% of pupils supported by school action plus or with a statement of SEN ,

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Can anyone advise me of why my local school should have such a massive increase in SEN pupils from 2012,2013,2014 ? School converted to Academy Status last year so no info on latest % but if going on previous 3yr trend would expect it to be even higher now. When I showed a work colleague who is a governor of his DC school he was shocked at such a massive increase / % . Is this a statistical anomaly or can anyone suggest reason why such an increase ? Have included link to school dashboard, click on school 'Key stage 1' tab then 'school context' tab. Am I missing something as it would appear that if my child 'doesn't' have a SEN (or 2nd sibling rule) then its unlikely they would get a place according to entry criteria. Thanks.

dashboard.ofsted.gov.uk/dash.php?urn=134682

Seems wide range within highest level.
So maybe not such a big leap after all?

Oh hang on. Me being thick!
However, very small year groups so could easily happen with a cohort I think.

Ignore me- hung over!!
Someone more sensible will look at data!
Sorry!!

School action (plus) and statements, as were, no longer exist. New EHCP very difficult to get, so this information is probably inaccurate

School action and school action plus no longer exist and statements are being replaced /phased out so there will be no info for 2014 onwards

thanks for all the replies, v.much appreciated.

Shineyshoes10 re your comment "or that the area has a higher incidence of SEN" ...this would appear to be the case, what I can't understand is why ? What would lead to such an increase. Anyone else seen this sort of increase in a school they know ?

Dds primary had a high level of Sen, which increased in the years she was there. Reasons were-

They were proactive in noticing it. So kids that might not be identified as having Sen elsewhere were spotted and supported. And with more complex sn/ Sen, the school were v good at helping parents get statements etc

Another local 'outstanding' primary had a rep for being awful with Sen, hence a few transfers to dds.

School got a good local reputation for Sen provision, so became first choice for many parents of children with Sen.

Also, up to a few years ago it was always very undersubscribed, unlike the outstanding ones in wealthier private areas. So kids chucked out of other schools, often due to undiagnosed Sen ended up there as they had spaces.

Course, could be other reasons too, but the above are things I actually know for certain explained part of the Sen % at dds.

It is, possibly, a year on year increase but the percentage of SEN children in the last reported Y2 is massive. I do not know another school with such a high percentage. I too would wonder how this had happened. Clearly it is a school that has increasing SEN children because the overall school figure is around 15% so these younger cohorts have far more SEN children than the older ones. Does the school have a special unit for a certain type of SEN pupil? That's what it looks like.

Have you read the ofsted for any clues? Or visited and asked questions? It could be down to eg a reception teacher who is very adept at picking up a Sen that isn't usually noticed till kids are older. Or perhaps a parent who is very active in a local support group for sn being very impressed and telling everyone.