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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Dorset
England > South West Region > Dorset LA
Pupils with Special Educational Needs
- Percentage of Pupils with Special Educational Needs: Maintained Primary Schools
- Percentage of Pupils with Special Educational Needs: Maintained Secondary Schools
- Percentage of Pupils Educated in Maintained Special Schools
Percentage of Pupils with Special Educational Needs: Maintained Primary Schools 
| With Statements | Without Statements | |||||
| 1997 | 2007 | % points difference | 1997 | 2007 | % points difference | |
| Christchurch Constituency | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 21 | -3 |
| Mid Dorset and North Poole Constituency | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 19 | -4 |
| North Dorset Constituency | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 4 |
| South Dorset Constituency | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| West Dorset Constituency | 2 | 1 | -1 | 23 | 19 | -4 |
| Dorset LA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 20 | -3 |
| South West Region | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 17 | -1 |
| England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 1 |
Percentage of Pupils with Special Educational Needs: Maintained Secondary Schools
| With Statements | Without Statements | |||||
| 1997 | 2007 | % points difference | 1997 | 2007 | % points difference | |
| Christchurch Constituency | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 19 | -2 |
| Mid Dorset and North Poole Constituency | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| North Dorset Constituency | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 14 | -5 |
| South Dorset Constituency | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 22 | -3 |
| West Dorset Constituency | 3 | 2 | -1 | 20 | 13 | -7 |
| Dorset LA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 16 | -2 |
| South West Region | 3 | 2 | -1 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 1 |
Percentage of Pupils Educated in Maintained Special Schools
| 1997 | 2007 | % points difference | |
| Christchurch Constituency | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mid Dorset and North Poole Constituency | 1.7 | 1.3 | -0.4 |
| North Dorset Constituency | 1.9 | 1.8 | -0.1 |
| South Dorset Constituency | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| West Dorset Constituency | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Dorset LA | 1.1 | 1 | -0.1 |
| South West Region | 1.2 | 1 | -0.2 |
| England | 1.2 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
National Summary
Maintained Primary Schools - the percentage of pupils with Special Educational Needs, with statements, was 1 per cent in 2007 down from 1.4 per cent in 1997. The percentage of pupils with Special Educational Needs, without statements, was 18 per cent in 2007 up from 17.1 per cent in 1997.
Maintained Secondary Schools - the percentage of pupils with Special Educational Needs, with statements, was 2 per cent in 2007 down from 2.3 per cent in 1997. The percentage of pupils with Special Educational Needs, without statements, was 16 per cent in 2007 up from 15 per cent in 1997.
