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| Pupils with special educational needs (SEN) in England are dropping further behind their classmates in national primary school tests, statistics show. | Pupils with special educational needs (SEN) in England are dropping further behind their classmates in national primary school tests, statistics show. |
| The gap between SEN pupils and their peers has risen from 48 percentage points in 2016 to 52 this year. | The gap between SEN pupils and their peers has risen from 48 percentage points in 2016 to 52 this year. |
| The figures are revealed in school league tables, published by the Department for Education (DfE), showing the results of about 16,000 primaries. | |
| Head teachers say special-needs education funding is in crisis. | Head teachers say special-needs education funding is in crisis. |
| The government statistics show 18% of children with SEN reached the expected level in reading writing and mathematics, compared with 70% of their peers without special needs. | The government statistics show 18% of children with SEN reached the expected level in reading writing and mathematics, compared with 70% of their peers without special needs. |
| Although SEN pupils' results edged upwards on last year, when 14% made the grade, their non-SEN peers boosted their results more dramatically from 62% to 70%. | Although SEN pupils' results edged upwards on last year, when 14% made the grade, their non-SEN peers boosted their results more dramatically from 62% to 70%. |
| Teachers have been warning pupils with special needs, such as mild autism or dyslexia, would struggle in the tougher tests introduced last year. | Teachers have been warning pupils with special needs, such as mild autism or dyslexia, would struggle in the tougher tests introduced last year. |
| A National Association of Head Teachers said it was "one of those situations where money is the solution and schools need the government's help". | A National Association of Head Teachers said it was "one of those situations where money is the solution and schools need the government's help". |
| But Schools Minister Nick Gibb hailed the achievements of pupils and teachers, saying they had responded well to the more rigorous curriculum. | But Schools Minister Nick Gibb hailed the achievements of pupils and teachers, saying they had responded well to the more rigorous curriculum. |
| This set of pupils was the first to benefit from the government's new approach to phonics, he said. | This set of pupils was the first to benefit from the government's new approach to phonics, he said. |
| "Pupils are now leaving primary school better prepared for the rigours of secondary school and for future success in their education," Mr Gibb added. | "Pupils are now leaving primary school better prepared for the rigours of secondary school and for future success in their education," Mr Gibb added. |