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

Pupils on SEN support, share

Pupils on SEN support, share: 2016/17 academic year to 2025/26 academic yearConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0%5%10%201820202022202420262016/17 academic year: 11.6% percent · published 4 August 20262017/18 academic year: 11.7% percent · published 4 August 20262018/19 academic year: 11.9% percent · published 4 August 20262019/20 academic year: 12.1% percent · published 4 August 20262020/21 academic year: 12.2% percent · published 4 August 20262021/22 academic year: 12.6% percent · published 4 August 20262022/23 academic year: 13% percent · published 4 August 20262023/24 academic year: 13.6% percent · published 4 August 20262024/25 academic year: 14.2% percent · published 4 August 20262025/26 academic year: 14.8% percent · 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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