Pupils with Statements of Special Educational Needs, January 2012

Statistics on pupils with statements of SEN include data at local authority and Wales level as at January 2012. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 15 June 2011.

The key points from the latest release are:

• The number of pupils with a statement of SEN decreased by 3.0 per cent during 2011, bringing the total number with a statement to 13,591 at January 2012.
• 1,333 pupils were newly assessed as requiring a statement during 2011, compared with 1,264 in the previous year.
• 92 per cent (12,477 pupils) of pupils with statements at January 2012 were educated within their “home” local authority rather than in other authorities.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5059
E-mail: school.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

June 2013 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)