More than 1,500 children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) are without a school place in England. Subscribe to our channel here:
Newsnight collated figures from 46 English councils (25%), which suggests the real figure may be higher.
One mother told the programme her son had been "squeezed out" of school as a "quick cost-cutting solution".
The Department for Education told Newsnight:
“The introduction of Education Health Care Plans has also meant more than a quarter of a million children with the most complex special educational needs are receiving the tailored support they need to thrive.
"We know that a number of children with EHC plans are waiting for a place in school, having moved to a new local authority area, or waiting for their first primary school place. Local authorities are responsible for ensuring that there are sufficient school places for all children in their local area.”
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