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SEND in Bromley

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Bromley: the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 120 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Bromley's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for children and young people with SEND (birth to age 25)
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EHCP Timeliness

DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Issued within 20 weeks64.7%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 719 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
1,062
Refused (no assessment)
290
Refusal rate27.3%
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

DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Appeals registered
213
Appeal rate
National mean: 2.8%
4.2%
Appealable decisions
5,105
Parent wins at hearing
National estimate (HMCTS)
~98%
Parents win the vast majority of SEND tribunal cases at hearing. If your EHCP request is refused, appealing is often worth pursuing. A high appeal rate may indicate contested decisions locally.

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks15.0%
National: 44.4%
Based on 3,233 review meetings held in 2024. 448 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
4,395
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
0
SEN Support (no EHCP)
0
Total pupils
57,586

SEN Provision in Bromley

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
8
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
14
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
14
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Bromley

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in Bromley
Speech Language & Communication, 39.8% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication39.8%
Social Emotional & Mental Health17.1%
Autism15.6%
Moderate Learning Difficulties10.4%
Specific Learning Difficulties5.2%
Other3%
Hearing Impairment1.2%
Severe Learning Difficulties1%
Physical Disability0.4%
Multi-Sensory Impairment0.3%
Profound & Multiple LD0.1%
Visual 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 Bromley

31 schools, special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Woodview
Special
Hayes School
Resourced
Midfield Primary School
SEN Unit· Outstanding
Shaftesbury Nash College
SEN Unit
James Dixon Primary School
SEN Unit
Downe Primary School
SEN Unit
Langley Park School for Boys
Resourced· Good
Darrick Wood Junior School
Resourced· Good
Trinity Church of England Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Churchfields Primary School
Resourced· Good
Hawes Down Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Burnt Ash Primary School
SEN Unit· Outstanding
Green Street Green Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
Resourced· Good
Alexandra Infant School
SEN Unit· Good
Poverest Primary School
Resourced· Good
The Tutorial Foundation
Special
Browns School
Special
Harris Primary Academy Orpington
SEN UnitResourced· Good
TLC The Learning Centre
SpecialSEN Unit
Pickhurst Academy
Resourced· Outstanding
Woodside Park School
Special
Clannad Education Centre
Special
Raglan Primary School
Resourced· Good
Crofton Infant School
SEN Unit· Outstanding
Bromley Beacon Academy
SEN Unit· Good
Oaklands Primary Academy
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Baston House School
Special
Riverside School
SpecialResourced· Outstanding
Tubbenden Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Showing 30 of 31. 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: Bromley Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.