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SEND in East Riding of Yorkshire

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about East Riding of Yorkshire — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 160 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
East Riding of Yorkshire'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 weeks96.5%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 400 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
719
Refused (no assessment)
276
Refusal rate38.4%
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 East Riding of Yorkshire.
Source: DfE EES ↗

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks91.6%
National: 44.4%
Based on 3,103 review meetings held in 2024. 61 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
3,695
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
9.3% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
4,181
SEN Support (no EHCP)
12.9% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
5,810
Total pupils
45,139

SEN Provision in East Riding of Yorkshire

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
9
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
6
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
16
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in East Riding of Yorkshire

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in East Riding of Yorkshire
Social Emotional & Mental Health— 41.2% of EHCPs
Social Emotional & Mental Health41.2%
Speech Language & Communication32.5%
Autism13.3%
Moderate Learning Difficulties5%
Specific Learning Difficulties2.7%
Physical Disability2.5%
Other0.8%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.6%
Hearing Impairment0.6%
Visual Impairment0.4%
Profound & Multiple LD0.2%
Multi-Sensory Impairment0.2%
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 East Riding of Yorkshire

29 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Parkside Primary School
Resourced
Compass Community School Seacole Park
Special
The Market Weighton School
Resourced· Good
Bridlington School
SEN Unit· Good
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College
Special· Good
Thorngumbald Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Hornsea Community Primary School
Resourced· Good
Cambian Beverley School
Special
Sycamore House School
Special
Kings Mill School
Special· Good
Cherry Burton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Resourced· Good
Driffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School
Resourced· Good
Keyingham Primary School
Resourced· Good
Inmans Primary School
Resourced· Good
Headlands School
Resourced· Good
Hornsea School and Language College
Resourced· Good
Falcons Learning
Special
Martongate Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Requires Improvement
Brough Primary School
Resourced· Good
Withernsea High School
Resourced
Riverside Special School
Special· Good
Croxby Primary School
Resourced· Good
Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Willerby Carr Lane Primary School
Resourced· Good
The Becklands School
Special
Allerthorpe School
Special
Howden School
Resourced
Holderness Academy
SEN UnitResourced

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: East Riding of Yorkshire Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.