• Pupils with SEN support increasing in recent years, a lower percent in schools than national average. A higher proportion in 7-11 years and two-thirds overall are boys.
• Moderate learning difficulties identified as highest need in East Riding, higher than the national average.
• Higher eligibility for free school meals than non-SEN pupils, but a lower proportion than region and national.
• A higher proportion of SEN Support within Gypsy, Roma and Traveller ethnic groups (but based on small numbers).
• Educational attainment outcomes for children with SEN Support in the East Riding, are largely lower when compared to the regional and national averages, although some indicators have shown signs of improvement in the last year. This lower level of attainment at SEN Support is in sharp contrast to East Riding pupils with an EHC Plan, who mostly record higher attainment rates when compared to region and national.
• Educational attainment outcomes for children with SEN Support in the East Riding, are largely lower when compared to the regional and national averages, although some indicators have shown signs of improvement in the last year. This lower level of attainment at SEN Support is in sharp contrast to East Riding pupils with an EHC Plan, who mostly record higher attainment rates when compared to region and national

These key points have been extracted from the two documents found in the sections below.

Please note pupils with an EHC Plan also feature within the document, however key points about those will feature on the EHCP page. Also, East Riding schools can contain children with SEN Support who live in other local authority areas, so this particular section is not exclusively about East Riding residents with SEN Support.

Pupils with SEN support increasing in recent years, a lower percent in schools than national average. A higher proportion in 7-11 years and two-thirds overall are boys

• In 2023, within East Riding stated funded schools, there were 5,180 pupils with SEN Support.  This was a 2.5% increase over the previous year, in comparison with the 4.7% and 5.4% increases nationally and within the region respectively.   Numbers in East Riding schools have increased between 2016 and 2023 by 11%, from 4,668 to 5,180 but there has been some fluctuation in these numbers within those years (page 8).
• Of the 5,180 pupils, 58% (3,028 pupils) were within primary schools and 41% (2,098 pupils) in secondary schools.  The remaining 1% were within either nursery, alternative provision or special schools (page 9).
• The proportion of pupils with SEN support in East Riding schools, was lower in 2023 at 11.2%, than national (12.9%) and regional comparators (13.5%).  This proportion has been increasing for all 3 areas since 2021 (page 8).
• Children aged 7 to 11 years made up the largest proportion of those with SEN Support, which was similar to the national average (page 12).  Almost two thirds (63.6%) of pupils with SEN Support were male in the East Riding, similar to rates reported nationally and regionally (page 8). 

Moderate learning difficulties identified as highest need in East Riding, higher than national

• In the East Riding ‘moderate learning difficulties’ was identified as the primary need with the biggest proportion (27%) within East Riding pupils (higher than the national average, 17.3%).  This was followed by ‘speech, language and communication needs’ as the second highest need at 22.1% (lower than national at 25.5%) and then ‘specific learning difficulty’ as the third highest (22.1%, higher than national at 14.2%).    
• Nationally, the three needs with the highest proportions were ‘speech, language and communication needs’, ‘social, emotional and mental health difficulties’ and ‘moderate learning difficulty’.  All primary needs and their proportions can be viewed on page 11.

Higher eligibility for free school meals than non-SEN pupils, but a lower proportion than region and national

• SEN Support pupils eligible for free school meals equated to 32.8%, almost twice as high as non-SEN pupils (17.3%) but lower than pupils with EHC plans (36.1%). 
• The percentage of East Riding SEN support pupils eligible for free meals was lower than the national and regional averages (37.5% and 40%), (page 13). 

A higher proportion of SEN within Gypsy, Roma and Traveller ethnic groups (but based on small numbers)

• Within East Riding schools, the ethnic groups which reported the highest proportions of SEN (all SEN, as not specified if ECHP or SEN Support) within their own ethnic groups, included ‘White – Traveller of Irish Heritage (33.3%) and ‘White – Gypsy/Roma’ (29.2%), however the numbers of pupils within these ethnic groups is very low within the East Riding, (page 14).
• Nationally, both these ethnic groups also had the highest proportion of SEN within their own ethnic group (at 25.5% and 22.2% respectively).

Key points from this document will follow underneath.

Educational attainment outcomes for children with SEN Support in the East Riding, are largely lower when compared to the regional and national averages, although some indicators have shown signs of improvement in the last year. This lower level of attainment at SEN Support is in sharp contrast to East Riding pupils with an EHC Plan, who mostly record higher attainment rates when compared to region and national

• The proportion of East Riding pupils achieving a good level of development at Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in 2023, equated to 23.4%, lower than national (24.5%) but higher than region (23.2%).  The East Riding has generally seen a declining rate since 2017, at which point it was higher than both other comparators.  Whereas the East Riding rate decreased between 2022 and 2023 (from 24.7% to 23.4%) the national and region averages increased in this period (page 3).  In contrast to SEN Support pupils, East Riding pupils with EHC plans have achieved a higher percentage of good level of development in EYFS than both national and region.

• East Riding SEN Support pupils achieving the expected standard in Phonics in Year 1, has largely been decreasing since 2018 (at which time 44.5% achieved the standard) and in 2023 this had decreased to 40.8%, lower than the national and regional averages (48.5% and 47.9%).  Between 2022 and 2023 there had been a sharp rise in attainment for the national and regional averages (both recording almost 50% increases), however in this time the East Riding decreased by 40.8% (page 4).  In the same period, East Riding EHC plan pupils attained a higher percent of expected standards in phonics than both region and England.

• The expected standard at KS1 ‘Reading, Writing and Maths combined’ was achieved by 15.7% of East Riding SEN Support pupils, lower than region and national (18.2% and 19.1% respectively).  The East Riding recorded a sharp decline in attainment between 2019 and 2022, however the percent increase in the East Riding between 2022 and 2023 was higher than national and regional averages (page 5).  East Riding EHC plan pupils again attained a higher percent of expected standards than region and national for this indicator.

• For the KS2 ‘Reading, Writing and Maths combined’, 18.4% of East Riding SEN Support pupils achieved the expected standard.  This was again lower than region and national (22.2% and 23.5% respectively).  The East Riding recorded a decline in attainment between 2018 and 2022 (which was partially observed at regional and national level too) but there was an increase in the East Riding between 2022 and 2023 (page 9).  East Riding EHC plan pupils attained a higher percent of expected standards than region and national for this indicator.

• There was a decrease in the East Riding SEN Support average attainment score of Year 4 multiplication check between 2022 and 2023, in contrast the region and national averages increased (page 13).

• The KS4 Average Attainment 8 Score for East Riding pupils with SEN Support had risen and fallen between 2018 and 2023, following national trends.  In 2023, the average attainment score of 31.8 was lower than national, but higher than region (30.3) (page 14).  East Riding EHC plan pupils recorded average compared to region and national. 

• Whilst the average attainment score was lower in the East Riding for SEN Support, the East Riding SEN Support ‘Progress 8 Score’ increased at a higher rate than both national and region between 2022 and 2023 (page 15).

• Level 2 Attainment at age 19 for East Riding pupils with SEN Support had steadily decreased from 2019. In that year, attainment was at 70.5%, higher than both region and national averages.   This figure had dropped to 60.8% in 2023, a lower proportion reported at national level (63%) but higher than region (54.9%) (page 15).