2 million children across the UK need some kind of special educational needs (SEND) support at school. Enter your postcode, or choose your constituency from the list, to get the latest figures on SEND support in your area.
As council and constituency boundaries do not always match, we have chosen to use data from the council area which represents the most people in each constituency. As a result, the results for your postcode may be for a neighbouring council area within the same constituency.
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children in have been identified as having a special educational need or disability.
% of children receive an EHCP, a legally binding plan for children with more complex needs.
% of all children receive Special Educational Needs support, which is supposed to be flexible support arranged by the school.
Families in are waiting months for support.
of children wait up to 20 weeks for an EHCP.
of children wait 20 to 52 weeks for an EHCP.
of children wait more than a year for an EHCP.
Children with SEND needs in have a harder time achieving their future goals.
Without timely support, disabled children are also less likely to achieve their future goals. In , % of 16–17-year-olds with an EHCP are not in education, employment or training (NEET). This is compared with % of their peers. Nationally, young people with SEND needs are around 80% more likely to be not in employment, education or training (NEET).
Without timely support, disabled children are also less likely to achieve their future goals. Nationally, young people with SEND needs are around 80% more likely to be not in employment, education or training (NEET).
Share this data with your MP
Share this data tool with your local MP and highlight the Disabled Children’s Partnership’s four priorities for SEND reform.
New Laws must:
- Protect disabled children’s legal rights. Their needs must be reviewed regularly, with a right to challenge decisions about their education and support that can name the school they need.
- Give every child the right support, without delay. Plans must clearly set out what support a child will get, who will provide it and how it will help them progress.
- Make services work together. Education, health and social care must have the resources, staff and accountability to meet children’s needs.
- Make every setting genuinely inclusive. Behaviour policies, standards, funding and staff training must ensure that disabled children and young people can learn, belong and thrive, with specialist provision available for those who need it.
Please get in touch at disabledchildrens.partnership@mencap.org.uk if you'd like to discuss any of this data or the Education for All Bill.