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<p>The Department for Education does not collect specific information on the numbers
of children diagnosed with dyslexia but we do publish information on pupils with specific
learning difficulties as collected via the School Census and this grouping will include
children whose primary needs is dyslexia. Data separating dyslexia from other forms
of specific learning difficulties is not available. The answer therefore provides
data on pupils identified with specific learning difficulties.</p><p>At present only
those with a statement or on ‘School Action Plus’ need to provide their type of special
educational need (SEN) but those on ‘School Action’ do not, which means this will
not give complete coverage.</p><p>However, under the new SEN and disability reforms,
which came into force on 1 September 2014, schools are required to provide data on
type of needs for all children identified with SEN.</p><p>The information in the tables
below has been taken from the Statistical First Releases ‘Special educational needs
in England: January 2012 to 2014’.[1]</p><p>When completing their School Census data
return, schools are required to identify the primary type of need and the secondary
type of need, information on the primary type of need is given below.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Primary
schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Secondary Schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Special
Schools</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>29,835</p></td><td><p>36,565</p></td><td><p>1,155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West</p></td><td><p>4,865</p></td><td><p>4,740</p></td><td><p>215</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>517</p></td><td><p>528</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Primary
schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Secondary Schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Special
Schools</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>30,360</p></td><td><p>39,205</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West</p></td><td><p>4,795</p></td><td><p>5,445</p></td><td><p>175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>571</p></td><td><p>735</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Primary
schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Secondary Schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Special
Schools</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>31,580</p></td><td><p>41,940</p></td><td><p>1,055</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West</p></td><td><p>4,940</p></td><td><p>5,775</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>737</p></td><td><p>796</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figure
1: Number with primary need type of specific learning difficulty, by type of school,
region and Local Authority (those with a statement or on school action plus – not
collected for those on school action)<br><br></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
number of children</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average age</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>School
Action Plus</p></td><td><p>57,505</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Statement</p></td><td><p>10,045</p></td><td><p>11.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All</p></td><td><p>67,550</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
number of children</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average age</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>School
Action Plus</p></td><td><p>60,180</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Statement</p></td><td><p>10,480</p></td><td><p>11.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All</p></td><td><p>70,660</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
number of children</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average age</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>School
Action Plus</p></td><td><p>63,695</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Statement</p></td><td><p>10,880</p></td><td><p>11.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All</p></td><td><p>74,575</p></td><td><p>11.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figure
2: Number with primary need type of specific learning difficulty and average age (type
of need not collected for those on school action).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2014"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2014</a></p>
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