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SEND in Kingston upon Thames

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Kingston upon Thames — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 65 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Kingston upon Thames'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 weeks93.8%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 277 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
370
Refused (no assessment)
62
Refusal rate16.8%
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 Kingston upon Thames.
Source: DfE EES ↗

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks51.5%
National: 44.4%
Based on 1,559 review meetings held in 2024. 61 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
1,958
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.4% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
1,640
SEN Support (no EHCP)
14.3% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
4,327
Total pupils
30,341

SEN Provision in Kingston upon Thames

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
0
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
3
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
17
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Kingston upon Thames

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in Kingston upon Thames
Autism— 54.4% of EHCPs
Autism54.4%
Social Emotional & Mental Health13.9%
Speech Language & Communication13.3%
Moderate Learning Difficulties7%
Specific Learning Difficulties2.8%
Physical Disability2.5%
Other2.2%
Hearing Impairment1.9%
Profound & Multiple LD0.9%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.3%
Visual Impairment0.3%
Multi-Sensory 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 Kingston upon Thames

18 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre
Resourced· Good
Latchmere School
Resourced· Good
Surbiton Hill Nursery School
Resourced
Richard Challoner School
SEN UnitResourced· Outstanding
The Kingston Academy
Resourced· Outstanding
Bedelsford School
Resourced· Outstanding
Coombe Girls' School
Resourced· Good
Robin Hood Primary and Nursery School
Resourced· Good
Tolworth Infant and Nursery School
Resourced· Outstanding
Castle Hill Primary School
SEN Unit
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
Resourced· Outstanding
Alexandra Primary School
Resourced· Outstanding
Knollmead Primary School
Resourced
King's Oak Primary School
Resourced· Good
Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School
Resourced· Good
Tolworth Junior School
Resourced
Lime Tree Primary School
Resourced· Good
Coombe Boys' 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 Thames Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.