This publication analyses the characteristics of pupils by their:

• special educational needs provision
• type of need

It’s based on data collected through the:

• school census
• general hospital school census
• school-level annual school census (SLASC) for independent schools

This statistical first release (SFR) provides analyses on the characteristics of pupils by their:

• level of special educational needs (SEN)
• type of SEN

It is based on pupil-level data collected through the school census, general hospital school census and school-level annual school census (SLASC).

This is a joint report between the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and the Department for Education (DfE) that presents findings from a major data sharing project between the 2 departments. The focus of initial analysis from this data share is on understanding the educational background, attainment outcomes, characteristics and needs of young people aged 10 to 17 years who were sentenced in 2014 in England and Wales.

In 2018, we revised the regional and local authority (LA) level data on this page. To allow users to make multi-year and geographical comparisons more easily, we have now published a multi-year and multi-level file.

It includes estimates to account for schools who did not provide information in a given year for the staff headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE) numbers, so that year on year figures are comparable. Further work has also been done since the initial publication to improve the quality of the data upon which some of the other indicators were based.

Visit ‘School workforce in England: November 2018’ and select ‘Revised subnational school workforce census data 2010 to 2018’. You can also view the updated 2018 methodology note.

This statistical first release sets out the:

• numbers of teachers and support staff in service

• characteristics of teachers and support staff

• teachers’ pay

• teachers’ qualifications and curriculum

• teacher vacancies

• teacher sickness absence

• pupil-to-teacher ratios

The release also includes information underlying the national tables at:

• individual school level

• local authority level

• regional level

This publication sets out the:

• numbers of, and full time equivalent (FTE) numbers of teachers and support staff in service
• number of entrants to, and leavers from, teaching
• teacher retention
• teacher retirements
• characteristics of teachers and support staff, including gender, age and ethnic group
• teachers’ pay
• teachers’ qualifications
• curriculum taught by secondary school teachers
• teacher vacancies
• teacher sickness absence
• pupil-to-teacher ratios

The release includes information at national, regional and local authority levels, and associated data files at school level.

The results of the Department for Education people survey for 2018 and earlier years.

See results for the whole civil service.

The data covers:

• schools
• post-compulsory education
• qualifications

It also includes an annex containing figures on education expenditure.

Contact details

Email: Selena.Jackson@education.gsi.gov.uk

Telephone: 020 7783 8599

Reference Id: SFR12/2012

Publication Type: Statistical First Release

Publication data: Local Authority data

Local Authority data: LA data

Region: England

Release Date: 21 February 2013

Coverage status: Provisional

Publication Status: Published

This is a revised version of SFR12/2012 released in June 2012. The revision is due to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revising their mid-year population estimates following the 2011 census. These population estimates are used to calculate the rates in this statistical first release (SFR) and the changes have affected the data published for end 2001 through to end 2011.

The SFR draws together information from the different post-16 learning options (school, FE colleges, work-based learning, higher education, etc.) to give a coherent and comprehensive picture of the participation of 16- to 18-year-olds.

The SFR provides provisional information on the percentages of 16- to 18-year-olds in England in education and training and those who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) for end 2011. Key breakdowns are by age, gender, mode of study, type of learning, institution type (FE college, schools, etc.), labour market status and highest qualification being studied. There are additional tables showing a time series back to 1985.

The SFR includes additional tables showing local participation in education and training for 16- and 17-year-olds for end 2011. The back series from 1994 to 2010 has been removed and will be updated once the ONS release revised sub-national population estimates later in the year.

robert.hartley@education.gsi.gov.uk

Statistics providing information on 3 measures of increasing participation in higher education:

• estimated percentages of 15-year-olds eligible for free school meals (FSM) who progressed to higher education (HE) by age 19

• estimated percentages of A level and equivalent students, by school or college type, who progressed to HE by age 19 with breakdowns for the most selective higher education institutions

• estimated proportions of young people graduating from less advantaged backgrounds on entry to HE and estimated proportions in advantaged occupation groups 6 months after graduating

These statistics use the https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/classificationsandstandards/standardoccupationalclassificationsoc/soc2010">Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) at both points.

Reference Id: V01/2012

Publication type: Volume

Region: UK

Release date: 07 November 2012

Coverage status: Final

Publication status: Published

This is the 16th edition of education and training statistics for the United Kingdom. It provides statistics relating to education in the UK and includes chapters relating to schools, post-compulsory education and qualifications, and an annex containing figures on education expenditure. The 2011 edition was published on 8 December 2011.

martin.hill@education.gsi.gov.uk

This release provides data from the annual school census data return, which is mandatory for schools to complete.

The main tables provide breakdowns of pupil data at national and local authority level. The tables includes pupil characteristics, such as:

• pupils that receive free school meals (FSM)
• pupils with English as an additional language (EAL)

The underlying data provides breakdowns at school level.

The technical document provides metadata and methodological information on the published data.

Changes to this release for 2019

We have reviewed the tables that will be published in this release in 2019. We are following the principle that we produce Excel tables for our highest profile breakdowns, with supporting underlying data files containing more detailed breakdowns.

This is part of DfE plans to improve the coherence of our statistics and approach to how statistics are given out.

The annex document outlines the information we plan to publish in 2019. It includes a background document explaining the changes and inviting feedback.

These statistics include the higher education participation rate for students who are:

• 17 to 30 years old
• in higher education (HE) for the first time
• living in England
• in UK HE institutions and English, Welsh and Scottish further education providers
• staying in HE for at least 6 months

Statistics are available by age, sex and mode of study (full-time or part-time). Experimental breakdowns are also included for level of study and provider type. Region of domicile data will follow at a later date.

Higher education analysis

Email: HE.statistics@education.gov.uk

This release sets out information on:

• pupil and school numbers by type of school
• free school meals eligibility
• first language
• class sizes
• pupil numbers by ethnic origin

The technical annex explains the statistics.

We are currently working to address the requirements from the UK Statistics Authority’s https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/statistics-for-england-on-schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-and-on-absence-and-exclusions/">assessment of these statistics.

The annual update to child education indicators gives data to inform planning for health and associated services for local populations. They are intended for use by local government and health service professionals.

The child education, development and attendance indicators which have been updated are:

• persistent absentees in primary and secondary schools
• average attainment 8 score of children in care
• school age pupils with special educational needs
• free school meals uptake

In a review of indicators, users told us that they valued the inclusion of education indicators in the profiles of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities Fingertips tool because they could use these to compare different areas and measure trends. They also found the statistical methods useful. Indicators for many education topics, including those identified by users as being of particular interest, such as persistent absentees and school readiness, have been retained. We have, however, removed other indicators so that we can focus capacity on those areas of education which are most relevant to child health. For this reason, data for key stage 1 indicators and for key stage 2 indicators has been removed but the statistics continue to be available from the Department for Education.

Information on the characteristics of pupils by their:

• level of SEN provision - education, health and care (EHC) plan or SEN support
• type of SEN

It is based on pupil-level data collected via the school census.

This SFR series previously included information on statements of SEN, based on data from the SEN2 survey. In 2015, we published this information separately as Statements of SEN and EHC plans: England 2015.

Statistics providing information on measures of widening participation in higher education.

These include estimates of progression to higher education (HE) by age 19 for state-funded pupils by personal characteristics, including:

• eligibility for free school meals (FSM)
• gender
• ethnicity
• special educational need (SEN) status
• first language

Figures are also provided showing estimated percentages of A level and equivalent students, by school or college type, who progressed to HE by age 19 with breakdowns for high tariff higher education providers.

Further breakdowns include progression by POLAR disadvantage and Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework rating.

Reference Id: SFR14/2012

Publication Type: Statistical First Release

Publication data: Local Authority data

Local Authority data: LA data

Region: England

Release Date: 12 July 2012

Coverage status: Final

Publication Status: Published

This statistical first release (SFR) brings together the information available on special educational needs (SEN) and related information about special schools in England. It provides analyses on the characteristics of pupils by their provision of SEN together with the assessment and placement of pupils with statements of SEN. It is based on pupil-level data collected via the school census and local authority-level data collected via the SEN2 survey.

In January 2012, some 226,125 pupils (2.8%) across all schools in England had statements of SEN. This percentage has remained unchanged in recent years. In 2012 there were some 1,392,215 pupils with SEN without statements, 17% of pupils across all schools, compared to 17.8% in 2011. Most of the decrease is in pupils at school action.

Tables 2, 3A, 19 and 20 have been revised on 30 August 2012. The PDF version has been updated to reflect these changes.

On 17 October 2012, additional national-level tables are being added containing a further breakdown of analyses for primary type of special educational need by pupil characteristics (e.g. free school meal eligibility, age, gender, ethnicity). Updated local authority figures on the statements of SEN that were finalised within 26 weeks for the year 2011 to 2012 will be added on this date, replacing the separate statistical release that contained this information in previous years.

schools.statistics@education.gsi.gov.uk

This release contains the latest statistics on school and pupil numbers and their characteristics, including:

• age
• sex
• free school meals (FSM) eligibility
• English as an additional language
• ethnicity
• young carers
• information on school characteristics
• information on class sizes
• cross border movement of pupils

Permanent and fixed-period exclusions within the 2016 to 2017 academic year in:

• state-funded primary schools
• state-funded secondary schools
• special schools

It includes information on:

• reasons schools report for excluding pupils
• exclusions for different pupil groups
• independent exclusion review panels
• school level exclusions
• exclusions from pupil referral units

The release is based on exclusion data collected via the school census.

Exclusion information for earlier years is available in the ‘Underlying data’ file.

In addition to the tables and the underlying data we are also piloting an ‘https://department-for-education.shinyapps.io/exclusion-statistics/">Understanding school exclusion statistics’ dashboard.