| Question | ISCED 1 Male | ISCED 1 Female | ISCED 2 Male | ISCED 2 Female | Sources used | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 How many male and female pupils have an official decision of SEN in: | 47,919 | 29,213 | 29,953 | 18,754 | 2014 pupil census for those in publicly-funded secondary schools; 2014 independent census for those in independent schools | This Includes all pupils with an additional support need (ASN), as that is the definition used in Scotland. Please refer to the background information for more details. This also includes all pupils in an independent special school, as these pupils have ASN but this information is not specifically collected. No information is collected on the ASN of children in independent mainstream schools, so they are assumed not to have any ASN. |
| 2 How many male and female pupils with an official decision of SEN are educated in formal mainstream educational settings with their non disabled peers of the same age for at least 80% of the time in: | 44,150 | 27,941 | 27,222 | 17,594 | 2014 pupil census | This information is only available for publicly-funded schools. Children in independent mainstream schools are assumed not to have any ASN and those in independent special schools are included in Question 4 of the table entitled 'Learners with an official decision of SEN'. |
| 3 How many male and female pupils with an official decision of SEN are educated in separate special classes in mainstream schools in: | 1,759 | 477 | 606 | 292 | 2014 pupil census | This information is only available for publicly-funded schools. Thus children in independent mainstream schools are assumed not to have any ASN. |
| 4 How many male and female pupils with an official decision of SEN are educated in separate special schools in: | 2,010 | 795 | 2,125 | 868 | 2014 pupil census for those in publicly-funded secondary schools; 2014 independent census for those in independent schools | This includes all pupils under 16 on the roll of independent and publicly-funded special schools in Scotland. |
| 5 How many male and female pupils with an official decision of SEN are educated in non-formal educational provision maintained by the education, health, social or justice sectors in: | NA | NA | NA | NA | No information is collected on non-formal education provision. |