DfE 2024 data (June 2025 release)
Issued within 20 weeks33.5%
National average: 46.4%
Based on 567 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 rate39.2%
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 weeks15.1%
National: 44.4%
Based on 4,673 review meetings held in 2024. 246 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
5,725
EHCP pupils (rolled up from schools)
5.7% of pupils · Nat avg: 4.8%
4,430
SEN Support (no EHCP)
15.8% of pupils · Nat avg: 13.6%
12,222
SEN Provision in Somerset
Schools with specialist support
Special schools
Dedicated SEN schools
23
With SEN units
Mainstream schools with a dedicated SEN unit
11
With resourced provision
Specialist places within mainstream schools
7