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Public data analysis

School inclusion research

Reproducible analysis for school leaders, inclusion teams and researchers. Each report keeps its source, method, downloadable data and limitations together.

Published reports

Our first report examines severe and persistent absence by recorded SEN provision. It uses official DfE data and keeps enrolment, coverage and causation limits visible.

Analysis of DfE 2024/25 full-year absence data

SEND severe absence in England: 2026

National and phase trends, widening EHC and SEN-support gaps, and an unweighted local-authority distribution with threshold sensitivity. Associations are descriptive, not causal.

Published . Includes accessible data tables and a downloadable derived-data CSV.

Reports follow our editorial policy, including source-check requirements and a corrections route.