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SEND in Medway

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Medway — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 117 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Medway'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 weeks11.9%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 377 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
989
Refused (no assessment)
180
Refusal rate18.2%
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 Medway.
Source: HMCTS SENDIST stats ↗

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks69.0%
National: 44.4%
Based on 2,417 review meetings held in 2024. 249 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
3,041
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.2% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
2,683
SEN Support (no EHCP)
18.0% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
9,347
Total pupils
51,822

SEN Provision in Medway

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
5
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
10
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
13
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Medway

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in Medway
Speech Language & Communication— 32.2% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication32.2%
Autism25.3%
Social Emotional & Mental Health19.4%
Moderate Learning Difficulties6.4%
Physical Disability4.3%
Specific Learning Difficulties3.2%
Other2.7%
Severe Learning Difficulties1.1%
Profound & Multiple LD1.1%
Hearing Impairment0.8%
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 Medway

24 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Leigh Academy Strood
SEN UnitResourced· Good
All Faiths Children's Academy
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Ripplevale School Rochester
Special
Riverside Primary School
Resourced· Good
Delce Academy
SEN Unit· Good
The Robert Napier School
Resourced
Alchemy School
Special
Warren Wood Primary School
SEN Unit
Blue Skies School
Special
Leigh Academy Rainham
SEN Unit· Good
Danecourt School
Resourced· Good
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
SpecialResourced· Outstanding
Rivermead School
SEN Unit· Good
The Rowans
Resourced· Outstanding
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo
SEN Unit· Good
City of Rochester School
Special
Elaine Primary School
SEN Unit· Good
The Victory Academy
Resourced· Good
Brompton Academy
SEN Unit
Will Adams Academy
Resourced· Good
INSPIRE Free Special School
Resourced· Good
Twydall Primary School and Nursery
Resourced· Good
The Thomas Aveling School
Resourced· 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: Medway Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.