Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 115880

Special Educational Needs: Attendance

Tabled: 25 February 2026
Answered: 8 April 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of SATs on levels of school attendance of children with SEND.

Answer

Georgia Gould
The department has not identified evidence that SATs have a specific or disproportionate impact on the attendance of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Internal analysis indicates that overall attendance patterns for pupils wit...

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