Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) number, and (2) percentage, of (a) nursery, (b) primary, and (c) secondary, school pupils in England have a Statement of Special Educational Needs.

Data is collected in the school census on the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan, which replaced statements of special educational needs. Figures are published in the Special Educational Needs (SEN) in England statistical release, which can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england.

In January 2022, there were:

• 535 state-funded nursery pupils (1.4%) in England with an EHC plan
• 105,756 state-funded primary school pupils (2.3%) in England with an EHC plan
• 76,838 state-funded secondary school pupils (2.2%) in England with an EHC plan