The government currently pays £5.9bn to local authorities through its "high needs block" funding, which is then allocated to schools to support children with complex needs.
But analysis by the National Association of Headteachers (NAHT) concluded this block of funding needs to be boosted due to increasing demand for SEND support.
Heightened pressures include a 21 per cent increase between 2014 and 2017 in the number of pupils with statements of SEN or education, health and care (EHC) plans.
Between 2016 and 2017 alone the number of pupils with an EHC plan or statement rose by 31,000, NAHT said.
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