Gap of 8,000 secondary school places in special schools last year – figures

The Department for Education said 10,000 new school places will be funded for children with Send (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Wire)

Around 8,000 more secondary school pupils were on roll in special schools in England than the reported capacity last year, Government figures suggest.

Around two in three special schools were “at or over capacity” in the last academic year, the Department for Education (DfE) said.