Essex

SEND Performance Data

Source: Department for Education, Education, Health and Care Plans statistics 2024 · Tribunal data 2023

EHCP Refusal Rate

20% of EHCP requests were refused. The national average is 25.2%.

Essex 20%

National average 25.2%

852 refusals out of 4,255 requests received.

Source: DfE SEND2, 2024

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, 2024

Timeliness

16.2% of assessments were completed within the 20-week statutory limit. The national average is 45.9%.

Essex 16.2%

National average 45.9%

1,536 assessments exceeded the 20-week statutory maximum.

Source: DfE SEND2, 2024

Tribunal Appeals

569 appeals were registered against this council in 2023.

+104 vs 2022 (465 in 2022).

Source: HMCTS / DfE tribunal table, 2023

Appeal Rate

4.1% of appealable decisions were appealed.

Source: HMCTS / DfE tribunal table, 2023

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Data last updated: June 2024. Source: DfE SEND2 2024, Tribunal data 2023.

Data sourced from the Department for Education. SEN Help presents this data for informational purposes. We are not responsible for the accuracy of government-published statistics.