs
  • Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: Visual Impairment
  • Percentage of pupils with having primary type of need: but no specialist assessment of type of need
  • Percentage of pupils with no identified SEN
  • Total number of pupils
  • Total number of pupils with EHC plan
  • Total number of pupils with SEN
  • Total number of pupils with SEN support
  • Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Hearing Impairment
  • Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Moderate Learning Difficulty
  • Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Multi- Sensory Impairment
  • Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Other Difficulty/Disability
  • Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Physical Disability
  • Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulty
  • Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Severe Learning Difficulty
  • Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Social, Emotional and Mental Health
  • Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Specific Learning Difficulty
  • Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Speech, Language and Communications needs
  • Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Visual Impairment
  • Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: but no specialist assessment of type of need
  • Total number of pupils with no identified SEN
• Filters:
  • Social care group
• Time period: 2017/18 to 2023/24

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	la_name	new_la_code	social_care_group	t_pupils	t_no_identified_sen	t_all_sen	t_sen_support	t_ehc_plan	t_asd	t_hi	t_mld	t_msi	t_nsa	t_oth	t_pd	t_pmld	t_semh	t_slcn	t_sld	t_spld	t_vi	pt_no_identified_sen	pt_all_sen	pt_sen_support	pt_ehc_plan	pt_asd	pt_hi	pt_mld	pt_msi	pt_nsa	pt_oth	pt_pd	pt_pmld	pt_semh	pt_slcn	pt_sld	pt_spld	pt_vi
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						CINO at 31 March	135120	65200	69920	29680	40240	15380	550	6520	200	1250	1760	2610	3300	17800	10090	6580	3390	490	48.3	51.7	22	29.8	22	0.8	9.3	0.3	1.8	2.5	3.7	4.7	25.5	14.4	9.4	4.8	0.7
202324	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East				CINO at 31 March	8280	4090	4190	1710	2480	960	40	430	20	80	90	150	240	1020	510	460	180	20	49.4	50.6	20.7	29.9	22.9	1	10.2	0.4	2	2	3.5	5.8	24.3	12.1	11.1	4.3	0.5
202324	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000002	North West				CINO at 31 March	20060	10250	9810	4640	5170	1880	80	930	30	210	220	330	450	2760	1560	750	510	90	51.1	48.9	23.1	25.8	19.2	0.8	9.4	0.3	2.2	2.2	3.4	4.6	28.2	15.9	7.7	5.2	0.9
202324	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000003	Yorkshire and The Humber				CINO at 31 March	13770	7510	6260	3220	3040	1060	70	700	10	90	130	240	250	1810	1110	430	330	40	54.5	45.5	23.4	22.1	16.9	1.1	11.1	0.2	1.4	2	3.8	4	28.9	17.7	6.9	5.2	0.7
202324	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000004	East Midlands				CINO at 31 March	9450	4990	4460	2280	2180	800	40	560	20	90	150	190	200	1310	520	310	260	20	52.8	47.2	24.1	23.1	18	1	12.5	0.4	2	3.4	4.2	4.4	29.3	11.6	6.9	5.8	0.5

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 36 variables

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_ehc_plan	Percentage of pupils with EHC plan
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_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_ehc_plan	Total number of pupils with EHC plan
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_vi	Total number of pupils with having primary type of need: Visual Impairment

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