The information requested is given in the following table:
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Pupils on roll 8,334,880 8,274,470 8,215,690 8,149,180 8,102,190 (a) Pupils with SEN statements 247,590 242,580 236,750 229,110 223,610 Incidence (percentage)3 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 (b) Pupils with SEN without statements 1,197,490 1,230,800 1,293,250 1,333,430 1,390,670 Incidence (percentage)4 14.4 14.9 15.7 16.4 17.2 (c) Pupils with no SEN 6,889,800 6,801,090 6,685,690 6,586,640 6,487,910 Incidence (percentage)5 82.7 82.2 81.4 80.8 80.1 1 Excluding dually registered pupils. 2 Including general hospital schools but note that data for pupils with SEN without statements is not collected from these schools. Incidence rates are not significantly affected. 3 Incidence of pupils—the number of pupils with statements expressed as a proportion of the number of pupils on roll. 4 Incidence of pupils—the number of pupils with SEN without statements expressed as a proportion of pupils on roll. 5 Incidence of pupils—the number of pupils with no SEN expressed as a proportion of pupils on roll. Note: Totals may not appear to equal the sum of the component parts because numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School census
Figures on SEN pupils with and without statements are taken from tables 1a and 1b of the Statistical First Release on Special Educational Needs in England: January 2008, accessible via the following link:
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000794/index.shtrril.