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<p>The department does not hold the specific data on the happiness and mental wellbeing
of pupils in different types of schools.</p><p>Pupil mental health and wellbeing are
a priority for the government and the department gets data and information from a
wide range of sources and bring those together into regular State of the Nation reports.
Our most recent State of the Nation report, published in February 2022, found that
following a reduction in measures of wellbeing in 2020 there were some signs of recovery
in the last academic year, responding to improvements in pandemic conditions. However,
it also reports data that shows while rates of mental health problems in children
and young people have not continued to increase from 2020, they remained at elevated
levels in 2021.</p><p>The report also supported the value of being in school for supporting
wellbeing. Older children and young people, females, those with existing mental health
needs and for some measures those with disadvantaged backgrounds or special educational
needs were more likely to show greater impacts.</p><p>The full report can be accessed
here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-the-nation-2021-children-and-young-peoples-wellbeing"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-the-nation-2021-children-and-young-peoples-wellbeing</a>.</p><p>
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