Specific Learning Difficulties: Screening
Commons · Question 123593 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department gathers on the educational outcomes of children with dyslexia and other literacy challenges in the Key Stage 1 phonics screening check.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 17 Apr 2026
The department holds information on pupils’ special educational needs and their attainment by 14 types of primary need. Dyslexia is usually included in the wider category of primary need ‘specific learning difficulty’. In 2025, 33% of pupils with ‘specifi...