Educational Inequality: Behavioural Difficulties

Boys are 6 times more likely to be diagnosed with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties or autism than girls. In total, 26,170 boys with Special Educational Needs have behavioural, emotional and social difficulties compared with 3,590 girls.

SOURCE:  Special needs more likely for boys, study finds (BBC), referencing 2010 Ofsted Report

Educational Inequality: Boys WIth Special Needs

Boys are more than two and a half times more likely than girls to have a statement of special education need.  In 2009, 2.4 per cent of boys (90,000 pupils) had statements compared to 0.9 per cent of girls (33,000 pupils).

There were also more boys with special educational needs without statements. In 2009, 23.0 per cent of boys (859,000 pupils) were at School Action and at School Action Plus compared to 14.0 per cent of girls (507,000).

Source: DCSF: Children with Special Educational Needs 2009: an analysis Chapter 1 Prevalence of pupils with special educational needs

See Also: Special Needs More Likely For Boys (BBC) and Boys Twice As Likely To Have Special Needs (Telegraph)

Educational Inequality: Exclusions

• White boys are 2.4 times more likely to be exclude from school than a white girls
• White boys with special educational needs are 30 times more likely to be excluded than a white girls without them
• White boys with special educational needs are 60 times more likely to be excluded from school than a richer white girls without them
• Poor black boys with special educational needs are 168 times more likely to be excluded from school than a richer white girls without them

Sources: "They never give up on you" Office of the Children's Commissioner School Exclusions inquiry - Full Report

Recommended Viewing: Children's Commissioner short film on school exclusions

See also: Guardian Article on School Exclusions Inquiry