How many pupils had EHC plans up to Year 11?
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2025 8:30 am
For pupils in 2024, we use data from the Autumn School Census.
This provides us with a termly indicator of SEN status, including whether a pupil has a statement of SEN or EHC plan, and an annual indicator of primary and secondary SEN type.
We largely focus on two cohorts of 15 year old (Year 11) pupils, one from 2013/14 and one from 2023/24. For pupils in each cohort we observe the year in which they were australia rcs data first observed with an EHC plan or statement.
We also look at a younger cohort, 11 year old (Year 7) pupils in 2023/24.
As we use Census data, we do not include any pupils with EHC plans who were unplaced, of which there were around 52,000 (of all ages, though we would expect most to be above compulsory school age) in January 2024.
How many pupils had statements up to Year 11?
We start off with pupils who reached Year 11 in 2013/14, prior to the introduction of the revised SEN code of practice.
The chart below shows the percentage of the cohort who had the statement of SEN at the end of each year from age 4 (Reception) to age 15 (Year 11).
At age 4 (Reception), 1.1% of pupils had a statement. This figure increased to 4.2% by age 15. Between ages 6 and 11, this figure increased by around 0.3 percentage points, falling to around 0.2 percentage points between 12 and 15.
This provides us with a termly indicator of SEN status, including whether a pupil has a statement of SEN or EHC plan, and an annual indicator of primary and secondary SEN type.
We largely focus on two cohorts of 15 year old (Year 11) pupils, one from 2013/14 and one from 2023/24. For pupils in each cohort we observe the year in which they were australia rcs data first observed with an EHC plan or statement.
We also look at a younger cohort, 11 year old (Year 7) pupils in 2023/24.
As we use Census data, we do not include any pupils with EHC plans who were unplaced, of which there were around 52,000 (of all ages, though we would expect most to be above compulsory school age) in January 2024.
How many pupils had statements up to Year 11?
We start off with pupils who reached Year 11 in 2013/14, prior to the introduction of the revised SEN code of practice.
The chart below shows the percentage of the cohort who had the statement of SEN at the end of each year from age 4 (Reception) to age 15 (Year 11).
At age 4 (Reception), 1.1% of pupils had a statement. This figure increased to 4.2% by age 15. Between ages 6 and 11, this figure increased by around 0.3 percentage points, falling to around 0.2 percentage points between 12 and 15.