Local area data: Special educational needs and disabilities

This dashboard provides local data on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England. This includes:

• How common SEND is in each constituency, on the SEND incidence page
• How rates of SEND have changed over time, on the Trends over time page
• Tribunals related to education, health and care (EHC) plan appeals, on the Tribunals page
• Funding for SEND in each local authority, on the Funding page
• How long it takes for children to get an EHC plan, on the Time to get EHC plan page
• Expenditure from local authorities supporting school transport for pupils with SEND, on the School transport page

Data on SEND at parliamentary constituency level is limited, so only page one (SEND incidence) relates to constituencies, while the other pages are at a local authority level.

USe the dropdown menus on the dashboard to select a constituency or local authority of interest.

• Find which constituency you live in

• Find the local authority you live in

You can also open a full-screen version of the dashboard which you may find better on mobile or if you wish to print.

Accessibility

We aim to make our data dashboards and downloads as accessible as possible. However, if you need this data in a different format from the versions provided on this page, please contact us on papers@parliament.uk and we may be able to provide an alternative.

Notes General

Local authority-level time series are for current local authority boundaries. Blank values or blank columns or bars in charts indicate no data available. This can be owing to boundary changes, because data is missing for that local authority in the source dataset, or data has only been reported for some years.

The Isles of Scilly and the City of London are not included some of the local authority level data owing to their small numbers of state-funded school pupils and the fact high needs block allocations are not published for these local authorities.

SEND incidence

Statistics relate to identified SEND (supported via SEN support or EHC plans) in mainstream state-funded schools in the constituency.

Trends over time

Local authorities’ EHC plan case load statistics and change over time on this measure are as at January each year.

In 2023, there were changes to the way EHC plan statistics were collected and reported. This means we should be cautious about comparing EHC plan data over time.

Funding

Funding figures are for total high needs block allocations, before deductions, and are provisional. Real terms figures are calculated using GDP deflators.

Time to get EHC plan

Statistics are for calendar years.

School transport

Real terms figures are calculated using GDP deflators.

Data updates

We aim to update this dashboard in line with data releases from the Department for Education, but the data shown here may not be the latest available. MPs and their staff can contact the Commons Library with queries about updates.

Sources

Department for Education (DfE), Special educational needs in England, various years

DfE, EHC Plans, various years

DfE, Dedicated Schools Grant, various years

DfE, LA and school expenditure, various years

HM Treasury, GDP deflators at market prices, and money

Ministry of Justice, Tribunal Statistics Quarterly, July to September 2025