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SEND in Herefordshire, County of

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Herefordshire, County of — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 114 schools with their SEN provision.

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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 weeks67.6%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 334 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
531
Refused (no assessment)
108
Refusal rate20.3%
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 Herefordshire, County of.
Source: DfE EES ↗

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks25.3%
National: 44.4%
Based on 1,273 review meetings held in 2024. 97 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
1,717
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
0
SEN Support (no EHCP)
0
Total pupils
24,637

SEN Provision in Herefordshire, County of

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
7
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
3
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
7
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Herefordshire, County of

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in Herefordshire, County of
Social Emotional & Mental Health— 49.3% of EHCPs
Social Emotional & Mental Health49.3%
Autism22.2%
Speech Language & Communication13.3%
Moderate Learning Difficulties7.2%
Physical Disability2%
Visual Impairment1.7%
Specific Learning Difficulties1.4%
Other1.2%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.9%
Profound & Multiple LD0.6%
Hearing Impairment0.3%
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 Herefordshire, County of

16 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Westfield School
Special· Good
St Weonard's Academy
Resourced· Outstanding
Earl Mortimer College
Resourced· Good
G.E.M Hereford
Special
Queenswood School
Special
Leominster Primary School
Resourced· Good
Aylestone School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Cambian Hereford School
Special
Rowden House School
Special
Trinity Primary School
Resourced· Good
Blackmarston School
SEN Unit· Inadequate
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Resourced· Good
Pathway Schools Limited
Special
Hampton Dene Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Compass Community School Hereford
Special
Barrs Court School
SEN Unit· 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: Herefordshire, County of Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.