County Durham

SEND Performance Data

Source: Department for Education, Education, Health and Care Plans statistics 2025 ยท Tribunal data 2025

EHCP Refusal Rate

34.1% of EHCP requests were refused. The national average is 26.6%.

County Durham 34.1%
National average 26.6%

394 refusals out of 1,157 requests received.

Source: DfE SEND2, 2025

Assessment Timeline

Average weeks from request to final EHCP is not published per Local Authority. See the timeliness metric below for the published measure.

Source: DfE SEND2, 2025

Timeliness

77.6% of assessments were completed within the 20-week statutory limit. The national average is 46.1%.

County Durham 77.6%
National average 46.1%

153 assessments exceeded the 20-week statutory maximum.

Source: DfE SEND2, 2025

Tribunal Appeals

445 appeals were registered against this Local Authority in 2025.

+101 vs 2024 (344 in 2024).

Source: HMCTS / DfE tribunal table, 2025

Appeal Rate

11.5% of appealable decisions were appealed.

Source: HMCTS / DfE tribunal table, 2025

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Data last updated: June 2025. Source: DfE SEND2 2025, Tribunal data 2025.

Data sourced from the Department for Education and His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (Ministry of Justice). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SEN Help presents this data for informational purposes. We are not responsible for the accuracy of government-published statistics.