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SEND in Salford

Everything parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need to know about Salford — the Local Offer, EHCP timeliness, tribunal stats, and all 135 schools with their SEN provision.

OFFICIAL LOCAL OFFER
Salford'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 weeks62.6%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 461 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
946
Refused (no assessment)
331
Refusal rate35.0%
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 Salford.
Source: HMCTS SENDIST stats ↗

Annual Review Decisions

DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks22.5%
National: 44.4%
Based on 2,723 review meetings held in 2024. 128 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
3,387
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.9% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
2,587
SEN Support (no EHCP)
17.2% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
7,548
Total pupils
43,795

SEN Provision in Salford

Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
2
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
6
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
20
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Primary Needs of EHCP Pupils in Salford

DfE 2024/25 data (June 2025 release)
Most common need in Salford
Autism— 32.5% of EHCPs
Autism32.5%
Social Emotional & Mental Health26.2%
Speech Language & Communication25.4%
Other7.8%
Physical Disability2.7%
Moderate Learning Difficulties2.3%
Specific Learning Difficulties1.6%
Profound & Multiple LD0.6%
Multi-Sensory Impairment0.4%
Severe Learning Difficulties0.2%
Hearing Impairment0.2%
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 Salford

25 schools — special schools, SEN units, and resourced provision
Moss Valley Primary Academy
Resourced
St Philip's CofE Primary School
Resourced· Good
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Resourced· Good
Chatsworth High School and Community College
SEN Unit· Good
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Resourced· Good
Moorside High School
Resourced· Good
The Friars Primary School
Resourced· Good
New Park Academy
Resourced· Good
Lewis Street Primary School
Resourced· Good
Peel Hall Primary School
Resourced· Requires Improvement
Springwood Primary School
SEN Unit
Arbour Academy
SEN UnitResourced· Good
Aim Habonim
SpecialSEN Unit
Monton Green Primary School
Resourced· Good
Irlam Endowed Primary School
Resourced· Good
Edintervention School
Special
Mesne Lea Primary School
SEN UnitResourced
Lark Hill Community Primary School
Resourced· Good
River View Community Primary School
Resourced· Good
The Deans Primary School
Resourced· Outstanding
Brentnall Academy
Resourced· Inadequate
Buile Hill Academy
SEN Unit· Requires Improvement
Ellesmere Park High School
Resourced· Good
All Hallows RC High School
Resourced· Good
Co-op Academy Walkden
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: Salford Council. National benchmarks are most-recent published values. Last updated: 20 April 2026.