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SEND in Haringey

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Haringey — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 98 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Haringey'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 weeks84.2%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 219 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
553
Refused (no assessment)
176
Refusal rate31.8%
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 Haringey.
Source: HMCTS SENDIST stats ↗

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks32.9%
National: 44.4%
Based on 2,079 review meetings held in 2024. 503 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
2,954
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.5% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
2,235
SEN Support (no EHCP)
13.9% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
5,644
Total pupils
40,573

SEN Provision in Haringey

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
6
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
3
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
3
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Haringey

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in Haringey
Autism— 32.8% of EHCPs
Autism32.8%
Social Emotional & Mental Health25%
Speech Language & Communication22.5%
Moderate Learning Difficulties7.8%
Other5.4%
Visual Impairment2%
Hearing Impairment1.5%
Physical Disability1%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.5%
Profound & Multiple LD0.5%
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 Haringey

10 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
The Brook Special Primary School
SpecialSEN Unit
The Mulberry Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Haringey Sixth Form College
SEN UnitResourced
Blanche Nevile School
Special· Good
Riverside School
Special· Good
Earlsmead Primary School
Resourced· Good
West Green Primary School
Resourced· Good
Vale School
Special· Good
Kestrel House School
Special
TreeHouse School
Special· Outstanding

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: Haringey Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.