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About two-thirds of these schools were at or over capacity in 2023-2024, despite the number of special school places rising by 5,000.

This is the second year figures on special school capacity have been collected by the Dfe.

Attempting to increase her hours in school in May 2023 caused further distress and in February 2024 the council started a tuition package before she began at a special school in September.

Mr Midgley left a "special school" at 15 - a place he was sent to when he was told he had dyslexia.

Two of Daniel's older children, who are both autistic, are doing well at a special school but he says that Toby's educational needs aren't severe enough to qualify him for a place.