Product Description
Pupils in England with SEN support or an education, health and care (EHC) plan . Including type of need, age, sex, free school meals (FSM) and ethnicity.
The number of pupils with an EHC plan increased by 11.6% between 2025 and 2026 to 538,500, and has more than doubled since 2016. The number of pupils with SEN support has increased by 2.8% from 2025 to 2026, and by 33.0% since 2016. Since 2016, the total pupil population increased by 4.2%, meaning that there are now proportionally more pupils with an EHC plan or SEN support.
There are now 6.0% of pupils with an EHC plan, and 14.8% pupils with SEN support, continuing the increasing trend since 2016. Prior to 2016, the rate had remained steady at 2.8% (opens in new tab). This increase is consistent with local authority data on the number of EHC plans for all children and young people.
Pupils with an EHC plan account for an increasing proportion of pupils with SEN; 29.0% of pupils in 2026, up from 19.3% in 2016.
Product Data
- ISBN:
- 9781036685829
- Author:
- Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Dandy Booksellers Ltd
- Pub Date:
- 26 June 2026
- Edition:
- 2025/26
- Format:
- Paperback
- Extent:
- 32 pages plus CD-ROM
- Dimensions:
- A4 (210 x 297 mm)
- Approx Wt:
- 0.16 kg
- HS Code:
- 490199
020 7624 2993
