DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Issued within 20 weeks15.0%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 1,833 new EHCPs issued in 2024.
Councils must issue new EHCPs within 20 weeks of the request. Exceptions exist but many delays don't qualify.
DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Refusal rate20.0%
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.
Appeals against LA decisions
Tribunal data not yet imported for Essex.
Source:
DfE EES ↗DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks32.9%
National: 44.4%
Based on 11,336 review meetings held in 2024. 860 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.
Pupils across all schools in this LA
Live EHCPs maintained (2024/25)
Total EHCPs in force across the LA
14,240
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.9% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
9,982
SEN Support (no EHCP)
22.1% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
37,383
Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
20
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
9
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
28