In Britain, it remains controversial for children with special educational needs to enter mainstream or special schools. Education policies by British government have, for 20 years, advocated that such children enter mainstream schools. However, statistics shows that a considerable number of parents have their children sent to special schools. The inconsistency between policy orientation and parental choice is due to both unsatisfactory policies and problematic mainstream schools. In contrast, for special schools with a place in Britain so far, their destiny will rely on whether mainstream schools can effectively meet the needs of students.