Home›SEND›Hillingdon

SEND in Hillingdon

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Hillingdon — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 115 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Hillingdon's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for 0–25s with SEND
Visit Local Offer →

EHCP Timeliness

DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Issued within 20 weeks90.8%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 361 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
685
Refused (no assessment)
304
Refusal rate44.4%
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 Hillingdon.
Source: HMCTS SENDIST stats ↗

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks39.7%
National: 44.4%
Based on 2,795 review meetings held in 2024. 220 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
3,469
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
7.0% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
3,943
SEN Support (no EHCP)
30.1% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
16,813
Total pupils
55,947

SEN Provision in Hillingdon

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
5
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
3
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
14
Open SEN Finder →

Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Hillingdon

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in Hillingdon
Autism— 49.6% of EHCPs
Autism49.6%
Speech Language & Communication24.3%
Social Emotional & Mental Health12.5%
Moderate Learning Difficulties5.4%
Physical Disability3.5%
Specific Learning Difficulties1.4%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.9%
Hearing Impairment0.9%
Profound & Multiple LD0.7%
Visual Impairment0.5%
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 Hillingdon

20 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Hedgewood School
Special· Good
Charville Academy
Resourced· Good
Lake Farm Park Academy
Resourced· Good
Northwood School
Resourced· Good
Coteford Junior School
Resourced· Good
Hayes Park School
Resourced· Good
Vyners School
Resourced· Good
Deanesfield Primary School
Resourced· Good
Ruislip Gardens Primary School
SEN UnitResourced
Meadow High School
Special· Good
Pield Heath House RC School
Special· Good
Pinkwell Primary School
Resourced· Good
Landon School Harmondsworth
Special
Harlington School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Glebe Primary School
Resourced· Good
Hillingdon Manor School
Special
Oak Wood School
Resourced· Good
Cherry Lane Primary School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
St Martin's Church of England Primary School
Resourced· Good
Wood End Park Academy
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: Hillingdon Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.