Special Educational Needs Pupil Data from the 2015 England School Census

January 2015 data from the UK school census on pupils with special educational needs (SEN). It includes pupil characteristics by level of SEN provision, such as education, health and care (EHC) plans or SEN support, and type of SEN. The data was collected by the Department for Education and published by the London Borough of Barnet.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of SEN support types across different pupil demographics based on the described characteristics.
• Compare the prevalence of Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans versus other SEN support levels mentioned in the description.
• Study the relationship between specific types of SEN and the level of provision indicated in the dataset.
• Assess regional or demographic patterns in SEN identification and support within the English school system.

Strengths

• Based on official pupil-level data from the Department for Education's school census.
• Includes a breakdown by level of SEN provision (EHC plan or SEN support) and type of SEN.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to a single snapshot from January 2015.

Provenance

Source

Department for Education (UK), via London Borough of Barnet.

Collection Method

Collected via the statutory school census.

Time Range

January 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:42.601472; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England, with specific data available for the London Borough of Barnet.