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SEND in Dudley

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Dudley — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 118 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Dudley's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for 0–25s with SEND
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Ofsted rating: Dudley's children's services are currently rated Requires improvement. This means Ofsted has concerns about some services for children. It does not directly reflect SEND support, but SEND provision is often scrutinised in separate Area SEND inspections.

EHCP Timeliness

DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Issued within 20 weeks52.3%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 501 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
888
Refused (no assessment)
181
Refusal rate20.4%
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 Dudley.
Source: HMCTS SENDIST stats ↗

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks51.1%
National: 44.4%
Based on 2,857 review meetings held in 2024. 377 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
3,805
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.1% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
2,425
SEN Support (no EHCP)
14.3% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
6,758
Total pupils
47,342

SEN Provision in Dudley

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
9
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
11
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
8
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Dudley

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in Dudley
Speech Language & Communication— 45.3% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication45.3%
Social Emotional & Mental Health22.8%
Autism12.1%
Moderate Learning Difficulties10.6%
Physical Disability2.6%
Hearing Impairment1.5%
Specific Learning Difficulties1.1%
Visual Impairment0.6%
Other0.6%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.4%
Profound & Multiple LD0.4%
Multi-Sensory Impairment0.4%
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 Dudley

25 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Coombswood Special School
Special
Caslon Primary Community School
Resourced
Netherton Park Nursery School
Resourced· Outstanding
Dawley Brook Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
The Old Park School
Special
Rosewood School
Special· Good
Hawbush Primary School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Sutton School
Special· Good
Priory Primary School
SEN Unit
Hob Green Primary School
SEN UnitResourced
Woodside Primary School and Nursery
SEN Unit· Good
Quarry Bank Primary School
Resourced· Good
Halesbury School
Special· Requires Improvement
The Crestwood School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Beacon Hill Academy
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Gig Mill Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Pens Meadow School
Special· Good
Ashwood Park Primary School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Jesson's Church of England Primary School
SEN Unit· Requires Improvement
The Rowan School
Special
The Wenlock School
Special
INNOV4TE Independent School
Special
Rufford Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Ellowes Hall Sports College
SEN Unit· 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: Dudley Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.