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Education and Skills in Your Area - Government Office Region: North East
Pupils with Special Educational Needs
- Percentage of Pupils with Special Educational Needs: Maintained Primary Schools
- Percentage of Pupils with Special Educational Needs: Maintained Secondary Schools
- Percentage of Pupils Educated in Maintained Special Schools
Percentage of Pupils with Special Educational Needs: Maintained Primary Schools 
| With Statements | Without Statements | |||||
| 1997 | 2007 | % points difference | 1997 | 2007 | % points difference | |
| Darlington LA | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 18 | .. |
| Durham LA | 2 | 1 | -1 | 16 | 22 | 6 |
| Gateshead LA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 4 |
| Hartlepool LA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 4 |
| Middlesbrough LA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 1 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne LA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 20 | -1 |
| North Tyneside LA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 2 |
| Northumberland LA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| Redcar and Cleveland LA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 7 |
| South Tyneside LA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 18 | -1 |
| Stockton-on-Tees LA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| Sunderland LA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 5 |
| North East Region | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 3 |
| England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 1 |
Percentage of Pupils with Special Educational Needs: Maintained Secondary Schools
| With Statements | Without Statements | |||||
| 1997 | 2007 | % points difference | 1997 | 2007 | % points difference | |
| Darlington LA | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 14 | .. |
| Durham LA | 3 | 2 | -1 | 12 | 18 | 6 |
| Gateshead LA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| Hartlepool LA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 1 |
| Middlesbrough LA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 2 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne LA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1 |
| North Tyneside LA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 3 |
| Northumberland LA | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| Redcar and Cleveland LA | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 8 |
| South Tyneside LA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
| Stockton-on-Tees LA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 14 | -4 |
| Sunderland LA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 3 |
| North East Region | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 2 |
| England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 1 |
Percentage of Pupils Educated in Maintained Special Schools
| 1997 | 2007 | % points difference | |
| Darlington LA | .. | 1.3 | .. |
| Durham LA | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Gateshead LA | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Hartlepool LA | 1.4 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Middlesbrough LA | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne LA | 1.8 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| North Tyneside LA | 1.5 | 1.4 | -0.1 |
| Northumberland LA | 1 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Redcar and Cleveland LA | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| South Tyneside LA | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| Stockton-on-Tees LA | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| Sunderland LA | 1.7 | 1.4 | -0.3 |
| North East Region | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| England | 1.2 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
National Summary
Maintained Primary Schools - the percentage of pupils with Special Educational Needs, with statements, was 1 per cent in 2007 down from 1.4 per cent in 1997. The percentage of pupils with Special Educational Needs, without statements, was 18 per cent in 2007 up from 17.1 per cent in 1997.
Maintained Secondary Schools - the percentage of pupils with Special Educational Needs, with statements, was 2 per cent in 2007 down from 2.3 per cent in 1997. The percentage of pupils with Special Educational Needs, without statements, was 16 per cent in 2007 up from 15 per cent in 1997.
