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SEND in Barnet

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Barnet — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 175 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Barnet's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for 0–25s with SEND
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EHCP Timeliness

DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Issued within 20 weeks100.0%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 747 new EHCPs issued in 2024.
Councils must issue new EHCPs within 20 weeks of the request. Exceptions exist but many delays don't qualify.

EHCP Assessment Requests

DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Requests received
1,026
Refused (no assessment)
214
Refusal rate20.9%
National: 25.5%
Lower is better. Refused requests can be appealed to the SEND tribunal — and ~98% of cases heard find in the parent's favour.

SEND Tribunal

Appeals against LA decisions
Tribunal data not yet imported for Barnet.
Source: HMCTS SENDIST stats ↗

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks44.9%
National: 44.4%
Based on 2,807 review meetings held in 2024. 667 expected reviews were not held.
After an annual review meeting, LAs must notify parents of the decision (amend, maintain or cease) within 4 weeks. This data was published for the first time in June 2025.

SEN Population

Pupils across all schools in this LA
Live EHCPs maintained (2024/25)
Total EHCPs in force across the LA
4,320
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.2% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
3,549
SEN Support (no EHCP)
14.1% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
9,636
Total pupils
68,184

SEN Provision in Barnet

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
5
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
2
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
14
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Barnet

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in Barnet
Autism— 40.3% of EHCPs
Autism40.3%
Speech Language & Communication26.1%
Social Emotional & Mental Health22.2%
Moderate Learning Difficulties4.6%
Physical Disability2.1%
Visual Impairment0.5%
Hearing Impairment0.4%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.1%
Profound & Multiple LD0.1%
Multi-Sensory Impairment0.1%
The primary need is the main reason the EHCP was issued. Many children have co-occurring needs. ASD is the most common primary need nationally.

Schools with SEN provision in Barnet

20 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Livingstone Primary and Nursery School
Resourced· Outstanding
Hendon School
Resourced· Good
Queenswell Junior School
Resourced· Good
Childs Hill Primary School
Resourced· Good
Chalgrove Primary School
Resourced· Outstanding
Northway School
Special· Outstanding
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
Special· Good
JCoSS
Resourced· Good
Saracens Broadfields
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Colindale Primary School
Resourced· Good
Coppetts Wood Primary School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Mapledown School
Special· Good
Summerside Primary Academy
Resourced· Good
Kisharon School
SEN Unit· Good
The Holmewood School
Special
The Orion Primary School
Resourced· Outstanding
Clarion
Resourced· Good
London Academy
Resourced· Good
Orange Tree School
Special
Claremont Primary School
Resourced· Good

Helpful resources

EHCP Guide →
What an EHCP is, how to apply, appeal process
Annual Review Tracker →
Timeline and stages of EHCP annual reviews
Choosing a SEN School →
Practical guide for SEN parents
Our SEN Methodology →
How we calculate SEN Experience Indicator
DATA SOURCES
School-level SEN data: DfE Education Health and Care plans release + GIAS. LA-level stats: DfE EES + HMCTS SENDIST. Local Offer: Barnet Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.