Identification of special educational needs (SENs) associated with intellectual and developmental disabilities in English school children aged 7–15 years (base n=5 180 550)
| Type of SEN | School Action Plus or Statement of SEN | Statement of SEN |
| Moderate learning difficulties (MLD) | 3.6% | 1.0% |
| Severe learning difficulties (SLD) | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Profound multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| Any intellectual disability | 4.1% | 1.5% |
| Any intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD) | 4.8% | 2.0% |