Primary school performance data: pupils with SEN

See the most recent national performance data for primary pupils with special educational needs (SEN) covering Key Stage (KS) 1 and KS2.

Last reviewed on 2 December 2024See updates
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Contents
  1. Phonics data
  2. KS1 data
  3. KS2 data
  4. See data from previous years

Phonics data

Year 1: pupils with SEN meeting the expected standard in phonics in 2023/24

Percentage of pupils with SEN meeting the expected standard:

SEN provisionPercentage of pupils
Total (pupils with or without SEN)80%
No SEN88%
All pupils with SEN44%
SEN support52%
SEN with an EHC plan20% 
Unclassified SEN32% 

Percentage of pupils with different kinds of SEN meeting the expected standard:

Type of SENPercentage of pupils
Total (pupils with or without SEN)80%
Specific learning difficulty34%
Moderate learning difficulty32%
Severe learning difficulty4%
Profound and multiple learning difficulty4% 
Social, emotional and mental health (SEMH)54%
Speech, language and communication needs47% 
Hearing impairment59% 
Visual impairment60% 
Multi-sensory impairment53% 
Physical disability50% 
Autism spectrum disorder34% 
Other difficulty/disability49%
SEN support, but no specialist assessment of type of need48% 

See the data for both of the above tables here.

By the end of year 2: pupils with SEN meeting the expected standard in phonics in 2023/24

Percentage of pupils with SEN meeting the expected standard:

Percentage of pupils with