Results from the latest national child measurement programme (NCMP) also shows obesity in the poorest areas are more than double that of the richest areas.
Council leaders have warned that school music lessons will be under threat unless the government covers the cost of the teacher pay rise to include music teachers.
Sir David Norgrove, the chair of the UK Statistics Authority, has written to the education secretary saying the DfE's figures were presented in such a way as to misrepresent changes in school funding.
The report assessed the state of children’s mental health services in England, considering access to specialist services, waiting times for treatment, and provision for those children that are not able to receive treatment.
Regional SEND Leaders have been appointed for every Regional School Commissioner area across the country and will help drive up standards in SEND expertise and practice.
As part of National School Meals Week (NSMW), LACA will be hosting activities across the country, reinforcing the five important messages about school food; education, concentration, attainment, energy and nutrition.
Just a quarter of primary teachers (25%) and less than one fifth of secondary teachers (18%) have seen a review in policy and practice in their school despite the DfE's measures to reduce workload