The problem
SEND statistics are plentiful and rarely read the way a governor needs them: this school, against the area and the country, with the question that follows. A higher or lower rate is also easy to misread as a judgement on the school.
What I built
A comparison of recorded SEN for the school, its local authority and England in the same phase: EHC plans, SEN support and total SEND, as counts and as a share of the roll. The board can switch to nearby schools within a radius it chooses. A context panel describes how the school's share compares in neutral terms. Ten questions each show what the data says and what to ask leaders, covering intake, identification, provision and the experience of pupils and families.
Design decisions
A rate is context for discussion, not a verdict on inclusion or quality, and the page says so plainly. It names its source, the Department for Education school census, and the edition it uses, and it is clear that recorded need says nothing on its own about progress, participation or belonging.
What you can see
A briefing and the questions, copied into board papers in one click.
The result
The SEND governor goes into a visit with specific questions grounded in published data, and the board's discussion starts from context rather than assumption.