Special educational needs in the classroom

To what extent, if at all, are your child’ s special educational needs being met at school?

All of their needs are being met

Most of their needs are being met

Some of their needs are being met

None of their needs are being met

20 % 43 % 29 % 6 %

Sample: 5,866 parents in England( 3,391), Scotland( 1,309), Wales( 865) and Northern Ireland( 301) who have at least one child aged 4 to 18 in school. Base: All UK parents whose child has SEN( 1,271)

One in three( 35 %) parents of children with special educational needs say that just some or none of their needs are being met. However parents are half as likely to say that only some or none of their child’ s special educational needs are being met if their household income is over £ 100,000, compared to under £ 50,000( 23 % vs 42 %).

Effect of household income on support

All / most of my child ' s special educational needs are being met

55 % 76 %

Some / none of my child ' s special educational needs are being met

It has been difficult to get the special educational needs support my child needs to learn effectively

23 %

25 %

42 %

50 %

Household income under £ 50,000

Household income above £ 100,000