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Special Educational Needs: Home Education

Asked by Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 18 October 2025UIN 80912

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many SEND children without an Education, Health, and Care plan are home schooled.

Answered by Josh MacAlister

The latest statistics on elective home education (EHE), including information on characteristics, are published here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/elective-home-education/2024-25-autumn-term


For autumn term 2024/25, 16% of EHE children were recorded as special educational needs support or special educational needs without an education, health and care plan. This compares with 14% of the overall school population.

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