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Education, health and care plans: England 2025

Data on the number of children and young people with an education, health and care (EHC) plan in England.

Applies to England

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Education, health and care plans: England 2025

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This publication provides data on the number of children and young people with an EHC plan in England.

It also provides data on the administration of EHC plans, including:

  • the number of EHC plans in place in January 2025
  • the number of EHC plans made for the first time during the 2024 calendar year
  • the number and percentage of EHC plans that were issued within 20 weeks
  • the number of requests for EHC needs assessments
  • the number of EHC needs assessments carried out

It is based on the statutory SEN2 data collection.

Updates to this page

Published 26 June 2025

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