DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Issued within 20 weeks80.4%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 258 new EHCPs issued in 2024.
Councils must issue new EHCPs within 20 weeks of the request. Exceptions exist but many delays don't qualify.
DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Refusal rate40.2%
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.
Appeals against LA decisions
DfE 2025 release (2024 calendar year) · First published this year
Review decisions within 4 weeks69.1%
National: 44.4%
Based on 2,080 review meetings held in 2024. 59 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.
Pupils across all schools in this LA
Live EHCPs maintained (2024/25)
Total EHCPs in force across the LA
2,503
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
4.9% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
1,997
SEN Support (no EHCP)
19.3% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
7,867
SEN Provision in Solihull
Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
6
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
1
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
8