DfE official data – children and young people with VI – England (archive)

The information in these VIEW briefings is derived from DfE published statistics. Most of the official SEN data that is published by DfE relates only to a pupil’s primary (or main) special educational need (SEN). However, some additional data included in the DfE ‘Special Educational Needs in England’ series give a breakdown by primary and secondary SEN type.

2025

VIEW Briefing: Summary of DfE official data (1/2)

VIEW Briefing: Summary of DfE official data (2/2)

2024

•  Summary of DfE official data on children and young people with vision impairment in England 2024. Characteristics of children and young people whose primary SEN was vision impairment
• Summary of DfE official data on children and young people with vision impairment in England 2024. VIEW briefing: Children and young people whose primary or secondary SEN was vision impairment

2023

• Download: Characteristics of children and young people whose primary SEN was vision impairment 2023 (Word, 90KB)

2022

• Download: Characteristics of children and young people whose primary SEN was vision impairment 2022 (Word, 86KB)
• Download: Children and young people whose primary or secondary SEN was vision impairment 2022 (Word, 66KB)

2021

• VIEW briefing Characteristics of children and young people whose primary SEN was vision impairment – August 2021 (member access only)
• VIEW briefing: Children and young people whose primary or secondary SEN was vision impairment – August 2021 (member access only)

2020

• VIEW briefing: Children and young people whose primary or secondary SEN was vision impairment 2020 (member access only)
• Characteristics of children and young people whose primary SEN was vision impairment 2020 (member access only)

2018/9

• Characteristics of children and young people whose primary SEN was vision impairment in 2019 – published October 2019

• VIEW briefing: Children and young people whose primary or secondary SEN was vision impairment in 2019 – published October 2019 (Word, 58.26KB)
• VIEW briefing: breakdown of attainment of pupils with VI as their primary SEN at the end of Key Stage 4 in 2018 (Word, 90.6KB)

• VIEW briefing: Children and young people whose primary or secondary SEN was vision impairment (Word, 55KB) – dated 19 June 2019

• VIEW briefing: Characteristics of children and young people whose primary SEN was vision impairment (Word, 72KB) – dated 7 June 2019
  
• VIEW briefing: Children and young people whose primary SEN was vision impairment – key stage 4 attainment 2018/19 (member access only)
  
• VIEW briefing on DfE published statistics: summary – increase in VI pupils – – (Word – 49.65 KB)Link to previous version – 6 June 2018 briefing.

Earlier briefings

For briefings on the above data prior to 2018, please email development@viewweb.org.uk

See also:

“Is there evidence that the yearly numbers of children newly certified with sight impairment in England and Wales has increased between 1999/2000 and 2014/2015? A cross-sectional study” – BMJ Journal

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