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England

SEN information report

Official wording, responsibilities and review duties.

Evidence link

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Requirement and scope

Choose the governance type; academy and maintained duties differ. Choose a phase; confirm age and provision conditions.

Maintained school

Required document [2]

Must publish. Website publication within the stated scope. [2]

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
not stated in the source
Approval
not stated in the source
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
Update annually and update in-year changes as soon as possible [2]

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Academy or free school

Required document [3]

Must publish. Website publication within the stated scope. [3]

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
not stated in the source
Approval
not stated in the source
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
Update annually and update in-year changes as soon as possible [3]

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Neither a universal SENCO author nor committee approver is assigned by these publication clauses.

Official wording

Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

Schools must publish an SEN information report. It should be updated annually and any changes to the information occurring during the year should be updated as soon as possible. To comply with section 69 of the Children and Families Act 2014, the report must contain: the SEN information specified in Schedule 1 to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014 – statutory guidance is available in paragraphs 6.79 to 6.82 of the SEND code of practice: 0 to 25 years additional information about the: arrangements for the admission of disabled pupils steps the school has taken to prevent disabled pupils from being treated less favourably than other pupils

What maintained schools must or should publish online · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

Academy schools must publish an SEN information report. It should be updated annually and any changes to the information occurring during the year should be updated as soon as possible. To comply with section 69 of the Children and Families Act 2014, the report must contain: the SEN information specified in Schedule 1 to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014 – statutory guidance is available in paragraphs 6.79 to 6.82 of the SEND code of practice: 0 to 25 years additional information about the: arrangements for the admission of disabled pupils steps the school has taken to prevent disabled pupils being treated less favourably than other pupils

What academies and further education colleges must or should publish online · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Sources and updates

Official evidence reviewed 2026-10-26. Check the source edition and conditions before acting.

  1. SEND code of practice: 0 to 25 years

    Reviewed edition matches. GOV.UK metadata checked; captured PDF matches the reviewed edition. Live file bytes are unverified.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2024-09-12T16:43:57+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    ca9eb1897804fd379632a0d6cd9a55a959b8ae4c230b8044702b91da1d8c3ad8
    Official content identity
    5f6230cf-7631-11e4-a3cb-005056011aef
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    2f0ca88ea2099116a905c47f11ad95c7957d03f02c71dce783746218d1a182a6
    Reviewed PDF digest (SHA-256)
    d37a282a4a8354280dd05567410b3c874ccb5aa2f29d037f70d366c9dc8d2b44

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7dcb85ed915d2ac884d995/SEND_Code_of_Practice_January_2015.pdf

    Official attachment · https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7dcb85ed915d2ac884d995/SEND_Code_of_Practice_January_2015.pdf

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  2. What maintained schools must or should publish online

    Reviewed edition matches. Source text matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2024-10-24T13:22:43+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    b9b1f18649ff2aa39b0a9df87f62c3aeb29bb48753d2bb174e50a411ac33a1f0
    Official content identity
    601afc48-7631-11e4-a3cb-005056011aef
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    b3b7c2dedfb7e1fe1d249c685ca0f56f901e00aef72bbc7fba327afd2ccf9596

    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-maintained-schools-must-publish-online

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  3. What academies and further education colleges must or should publish online

    Reviewed edition matches. Source text matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2024-10-24T13:22:46+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    c97340181ef278fa159ebd90b83d1f974cfc65dd3107bfb3379793aec044b7df
    Official content identity
    805a09d7-7542-41b7-aefe-1b0935777e49
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    48649d639b13916fb1950e252294ddcfb0016986359c01fe4842291a81faba96

    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-academies-free-schools-and-colleges-should-publish-online

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