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Special educational needs person level survey: guide
Guide for local authorities completing returns for the person level 2026 and 2027 special educational needs survey, commonly known as person level SEN2.
Applies to England
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These guides contain information to help local authorities submit data for the SEN2 person level 2026 and 2027 surveys.
They include notes on individual data items in the SEN2 survey.
Use ‘Special educational needs survey 2026: guide’ to prepare for and complete the January 2026 census.
The 2026 survey deadlines are:
- survey day: Thursday 15 January 2026
- deadline for submitting data: Thursday 12 March 2026
Use ‘Special educational needs survey 2027: guide’ to prepare for and complete the January 2027 census.
The 2027 survey deadlines are:
- survey day: Thursday 21 January 2027
- deadline for submitting data: Thursday 18 March 2027
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Published 26 September 2025
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