Written question asked by Lord Lexden (Conservative) on Monday, 6 October 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 October 2025. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Friday, 7 November 2025 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Private Education: Special Educational Needs
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the independent schools inspected by Ofsted educate children with special needs.
- Answer
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According to the register of independent schools, there are around 30,000 pupils with identified special educational needs either with or without an education health and care plan attending independent schools inspected by Ofsted, out of a total school population of 9,032,426. This data is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2024-25.
The matter of fully funded placements in independent schools is governed by contractual agreements between the individual independent schools and the commissioning local authorities. As such, the department does not collect or hold data on the number of places in independent schools that are fully funded by local authorities.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL10813
- Session
- 2024-26
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- Yes
- Subjects
- Children Inspections Private education Schools Special educational needs Ofsted
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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