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SEND in Derbyshire

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Derbyshire — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 454 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Derbyshire'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 weeks37.8%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 1,253 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
2,713
Refused (no assessment)
805
Refusal rate29.7%
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 Derbyshire.
Source: HMCTS SENDIST stats ↗

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks37.5%
National: 44.4%
Based on 5,265 review meetings held in 2024. 928 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
7,625
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
6.7% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
7,288
SEN Support (no EHCP)
19.6% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
21,351
Total pupils
109,182

SEN Provision in Derbyshire

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
23
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
7
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
21
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Derbyshire

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in Derbyshire
Autism— 40.5% of EHCPs
Autism40.5%
Social Emotional & Mental Health23.3%
Other11.6%
Speech Language & Communication10%
Moderate Learning Difficulties4.7%
Physical Disability2.1%
Specific Learning Difficulties1.4%
Hearing Impairment1%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.6%
Visual Impairment0.5%
Profound & Multiple LD0.3%
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 Derbyshire

45 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Bladon House School
Special
Kershaw Wood
Special
Springfield Junior School
SEN Unit· Good
Hope Valley College
Resourced
Aldercar Infant School
Resourced
Old Sams Farm Independent School
SpecialSEN UnitResourced
New Whittington Community Primary School
Resourced· Good
Swanwick School and Sports College
Special· Good
Bluebank School
Special
Whaley Bridge Primary School
Resourced· Good
The Long Eaton School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Alderwasley Hall School
Special
The Bayleaf Hub
Special
Brackenfield Special School
Special· Good
Eastwood Grange School
Special
Newton Solney CofE (Aided) Infant School
Resourced· Good
Outwood Academy Newbold
Resourced· Good
Ashgate Croft School
SEN Unit· Outstanding
Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy
Resourced
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Special· Good
Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School
SEN UnitResourced
Langley Mill Academy
Resourced
The Pingle Academy
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Tibshelf Community School
Resourced· Good
New Direction
Special
Arnfield Independent School
Special
High Grange School
Special
Holly House Special School
Special
Bradshaw Farm Independent School
SpecialSEN UnitResourced
Longdon Park School
Special
Showing 30 of 45. 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: Derbyshire Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.