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SEND in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Kingston upon Hull, City of — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 105 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Kingston upon Hull, City of's SEND Local Offer
Services, support, education, health and social care for 0–25s with SEND
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Ofsted rating: Kingston upon Hull, City of's children's services are currently rated Requires improvement. This means Ofsted has concerns about some services for children. It does not directly reflect SEND support, but SEND provision is often scrutinised in separate Area SEND inspections.

EHCP Timeliness

DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Issued within 20 weeks5.8%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 500 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
811
Refused (no assessment)
192
Refusal rate23.7%
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 Kingston upon Hull, City of.
Source: DfE EES ↗

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks29.3%
National: 44.4%
Based on 2,265 review meetings held in 2024. 451 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
3,245
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
0
SEN Support (no EHCP)
0
Total pupils
43,619

SEN Provision in Kingston upon Hull, City of

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
4
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
9
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
9
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Kingston upon Hull, City of

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in Kingston upon Hull, City of
Speech Language & Communication— 38.1% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication38.1%
Social Emotional & Mental Health27.8%
Autism20.9%
Moderate Learning Difficulties4.1%
Physical Disability2.8%
Severe Learning Difficulties1.9%
Specific Learning Difficulties1.5%
Visual Impairment0.6%
Hearing Impairment0.4%
Other0.2%
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 Kingston upon Hull, City of

16 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Thorpepark Academy
SEN Unit· Good
Harte's Academy
Special
The Boulevard Academy
SEN UnitResourced
Dorchester Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
Spring Cottage Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Outstanding
Felix House School
Special
Victoria Dock Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Life Skills Hub Central
Special
Broadacre Primary School
Resourced· Good
Biggin Hill Primary School
Resourced
Northcott School and Sixth Form College
SpecialSEN Unit· Outstanding
Bricknell Primary School
Resourced
Sirius Academy North
SEN Unit
Wansbeck Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Christopher Pickering Primary School
Resourced· Outstanding
Ings Primary School
SEN UnitResourced· 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: Kingston upon Hull, City of Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.