Pupils with an education, health and care plan during the Labour 2024– government
2022/23 academic year → 2025/26 academic year · 3 periods
↑ 38.4%+149,376 pupils
Pupils with an education, health and care plan rose by 38.4% over the period, from 389,171 pupils (2022/23 academic year, the level when the government took office) to 538,547 (2025/26 academic year, the latest available).
Inherited level 2022/23 academic year: 389,171
Latest 2025/26 academic year: 538,547
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
The number of pupils in all schools in England with an education, health and care plan at the January school census.
Doesn’t measure: Children with a plan who are not in school, or the cost of provision.