{"metric":"sen_support_rate","title":"Pupils on SEN support, share","topic":"education","unit":"percent","measure_type":"percentage","geography":"E92000001","comparison_method":"previous_period","latest":{"period_start":"2025-09-01","period_end":"2026-08-31","period_label":"2025/26 academic year","value":14.79536339153,"status":"final","vintage":"2026-08-04"},"comparison":{"period_label":"2024/25 academic year","value":14.21859420713,"vintage":"2026-08-04"},"source":{"publisher":"Department for Education","publication":"Explore Education Statistics: absence, SEN, attainment, apprenticeships, NEET, class sizes","landing_url":"https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/","sheet":"sen","table":"019df85e-ab00-7458-a4ff-b381997776cb","row":"Hospital school flag=Total; Phase type of school=Total; Pupil SEN provision=SEN support / SEN without an EHC plan; School type (detailed)=Total","column":"Percentage of pupils","raw_value":"14.79536339153","file_url":"https://api.education.gov.uk/statistics/v1/data-sets","file_sha256":"301a1eda429205c90247cc4efad5564351b549d7772715a628d8459e360d8b47","release_date":"2026-08-04","release_label":"Explore Education Statistics: releases to August 2026"},"definition":"Pupils receiving SEN support without an education, health and care plan as a percentage of all pupils in England.\n","does_not_measure":"The severity of need, which SEN support does not grade.\n","links":{"page":"/education/sen-support-rate","series":"/api/metrics/sen_support_rate/series","vintages":"/api/metrics/sen_support_rate/vintages"}}