{"id":236455,"date":"2025-10-16T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T23:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/?p=236455"},"modified":"2025-10-15T20:25:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T19:25:48","slug":"double-disadvantage-poorer-pupils-with-send-less-likely-to-get-ehcps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/double-disadvantage-poorer-pupils-with-send-less-likely-to-get-ehcps\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Double disadvantage’: Poorer pupils with SEND less likely to get EHCPs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Children with SEND from poorer homes are less likely to secure an education, health and care plan<\/a> and access a special school place, a new study has found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charity the Sutton Trust<\/a> has warned of a \u201cdouble disadvantage\u201d for children with SEND from poorer families, who \u201care less able to navigate the system than more affluent parents\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers surveyed 4,000 parents to understand why children who are from a lower socio-economic background and have SEND have some of the poorest education outcomes of all pupil groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is thought to be the first study to evidence the assertion that families from wealthier backgrounds can access the SEND system more easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They found, through a survey by Public First, that 74 per cent of middle class parents had EHCPs granted without issue or after tribunal, compared to just 66 per cent of those from lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking at just tribunal success, 22 per cent of wealthier families were successful compared to 15 per cent of poorer families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Better-off families more likely to spend money<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sixty-five per cent of working class parents spent no money on their EHCP application, compared to only 29 per cent of middle class parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Investigation: How EHCPs are failing our most vulnerable children<\/a><\/blockquote>