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Department for Education · 2016/17 academic year to 2025/26 academic year · pupils

Pupils with an education, health and care plan

Pupils with an education, health and care plan: 2016/17 academic year to 2025/26 academic yearConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0200k400k201820202022202420262016/17 academic year: 242,184 pupils · published 4 August 20262017/18 academic year: 253,679 pupils · published 4 August 20262018/19 academic year: 271,165 pupils · published 4 August 20262019/20 academic year: 294,758 pupils · published 4 August 20262020/21 academic year: 325,618 pupils · published 4 August 20262021/22 academic year: 355,566 pupils · published 4 August 20262022/23 academic year: 389,171 pupils · published 4 August 20262023/24 academic year: 434,354 pupils · published 4 August 20262024/25 academic year: 482,640 pupils · published 4 August 20262025/26 academic year: 538,547 pupils · published 4 August 2026
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Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: absence, SEN, attainment, apprenticeships, NEET, class sizes, Explore Education Statistics: releases to August 2026 (published 4 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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