SEND Performance Data
Source: Department for Education, Education, Health and Care Plans statistics 2025 · Tribunal data 2025
24.6% of EHCP requests were refused. The national average is 26.6%.
277 refusals out of 1,126 requests received.
Source: DfE SEND2, 2025
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
10.2% of assessments were completed within the 20-week statutory limit. The national average is 46.1%.
646 assessments exceeded the 20-week statutory maximum.
Source: DfE SEND2, 2025
221 appeals were registered against this Local Authority in 2025.
−31 vs 2024 (252 in 2024).
Source: HMCTS / DfE tribunal table, 2025
9.7% of appealable decisions were appealed.
Source: HMCTS / DfE tribunal table, 2025
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.
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