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SEND in Birmingham

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Birmingham — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 500 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Birmingham'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 weeks26.7%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 1,382 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
2,493
Refused (no assessment)
1,044
Refusal rate41.9%
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 Birmingham.
Source: HMCTS SENDIST stats ↗

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks61.6%
National: 44.4%
Based on 9,953 review meetings held in 2024. 454 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
12,094
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
4.8% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
9,334
SEN Support (no EHCP)
17.5% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
34,020
Total pupils
194,437

SEN Provision in Birmingham

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
28
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
13
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
54
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Birmingham

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in Birmingham
Autism— 41% of EHCPs
Autism41%
Speech Language & Communication27.1%
Social Emotional & Mental Health15.2%
Physical Disability4.8%
Moderate Learning Difficulties4.5%
Specific Learning Difficulties1.5%
Profound & Multiple LD1.5%
Other1.5%
Severe Learning Difficulties1.1%
Hearing Impairment1.1%
Visual Impairment0.6%
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 Birmingham

91 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Brays School
SEN Unit
Boldmere Junior School
SEN Unit
Cherry Orchard Primary School
Resourced· Good
Uffculme School
Special· Good
Bournville School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Allens Croft Nursery School
Resourced
St Benedict's Primary School
Resourced· Good
World's End Infant and Nursery School
Resourced· Good
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
Resourced
The Pines Special School
Special· Good
Birchfield Primary School
Resourced· Good
St Paul's School
Special
Sutton Park Primary
Resourced· Good
Lift Percy Shurmer
Resourced· Outstanding
Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base
Resourced· Good
Plantsbrook School
Resourced· Good
Kimichi School
SEN Unit
R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre
Special
Garretts Green Nursery School
Resourced· Outstanding
The Meadows Primary School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Paget Primary School
Resourced· Good
Allens Croft Primary School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Blakesley Hall Primary School
Resourced· Good
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Special· Outstanding
Nelson Mandela School
Resourced· Good
Lyndon Green Infant School
Resourced· Good
Red Boots School (National Institute of Conductive Education)
Special
Cherry Oak School
Special· Good
Springfield House Community Special School
Special· Good
Hamilton School
Special· Outstanding
Showing 30 of 91. Use the SEN Finder to filter and search all of them.

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: Birmingham Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.