Table 1

Characteristics of pupils in school years 7–11 in 2019/2020, by type of statutory support or service

Type of statutory support or services	Overall (N=3 030 235)		Not supported or receiving services		Supported or receiving services		SEN only		CSC only		Both SEN and CSC
			n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
			2 409 098	79.5	621 137	20.5	428 964	14.2	110 390	3.6	81 783	2.7
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
School year group
Year 7	644 073	21.3	504 108	20.9	139 965	22.5	100 976	23.5	22 453	20.3	16 536	20.2
Year 8	620 524	20.5	492 987	20.5	127 537	20.5	89 995	21.0	21 771	19.7	15 771	19.3
Year 9	601 119	19.8	480 987	20.0	120 132	19.3	81 936	19.1	22 230	20.1	15 966	19.5
Year 10	590 050	19.5	472 898	19.6	117 152	18.9	78 915	18.4	21 904	19.8	16 333	20.0
Year 11	574 469	19.0	458 118	19.0	116 351	18.7	77 142	18.0	22 032	20.0	17 177	21.0
Gender
Male	1 553 539	51.3	1 172 080	48.7	381 459	61.4	280 761	65.5	48 075	43.6	52 623	64.3
Female	1 476 236	48.7	1 236 679	51.3	239 557	38.6	148 131	34.5	62 293	56.4	29 133	35.6
Ethnic group
Asian	327 228	10.8	280 719	11.7	46 509	7.5	32 495	7.6	9602	8.7	4412	5.4
Black	176 468	5.8	140 624	5.8	35 844	5.8	22 886	5.3	8010	7.3	4948	6.1
Mixed	172 723	5.7	134 375	5.6	38 348	6.2	23 510	5.5	8952	8.1	5886	7.2
White	2 214 274	73.1	1 743 155	72.4	471 119	75.8	331 211	77.2	77 672	70.4	62 236	76.1
Other	68 071	2.2	57 909	2.4	10 162	1.6	7146	1.7	2027	1.8	989	1.2
Unknown	71 471	2.4	52 316	2.2	19 155	3.1	11 716	2.7	4127	3.7	3312	4.0
Free school meal eligibility
No	2 491 209	82.2	2 081 712	86.4	409 497	65.9	312 703	72.9	56 521	51.2	40 273	49.2
Yes	539 026	17.8	327 386	13.6	211 640	34.1	116 261	27.1	53 869	48.8	41 510	50.8