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SEND in North Lincolnshire

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about North Lincolnshire — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 94 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
North Lincolnshire'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 weeks18.6%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 188 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
416
Refused (no assessment)
112
Refusal rate26.9%
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 North Lincolnshire.
Source: DfE EES ↗

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks44.8%
National: 44.4%
Based on 1,285 review meetings held in 2024. 58 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
1,664
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.5% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
1,335
SEN Support (no EHCP)
15.0% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
3,616
Total pupils
24,063

SEN Provision in North Lincolnshire

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
10
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
0
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
1
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in North Lincolnshire

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in North Lincolnshire
Speech Language & Communication— 39.8% of EHCPs
Speech Language & Communication39.8%
Social Emotional & Mental Health30.9%
Moderate Learning Difficulties14.1%
Autism9.4%
Physical Disability2.1%
Specific Learning Difficulties1.6%
Hearing Impairment1%
Visual Impairment1%
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 North Lincolnshire

11 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Rowan Education
Special
Act Fast NL Ltd
Special
Hestia School
Special
St Hugh's Special School
Special· Outstanding
St Luke's Primary School
Special· Good
Robert Holme Academy
Special
Options Barton
Special
Tle Independent School
Special
Westcliffe Primary School
Resourced· Good
Pledge2Learn
Special
Hera House
Special

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: North Lincolnshire Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.