Special educational needs in England
Academic year 2019/20

Data files

Age and gender - by SEN provision, type of need and school type

Filename: sen_age_gender.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2015/16 to 2019/20

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name               |  Variable description
--------------------------  |  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
age_10                      |  Age 10
age_10_percent              |  Age 10 (%)
age_11                      |  Age 11
age_11_percent              |  Age 11 (%)
age_12                      |  Age 12
age_12_percent              |  Age 12 (%)
age_13                      |  Age 13
age_13_percent              |  Age 13 (%)
age_14                      |  Age 14
age_14_percent              |  Age 14 (%)
age_15                      |  Age 15
age_15_percent              |  Age 15 (%)
age_16                      |  Age 16
age_16_percent              |  Age 16 (%)
age_17                      |  Age 17
age_17_percent              |  Age 17 (%)
age_18                      |  Age 18
age_18_percent              |  Age 18 (%)
age_19_and_over             |  Age 19 and over
age_19_and_over_percent     |  Age 19 and over (%)
age_2_and_under             |  Age 2 and under
age_2_and_under_percent     |  Age 2 and under (%)
age_3_lower                 |  Age 3 (lower)
age_3_lower_percent         |  Age 3 (lower) (%)
age_3_middle                |  Age 3 (middle)
age_3_middle_percent        |  Age 3 (middle) (%)
age_3_upper                 |  Age 3 (upper)
age_3_upper_percent         |  Age 3 (upper) (%)
age_4_lower                 |  Age 4 (lower)
age_4_lower_percent         |  Age 4 (lower) (%)
age_4_middle                |  Age 4 (middle)
age_4_middle_percent        |  Age 4 (middle) (%)
age_4_upper                 |  Age 4 (upper)
age_4_upper_percent         |  Age 4 (upper) (%)
age_5                       |  Age 5
age_5_percent               |  Age 5 (%)
age_6                       |  Age 6
age_6_percent               |  Age 6 (%)
age_7                       |  Age 7
age_7_percent               |  Age 7 (%)
age_8                       |  Age 8
age_8_percent               |  Age 8 (%)
age_9                       |  Age 9
age_9_percent               |  Age 9 (%)
number_of_pupils            |  Headcount
phase_type_grouping         |  Phase type of school - Phase (primary, secondary, special, PRU, independent)
primary_need                |  Primary type of need - (ASD, HI, VI�)
pupil_gender_boys           |  Boys
pupil_gender_boys_percent   |  Boys (%)
pupil_gender_girls          |  Girls
pupil_gender_girls_percent  |  Girls (%)
pupil_sen_status            |  SEN provision - EHC plan/Statement of SEN or SEN support/School Action/School Action plus


Free school meals, ethnicity and language - by SEN provision, type of need and school type

Filename: sen_fsm_ethnicity_language.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2015/16 to 2019/20

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                                  |  Variable description
---------------------------------------------  |  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ethnicity_any_other_Asian_background           |  Asian - any other Asian background
ethnicity_any_other_Asian_background_percent   |  Asian - any other Asian background (%)
ethnicity_Any_other_Black_background           |  Black - Any other Black background
ethnicity_Any_other_Black_background_percent   |  Black - Any other Black background (%)
ethnicity_any_other_ethnic_group               |  Any other ethnic group
ethnicity_any_other_ethnic_group_percent       |  Any other ethnic group (%)
ethnicity_any_other_mixed_background           |  Mixed - Any other mixed background
ethnicity_any_other_mixed_background_percent   |  Mixed - Any other mixed background (%)
ethnicity_any_other_White_background           |  White - any other White background
ethnicity_any_other_White_background_percent   |  White - any other White background (%)
ethnicity_bangladeshi                          |  Asian - Bangladeshi
ethnicity_bangladeshi_percent                  |  Asian - Bangladeshi (%)
ethnicity_black_African                        |  Black - Black African
ethnicity_black_African_percent                |  Black - Black African (%)
ethnicity_black_Caribbean                      |  Black - Black Caribbean
ethnicity_black_Caribbean_percent              |  Black - Black Caribbean (%)
ethnicity_chinese                              |  Chinese
ethnicity_chinese_percent                      |  Chinese (%)
ethnicity_gypsy_roma                           |  White - Gypsy/Roma
ethnicity_gypsy_roma_percent                   |  White - Gypsy/Roma (%)
ethnicity_indian                               |  Asian - Indian
ethnicity_indian_percent                       |  Asian - Indian (%)
ethnicity_irish                                |  White - Irish
ethnicity_irish_percent                        |  White - Irish (%)
ethnicity_pakistani                            |  Asian - Pakistani
ethnicity_pakistani_percent                    |  Asian - Pakistani (%)
ethnicity_traveller_of_Irish_heritage          |  White - Traveller of Irish heritage
ethnicity_traveller_of_Irish_heritage_percent  |  White - Traveller of Irish heritage (%)
ethnicity_unclassified                         |  Unclassified
ethnicity_unclassified_percent                 |  Unclassified (%)
ethnicity_white_and_Asian                      |  Mixed - White and Asian
ethnicity_white_and_Asian_percent              |  Mixed - White and Asian (%)
ethnicity_white_and_Black_African              |  Mixed - White and Black African
ethnicity_white_and_Black_African_percent      |  Mixed - White and Black African (%)
ethnicity_white_and_Black_Caribbean            |  Mixed - White and Black Caribbean
ethnicity_white_and_Black_Caribbean_percent    |  Mixed - White and Black Caribbean (%)
ethnicity_White_British                        |  White - White British
ethnicity_White_British_percent                |  White - White British (%)
fsm_eligible                                   |  Eligible for free school meals
fsm_eligible_percent                           |  Eligible for free school meals (%)
fsm_not_eligible                               |  Not eligible for free school meals
fsm_not_eligible_percent                       |  Not eligible for free school meals (%)
language_english                               |  First language is known to be, or believed to be English
language_english_percent                       |  First language is known to be, or believed to be English (%)
language_other                                 |  First language is known to be, or believed to be, other than English
language_other_percent                         |  First language is known to be, or believed to be, other than English (%)
language_unclassified                          |  First language unclassified
language_unclassified_percent                  |  First language unclassified (%)
number_of_pupils                               |  Headcount
phase_type_grouping                            |  Phase type of school - Phase (primary, secondary, special, PRU, independent)
primary_need                                   |  Primary type of need - (ASD, HI, VI�)
pupil_sen_status                               |  SEN provision - EHC plan/Statement of SEN or SEN support/School Action/School Action plus


National curriculum year groups - by SEN provision, type of need and school type

Filename: sen_ncyear.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2015/16 to 2019/20

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name            |  Variable description
-----------------------  |  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
nc_early_years           |  Early years
nc_early_years_percent   |  Early years (%)
nc_not_followed          |  National curriculum not followed
nc_not_followed_percent  |  National curriculum not followed (%)
nc_reception             |  Reception
nc_reception_percent     |  Reception (%)
nc_year_1                |  Year group  1
nc_year_1_percent        |  Year group  1 (%)
nc_year_10               |  Year group  10
nc_year_10_percent       |  Year group  10 (%)
nc_year_11               |  Year group  11
nc_year_11_percent       |  Year group  11 (%)
nc_year_12               |  Year group  12
nc_year_12_percent       |  Year group  12 (%)
nc_year_13               |  Year group  13
nc_year_13_percent       |  Year group  13 (%)
nc_year_14               |  Year group  14
nc_year_14_percent       |  Year group  14 (%)
nc_year_2                |  Year group  2
nc_year_2_percent        |  Year group  2 (%)
nc_year_3                |  Year group  3
nc_year_3_percent        |  Year group  3 (%)
nc_year_4                |  Year group  4
nc_year_4_percent        |  Year group  4 (%)
nc_year_5                |  Year group  5
nc_year_5_percent        |  Year group  5 (%)
nc_year_6                |  Year group  6
nc_year_6_percent        |  Year group  6 (%)
nc_year_7                |  Year group  7
nc_year_7_percent        |  Year group  7 (%)
nc_year_8                |  Year group  8
nc_year_8_percent        |  Year group  8 (%)
nc_year_9                |  Year group  9
nc_year_9_percent        |  Year group  9 (%)
number_of_pupils         |  Headcount
phase_type_grouping      |  Phase type of school - Phase (primary, secondary, special, PRU, independent)
primary_need             |  Primary type of need - (ASD, HI, VI�)
pupil_sen_status         |  SEN provision - EHC plan/Statement of SEN or SEN support/School Action/School Action plus


Number of pupils, by type of SEN provision, by type of school (including independent schools and general hospital schools) - 2016 to 2020

Filename: sen_phase.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2015/16 to 2019/20

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name          |  Variable description
---------------------  |  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ehc_plan               |  EHC plans/Statements of SEN
ehc_plan_percent       |  EHC plans/Statements of SEN (percent)
hospital_school        |  Hospital school flag - Yes/No
phase_type_grouping    |  Phase type of school - Phase (primary, secondary, special, PRU, independent)
sen_support            |  SEN support
sen_support_percent    |  SEN support (percent)
total_pupils           |  Headcount
type_of_establishment  |  School type detail - For example - academy converter, community school, independent special


Secondary type of need - by SEN provision, type of need and school type

Filename: sen_secondary_need.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2015/16 to 2019/20

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                |  Variable description
---------------------------  |  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
number_of_pupils             |  Headcount
phase_type_grouping          |  Phase type of school - Phase (primary, secondary, special, PRU, independent)
primary_need                 |  Primary type of need - (ASD, HI, VI�)
pupil_sen_status             |  SEN provision - EHC plan/Statement of SEN or SEN support/School Action/School Action plus
secondary_need_ASD           |  Autistic Spectrum Disorder
secondary_need_ASD_percent   |  Autistic Spectrum Disorder (%)
secondary_need_HI            |  Hearing impairment
secondary_need_HI_percent    |  Hearing impairment (%)
secondary_need_MLD           |  Moderate Learning  Difficulty
secondary_need_MLD_percent   |  Moderate Learning  Difficulty (%)
secondary_need_MSI           |  Multi-sensory Impairment
secondary_need_MSI_percent   |  Multi-sensory Impairment (%)
secondary_need_NSA           |  SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need
secondary_need_NSA_percent   |  SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (%)
secondary_need_OTH           |  Other Difficulty or Disability
secondary_need_OTH_percent   |  Other Difficulty or Disability (%)
secondary_need_PD            |  Physical Disability
secondary_need_PD_percent    |  Physical Disability (%)
secondary_need_PMLD          |  Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
secondary_need_PMLD_percent  |  Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty (%)
secondary_need_SEMH          |  Social, Emotional and Mental Health
secondary_need_SEMH_percent  |  Social, Emotional and Mental Health (%)
secondary_need_SLCN          |  Speech, Language and Communications needs
secondary_need_SLCN_percent  |  Speech, Language and Communications needs (%)
secondary_need_SLD           |  Severe Learning Difficulty
secondary_need_SLD_percent   |  Severe Learning Difficulty (%)
secondary_need_SPLD          |  Specific Learning Difficulty
secondary_need_SPLD_percent  |  Specific Learning Difficulty (%)
secondary_need_VI            |  Visual impairment
secondary_need_VI_percent    |  Visual impairment (%)
