Official figures from the Department for Education (DfE, 2024) show that there are now 434,354 students in state schools in England with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) – up 11.6% year-on-year (45,183).
And there are now 1,238,851 students who have SEN but who do not have an EHCP – up 4.7% year-on-year (55,467).
It means that there are now 1,673,205 students in schools in England with SEN in 2023/24.
Last week, separate figures showed that the number of EHCPs across the 0 to 25 age range has increased by 11% year-on-year and now stands at 575,963. Furthermore, in 2023 there was a 21% rise in requests for EHCP assessments – up from 114,482 in 2022 to 138,242 last year (read our report here).
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