A new report, Selective Inclusion, from the Sutton Trust highlights the growing link between special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and socio-economic disadvantage in school admissions and highlights the scale of change needed if the Government is to deliver its vision for more children with SEND to be educated in mainstream schools.

The research shows that the highest-attaining schools admit just half as many disadvantaged pupils with SEND as the average comprehensive, and 35% fewer than live in their own catchment areas. Yet pupils with SEND who are not eligible for free school meals are not under-represented, underlining the role that disadvantage plays in who gets access to opportunity.

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